Name: The Berlin Wall - Cold War Memories
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BCD17610

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2021-07-02

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5397102176104

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Bear Family

To commemorate the event of the beginning of building the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961, Bear Family releases this extraordinary compilation of historical recordings. On the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Wall, Bear Family looks back on the escalation of the Cold War from the perspective of the Western Allies with audio samples. We've gathered mostly American but also English and German recordings on the subject, backed up by historical audio documents that include radio recordings, newsreel soundtracks, John F. Kennedy's CONELRAD statement, and the now-famous quote from a press conference where G.D.R. head of state Walter Ulbricht spread the lie "No one has any intention of building a wall." For their part, a series of excerpts from 1961 AFN (American Forces Network) broadcasts from Berlin document the culture and feel of the era and provide insight into the station's propaganda function as well. Musically, we go back to 1949, when both German states were founded - documented here by the first recording of the GDR national anthem. The beautiful melody may evoke ''Eastalgic'' feelings, but here it is meant to stand as a memorial to the events. The communist hunt taking place in the U.S. at the same time is underscored by songs from Little Jimmy Dickens, The Kavaliers, and Lulu Belle &amp; Scotty. Comedy was a propaganda ace up the USA's sleeve. Thus, countless so-called novelty records were released on the subject. We have selected the catchiest ones, including Dickie Goodman's 'Berlin Top Ten', Spencer &amp; Spencer's 'Russian Band Stand'. Bo Diddley addresses 'Mr. Khrushchev' directly. In 1961, rock 'n' roll was still ''in'', as evidenced by 'Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain'. Miss Toni Fisher hits the nail on the head with 'West Of The Wall'.

TRACK LISTING 01 AFN Radio Intro – Frolic At Five (November 17, 1961) 02 They Locked God Outside The Iron Curtain- Little Jimmy Dickens 03 Radio Excerpt – Construction Of The Berlin Wall, August 1961 04 Berlin Top Ten - Dickie Goodman 05 Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin - Marlene Dietrich 06 Excerpt from U.S. Newsreel – Russians restrict passage of Amercians to East Berlin 07 Russian Bandstand - Spencer &amp; Spencer 08 Na Zdrowje - Hazy Osterwald Sextet 09 Berlin Melody - Kurt Edelhagen &amp; His Orchestra 10 Brandenburg Gate - Dave Brubeck Quartet 11 Fallout Shelter - Peter Scott Peters 12 JFK Endorses CORNELRAD - John F. Kennedy 13 Russia, Russia (Lay That Misile Down) - Prescott Reed 14 Movie Trailer – Rocket Attack U.S.A. 15 Rocket Racket - Dickie Harrell 16 Russian Roulette - Lester Lanin &amp; His Orchestra 17 I'm No Communist - Lulu Belle &amp; Scotty 18 Get That Communist Joe - The Kavaliers 19 Russian Lullaby - Vido Musso &amp; His Orchestra 20 Agnes (The Teenage Russian Spy) - The Dellwoods a.k.a. The Sweet Sick-Teens 21 The Spy - The Original Checkmates 22 Dance Legless, Russian - The Moontrekkers 23 Excerpts from U.S. Newsreel – East Berliners Jump To Freedom And Cross The Berlin Wall To Escape 24 West Of The Wall - Toni Fisher 25 Koko-Mamey -Moe Koffman Quartet 26 Russian Roulette - The Zanies 27 Excerpts from AFN Radio Berlin (November 17, 1961) 28 Mr. Krushchev - Bo Diddley 29 Watch World War III (On Pay TV) - The Crown City Four 30 Mission To Moscow - Benny Goodman Orchestra 31 Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain (single version) - Bobby Marchan &amp; The Clowns 32 Auferstanden aus Ruinen (The Original National Anthemof the GDR) - Solistenvereinigung des Deutschlandsenders, Helmut Koch &amp; das Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin 33 Walter Ulbricht - Excerpt from press conference, East Berlin, June 15, 1961 34 AFN Radio Berlin – Closing (November 17, 1961)

The Berlin Wall - Cold War Memories

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