{"product_id":"various-artists-60th-anniversary-of-the-berlin-wall-cold-war-memories-various-artists-cd","title":"Various Artists - 60th Anniversary Of The Berlin Wall: Cold War Memories (Various Artists) (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eTo commemorate the event of the beginning of building the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961, Bear Family releases this extraordinary compilation of historical recordings!\r\n\r\nOn 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.\r\n\r\nThe construction of the Wall within Germany by the GDR regime also deepened the gap between East and West internationally.\r\n\r\nProducer Marc Mittelacher uses 34 hand-picked recordings from the years 1949 - 1962, including historic voice recordings, to describe the emotional state and viewpoint, especially of the US Americans.\r\n\r\nIn addition to well-known songs and performers, the CD album provides true rarities and some German-language recordings.\r\n\r\nAudio documents illustrate the role and function of AFN, the U.S. military station in Germany, during the Cold War.\r\n\r\nThe luxuriously designed edition appeals to both, those interested in history and music collectors, and aims to do it's part to commemorate a historic event and low point in the confrontation between the political power blocs.\r\n\r\nMusic expert Bill Dahl from Chicago has written the stirring liner notes from a US-American's perspective on the events in Berlin.\r\n\r\nThe fine booklet includes many rare photos and illustrations.\r\n\r\nThe arms race between East and West had already begun toward the end of World War 2. In order to end the war in the Pacific and to avoid a loss-making invasion of Japan, the US military demonstrated it's power by dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - for the Soviet Union and it's vassal states a clear signal of US military strength. The demarcation line between the Soviet and Western Allied occupation zones stretched lengthwise through Germany, which thus became the deploying area for a military conflict that was growing more likely.\r\n\r\nTrack Listing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfn Berlin Radio Intro - Frolic at Five (November 17 1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Jimmy Dickens - the Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Radio Excerpt - Construction of the Berlin Wall August 1961\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dickie Goodman - Berlin Top Ten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marlene Dietrich - Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Excerpt from U.S. Newsreel - Russians Restrict Passage of Amercians to East Berlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spencer ; Spencer - Russian Bandstand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hazy Osterwald Sextet - Na Zdrowje\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kurt Edelhagen and His Orchestra - Berlin Melody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dave Brubeck Quartet - Brandenburg Gate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Peter Scott Peters - Fallout Shelter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e John F. Kennedy - JFK Endorses Cornelrad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Prescott Reed - Russia Russia (Lay That Misile Down)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Movie Trailer - Rocket Attack U.S.A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dickie Harrell - Rocket Racket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lester Lanin and His Orchestra - Russian Roulette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lulu Belle ; Scotty - I'm No Communist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Kavaliers - Get That Communist Joe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Vido Musso and His Orchestra - Russian Lullaby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Dellwoods A.K.A. the Sweet Sick-Teens - Agnes (The Teenage Russian Spy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Original Checkmates - the Spy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Moontrekkers - Dance Legless Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Excerpts from U.S. Newsreel - East Berliners Jump to Freedom and Cross the Berlin Wall to Escape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Toni Fisher - West of the Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moe Koffman Quartet - Koko-Mamey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Zanies - Russian Roulette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Afn Berlin Radio - Excerpts from Afn Radio Berlin (November 17 1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bo Diddley - Mr. Khrushchev\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Crown City Four - Watch World War III (On Pay TV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Benny Goodman Orchestra - Mission to Moscow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bobby Marchan and the Clowns - Rockin' Behind the Iron Curtain (Single Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Solistenvereinigung Des Deutschlandsenders Helmut Koch Und Das Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin - Auferstanden Aus Ruinen (The Original National Anthem of the GDR)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Walter Ulbricht - Excerpt from Press Conference East Berlin June 15 1961 (\"Niemand Hat Die Absicht Eine Mauer Zu Errichten\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Afn Berlin Radio - Closing (November 17 1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521831145746,"sku":"5397102176104","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/various-artists-60th-anniversary-of-the-berlin-wall-cold-war-memories-various-artists-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}