Cherry Red Records are pleased to announce the release of “Out Beyond The River: The Complete Compulsion Recordings”, a newly remastered six disc boxed set featuring the original classic line-up of Scottish rock giants Big Country, fronted by the late Stuart Adamson.
The Eighties had seen Big Country rack up four consecutive UK Top 10 albums and 12 UK Top 40 singles. “The Crossing”, their 1983 debut album, had spent 80 weeks on the charts and cracked the Top 20 in the US, while their second album, “Steeltown”, had gone straight in at No. 1. And the Nineties had got off to a good start too: their greatest hits collection “Through A Big Country” entered the chart at No. 2, and was only kept from the top spot by another best of, The Carpenters’ “Only Yesterday”. Despite all this success, a difference of opinion with their label meant all was not well in the Big Country camp.
DISC ONE: CD
THE BUFFALO SKINNERS
(2005 ISSUE)
1. ALONE
2. SEVEN WAVES
3. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING FOR
4. THE ONE I LOVE
5. LONG WAY HOME
6. THE SELLING OF AMERICA
7. WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS
8. SHIPS
9. ALL GO TOGETHER
10. WINDING WIND
11. PINK MARSHMALLOW MOON
12. CHESTER’S FARM
13. THE ONE I LOVE (US MIX)
14. NEVER TAKE YOUR PLACE
15. EASTWORLD
16. BUFFALO SKINNERS (DEMO)
DISC TWO: CD
B-SIDES, BONUS TRACKS
& RARITIES
1. ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD
2. WOODSTOCK
3. OH WELL
4. (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER
5. BUFFALO SKINNERS
6. CRACKED ACTOR
7. PARANOID
8. SHIPS (RADIO EDIT)
9. ALONE (RADIO EDIT)
10. WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS (US ALTERNATE MIX)
11. THE ONE I LOVE (DAVE THOENER MIX)
12. I AM A SMALL REPUBLIC
13. DRAGGING MY NAME (AUDIOCRAFT DEMO)
14. SEVEN WAVES (INSTRUMENTAL DEMO)
15. EASTWORLD (INSTRUMENTAL DEMO)
16. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING FOR (INSTRUMENTAL DEMO)
DISC THREE: CD
THE BUFFALO SKINNERS DEMOS
1. ALONE (DEMO)
2. SEVEN WAVES (DEMO)
3. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING FOR (AUDIOCRAFT DEMO)
4. THE ONE I LOVE (DEMO)
5. LONG WAY HOME (DEMO)
6. THE SELLING OF AMERICA (DEMO)
7. WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS (MONITOR MIX)
8. SHIPS (MONITOR MIX)
9. ALL GO TOGETHER (DEMO)
10. WINDING WIND (DEMO)
11. PINK MARSHMALLOW MOON (DEMO)
12. CHESTER’S FARM (AUDIOCRAFT DEMO)
13. EASTWORLD (DEMO)
14. ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD (MONITOR MIX)
DISC FOUR: CD
WITHOUT THE AID OF A SAFETY NET: LIVE 29/12/93, PART 1
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HARVEST HOME (ACOUSTIC)
3. PEACE IN OUR TIME (ACOUSTIC)
4. JUST A SHADOW (ACOUSTIC)
5. 13 VALLEYS (ACOUSTIC)
6. WINTER SKY (ACOUSTIC)
7. THE STORM (ACOUSTIC)
8. CHANCE (ACOUSTIC)
9. TRACKS OF MY TEARS (ACOUSTIC)
10. ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD (ACOUSTIC)
11. ALL GO TOGETHER
12. WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS
13. LOOK AWAY
14. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING FOR
15. STEELTOWN
DISC FIVE: CD
WITHOUT THE AID OF A SAFETY NET: LIVE 29/12/93, PART 2
1. STUART AND THE AUDIENCE
2. SHIPS
3. WONDERLAND
4. LONG WAY HOME
5. ALONE
6. IN A BIG COUNTRY
7. THE AUDIENCE (ENCORE)
8. LOST PATROL
9. (HEY HEY MY MY) OUT OF THE BLUE (INTO THE BLACK)
10. FIELDS OF FIRE
DISC SIX: DVD
WITHOUT THE AID OF A SAFETY NET: THE VIDEO
1. INTRODUCTION / HARVEST HOME (ACOUSTIC)
2. PEACE IN OUR TIME (ACOUSTIC)
3. 13 VALLEYS (ACOUSTIC)
4. THE STORM (ACOUSTIC)
5. CHANCE (ACOUSTIC)
6. LOOK AWAY
7. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING FOR
8. STEELTOWN
9. STUART AND THE AUDIENCE
10. SHIPS
11. WONDERLAND
12. LONG WAY HOME
13. ALONE
14. IN A BIG COUNTRY
15. LOST PATROL
16. ALONE
(ORIGINAL PROMO VIDEO)
17. SHIPS (ORIGINAL PROMO VIDEO)
DVD = PAL