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| BIG COUNTRY |
| Dunfermline, Scotland, GB | | * 1981 |
Mike Peters - voc,g
Bruce Watson - g
Jamie Watson - g
Derek Forbes - bg
Mark Brzezicki - ds
Former Members:
Stuart Adamson (voc,g, 1981-6/00)
Peter Wishart (bg, 1981-82); Alan Wishart (bg, 1981-82); Tony Butler (bg, 4-9/82, 2/83-6/00, 11/10-10/12)
Colin Berwick (kb, cca 1993)
Clive Parker (ds, 1981-82); Mark Brzezicki (ds, 1982-2/90); Pat Ahern (ds, 2/90-cca 1991); Simon Phillips (ds, cca 1993)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | The Crossing
produced by: Steve Lillywhite | 29.07.1983 | Mercury | | 3 | 18 | | 2. | Kings Of Emotion | 1984 | Reprise | | | | | 3. | Steeltown
produced by: Steve Lillywhite | 19.10.1984 | Mercury | | 1 | 70 | | 4. | The Seer
produced by: Robin Millar | 23.06.1986 | Mercury | | 2 | 59 | | 5. | Peace In Our Time
produced by: Big Country/Ina Wolf/Peter Wolf | 9/1988 | Mercury | | 9 | 160 | | 6. | Through A Big Country - Greatest Hits | 5/1990 | Mercury |  | 2 | | | 7. | No Place Like Home
produced by: Big Country/Pat Moran | 9/1991 | Vertigo | | 28 | | | 8. | The Buffalo Skinners
produced by: Big Country | 08.03.1993 | Compulsion | | 25 | | | 9. | The Collection 1982-1988 | 26.07.1993 | Connoisseur Collection | | | | | 10. | The Best Of Big Country | 22.02.1994 | Mercury | | | | | 11. | Without The Aid Of A Safety Net | 6/1994 | Compulsion |  | 35 | | | 12. | Live | 05.07.1994 | Alex | | | | | 13. | The Radio 1 Sessions
produced by: John Porter/John Williams | 8/1994 | Nighttracks | | | | | 14. | Big Country | 8/1994 | Legends In Music | | | | | 15. | Why The Long Face
produced by: Big Country/Chris Sheldon | 12.06.1995 | Transatlantic | | 48 | | | 16. | In A Big Country | 14.08.1995 | Spectrum | | | | | 17. | BBC Live In Concert | 10/1995 | Windsong | | | | | 18. | A Bunch Of Reissued Shit | 25.03.1996 | Mercury | | | | | 19. | Eclectic | 05.08.1996 | Transatlantic | | 41 | | | 20. | King Biscuit Flower Hour | 25.03.1997 | Flower Hour | | | | | 21. | Brighton Rock | 22.09.1997 | Snapper/edel | | | | | 22. | Restless Natives & Rarities | 01.06.1998 | Mercury | | | | | 23. | Kings of Emotion: A Diverse Collection | 23.06.1998 | Recall | | | | | 24. | The Greatest Hits Live | 22.09.1998 | Disky | | | | | 25. | Driving To Damascus
produced by: Rafe McKenna | 27.09.1999 | Track | | | | | 26. | The Nashville Album | 2000 | Track | | | | | 27. | Going Out Screaming
produced by: Rafe McKenna | 21.11.2000 | SPV | | | | | 28. | Come Up Screaming
produced by: Rafe McKenna | 12.12.2000 | Track | | | | | 29. | Classic Big Country | 2001 | Mercury | | | | | 30. | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Big Country | 10.04.2001 | Chronicles | | | | | 31. | Undercover
produced by: Big Country/Steve Lillywhite | 15.05.2001 | Track | | | | | 32. | Rarities II | 15.05.2001 | Track | | | | | 33. | One In A Million (acoustic) | 24.07.2001 | Big Country | | | | | 34. | www.bigcountry.co.uk | 11.09.2001 | Big Country | | | | | 35. | Live In Cologne | 09.04.2002 | Cleopatra | | | | | 36. | The Greatest 12" Hits | 09.04.2002 | Big Country | | | | | 37. | Bon Apetit / The Web Album | 30.04.2002 | Cleopatra | | | | | 38. | The Greatest Hits Of Big Country And The Skids - The Best Of Stuart Adamson
& The Skids | 04.06.2002 | UMTV | | 71 | | | 39. | John Wayne's Dream | 24.09.2002 | Track | | | | | 40. | Singles Collection Vol. 1 - The Mercury Tears '83-'84 | 05.11.2002 | Track | | | | | 41. | Singles Collection, Vol. 2 | 18.03.2003 | Track | | | | | 42. | Rarities III | 18.03.2003 | Track | | | | | 43. | From The Front Row... Live! | 20.05.2003 | Silverline | | | | | 44. | Singles, Vol. 3 '88-'93 | 01.07.2003 | Track | | | | | 45. | Singles Collection, Vol. 4 '91-'00 | 23.09.2003 | Track | | | | | 46. | Collection | 28.10.2003 | Spectrum Music | | | | | 47. | Undercover | 17.02.2004 | Track | | | | | 48. | Rarities IV | 30.03.2004 | Track | | | | | 49. | Rarities V | 30.03.2004 | Track | | | | | 50. | Rarities VI | 14.09.2004 | Track | | | | | 51. | Twenty Five Live | 2007 | Track | | | | | 52. | Fields Of Fire - The Ultimate Collection | 4/2011 | Mercury | | 77 | | | 53. | Dreams Stay with You [Edinburgh Picture House, 21/04/11] | 29.11.2011 | | | | | | 54. | Live in New York City 1986 | 26.06.2012 | Immortal | | | | | 55. | In A Broken Promise Land | 09.04.2013 | Cherry Red | | | | | 56. | The Journey | 15.04.2013 | Cherry Red | | 68 | | | 57. | At the BBC: The Best of the BBC Recordings | 29.07.2013 | Mercury | | | | | 58. | 80's Interview Picture Disc | 18.11.2014 | JDC | | | | | 59. | Five Classic Albums | 26.08.2016 | Spectrum Music | | | | | 60. | Wonderland: The Essential Big Country | 31.03.2017 | Spectrum Music | | | | | 61. | Essential | 7/2020 | Spectrum Music | | 23 | |
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Tony Butler:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | The Great Unknown | 8/1997 | Great West | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Harvest Home / Balcony
12" + Flag Of Nations (Swimming) | 24.09.1982 | Mercury | | | | 2. | Fields Of Fire / Angle Park
7" + Harvest Home | 18.02.1983 | Mercury | 7 | 52 | | 3. | In A Big Country / All Of Us
12" + Heart And Soul | 20.05.1983 | Mercury | 12 | 17 | | 4. | Chance / Tracks Of My Tears (live) | 8/1983 | Mercury | 7 | | | 5. | Wonderland / Giant
7" + Lost Patrol (live)
produced by: Steve Lillywhite | 13.01.1984 | Mercury | 6 | 86 | | 6. | Wonderland EP
(Wonderland / Angle Park / The Crossing / All Fall Together) | 4/1984 | Mercury | | 65 | | 7. | East Of Eden / Prairie Rose
produced by: Steve Lillywhite | 21.09.1984 | Mercury | 14 | | | 8. | Where The Rose Is Sown? / Belief In The Small Men
7" Wonderland / In A Big Country / Auld Lang Syne (all live)
12" + Bass Dance | 23.11.1984 | Mercury | 22 | | | 9. | Just A Shadow / Winter Sky | 1/1985 | Mercury | 22 | | | 10. | Look Away / Restless Natives
7" Margo's Theme / Highland Scenery | 4/1986 | Mercury | 5 | | | 11. | The Teacher / Home Come The Angels
12" + Restless Natives (Part 2) | 6/1986 | Mercury | 21 | | | 12. | One Great Thing / Song Of The Youth
7" Wonderland (live) / Chance (live)
12" + Look Away (outlaw mix)
MC + In A Big Country (pure mix) / Fields Of Fire (live) | 9/1986 | Mercury | 15 | | | 13. | Hold The Heart / Honky Tonk Woman (live) | 11/1986 | Mercury | 55 | | | 14. | King Of Emotion / The Travellers
12" + Starred & Crossed
MC + On The Shore
CD + Not Waving But Drowning | 8/1988 | Mercury | 8 | | | 15. | King Of Emotion / In A Big Country | 10/1988 | Reprise | | | | 16. | Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys) / Soapy Soutar Strikes Back
12" + When A Drum Beats / On The Shore
CD1 + When A Drum Beats / Made In Heaven
CD2 + Wonderland | 10/1988 | Mercury | 47 | | | 17. | Peace In Our Time / Promised Land
12" + The Longest Day / Over The Border
12" + In A Big Country (live) / Chance (live)
CD + The Longest Day / Chance | 1/1989 | Mercury | 39 | | | 18. | Save Me / Pass Me By
12" + Wonderland / 1,000 Yard Stare / Dead On Arrival (all live)
CD + World On Fire | 4/1990 | Mercury | 41 | | | 19. | Heart Of The World / Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys
12" + Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys) / Peace In Our Time
CD + Restless Natives | 7/1990 | Mercury | 50 | | | 20. | 0. Republican Party Reptile / Comes A Time / You, Me And The Truth
CD + Freedom Song / Kiss The Girl Goodbye / I'm Only Waiting | 8/1991 | Vertigo | 37 | | | 21. | Beautiful People / Return Of The Two Headed King
12" + Fly Like An Eagle
CD + Rockin' In The Free World | 10/1991 | Vertigo | 12 | | | 22. | Alone / Never Take Your Place
12" + Winter Sky / Look Away
CD + Chance / Rockin' In The Free World / Eastworld | 15.02.1993 | Compulsion | 19 | | | 23. | Ships (Where Were You) / Oh Well
12",CD1 + (Don't Fear) The Reaper / Woodstock
CD2 + The Buffalo Skinners / Cracked Actor / Paranoid | 12.04.1993 | Compulsion | 19 | | | 24. | One I Love | 13.09.1993 | RCA | | | | 25. | I'm Not Ashamed / One In A Million / Monday Tuesday Girl
I'm Not Ashamed / Crazy Times / In A Big Country / Blue | 15.05.1995 | Transatlantic | 69 | | | | On A Green Planet | 22.05.1995 | Transatlantic | | | | 26. | You Dreamer / Eighteen / Vicious / On The Road Again
You Dreamer / Ice Cream Smile / Magic In Your Eyes / Bianca
12" + Hardly a Mountain / Golden Boy Loves Golden Girl / Can You Feel The Winter
produced by: Chris Sheldon | 7/1995 | Castle | 68 | | | 27. | Non! (Stop The Tests)
(Post Nuclear Talking Blues / Blue On A Green Planet / God's Great Mistake / All Go Together) | 27.11.1995 | Transatlantic | 80 | | | 28. | Stay Alive In A Big Country
& Mr Blank | 24.03.1997 | Ripe | | | | 29. | Fragile Thing / Dust On The Road / Camp Smedley's Theme
& Eddi Reader | 02.08.1999 | | 69 | | | 30. | See You / Perfect World | 10/1999 | Track | | | | 31. | Somebody Else | 5/2000 | | | | | 32. | Fragile Thing / I Get Hurt / John Wayne Dreams
produced by: Rafe McKenna | 01.01.2003 | SPV | | | | 33. | In A Big Country (Noel Sanger remix) | 28.04.2003 | RR 1000 | | | | 34. | Another Country | 8/2011 | Track | | |
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Videos:
1. Through A Big Country - 1990, Channel 5
2. Final Fling - 6/2002, Classic Pictures
WWW Links:
http://www.bigcountry.co.uk
Various:
reunited 11/2010
Compilation Appearances:
"All Fall Together" on British Deaf Association charity LP "Sometimes A Great Notion" (29.10.84, Swing The Cat)
Tony Butler:
1997 own label "Great West"
appeared on the LP:
The Pretenders: Learning To Crawl (13.1.84, Real)
Mark Brzezicki:
appeared on the LP:
Joan Armatrading: The Shouting Stage (7/88, A&M)
Fish: Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors (2/90, EMI)
Midge Ure: Pure (9/91, Arista)
Tiffany: Pieces Of Me (10/18)
Pat Ahern:
appeared on the LP:
Howard Devoto: Jerky Versions Of The Dream (8/83, Virgin)
Stuart Adamson:
appeared on the LP:
Frida: Shine (8.10.84, Epic)
Press References:
| Big Beng! | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1997 | 39 | 06.11.1997 | 26 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 2000 | 8 | 20.04.2000 | 9 | Infokus | | | 2000 | 9 | 04.05.2000 | 38 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 2000 | 14 | 20.07.2000 | 48 | Singlosy | single review | | Melodie | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1989 | 1 | | 22 | Melodie ze světa | | | 1992 | 1 | | 10 | | profile | | Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1982 | 39 | 25.09.1982 | 18 | Singles | single review | | 1982 | 39 | 25.09.1982 | 33 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1982 | 41 | 09.10.1982 | 7 | | interview | | 1983 | 8 | 19.02.1983 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1983 | 8 | 19.02.1983 | 23 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1983 | 12 | 19.03.1983 | 8 | | interview | | 1983 | 15 | 09.04.1983 | 3 | Fast Forward | | | 1983 | 16 | 16.04.1983 | 15 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1983 | 21 | 21.05.1983 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1983 | 22 | 28.05.1983 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1983 | 22 | 28.05.1983 | 13 | Singles | single review | | 1983 | 26 | 25.06.1983 | 18 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1983 | 28 | 09.07.1983 | 29 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1983 | 30 | 23.07.1983 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | | 1983 | 31 | 30.07.1983 | 27 | Albums | album review | | 1983 | 32 | 06.08.1983 | 12 | | interview | | 1983 | 34 | 20.08.1983 | 25 | Phoenix Park Festiva | gig review | | 1983 | 39 | 24.09.1983 | 15 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1983 | 41 | 08.10.1983 | 16 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1983 | 50 | 10.12.1983 | 20 | | interview | | 1984 | 2 | 14.01.1984 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | | 1984 | 2 | 14.01.1984 | 18 | Singles | single review | | 1984 | 16 | 21.04.1984 | 24 | | interview | | 1984 | 19 | 12.05.1984 | 34 | Video | | | 1984 | 32 | 22.09.1984 | 27 | Singles | single review | | 1984 | 34 | 06.10.1984 | 3 | Fast Forward | | | 1984 | 36 | 20.10.1984 | 24 | | interview | | 1984 | 36 | 20.10.1984 | 27 | Albums | album review | | 1984 | 38 | 03.11.1984 | 6 | Talk Talk Talk | | | 1984 | 40 | 17.11.1984 | 3 | Fast Forward | | | 1984 | 45 | 22.12.1984 | 28 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1992 | 5 | 30.01.1993 | 6 | News | | | 1995 | 25 | 24.06.1995 | 20 | Live - Fleadh Festival 1995 | gig review | | Rock & Pop | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1991 | 14 | 19.07.1991 | 9 | | profile | | 1996 | 3 | | 83 | Recenze | album review | | 1997 | 2 | | 109 | Recenze - Novinky | album review | | 2000 | 5 | | 99 | Recenze - Novinky | album review | | 2000 | 6 | | 14 | Pelmel | | | 2000 | 9 | | 76 | | profile, discography | | Sounds | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 0 | 30.06.1990 | 4 | First Reports | |
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