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The Crossing (1983) 4:53
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“Live at The Hammersmith Palais” (1983) 4:23
Æ
1983-06-27
King Biscuit Flower Hour #494 (NYC Ritz) (1983)
Westwood 1 #84-08 (Glasgow Locarno 4 July 1983) (1984)
£
1983-07-04
King Biscuit Flower Hour #531 (Barrowlands 1983/84) (1984)
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
The Source #84-29 (Austin Opry House 22 March 1984) (1984)
$
1984-03-22
Wonderland (2x7”, 12” clear vinyl, 7” (USA) & EP (Japan) (1984)
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
Through A Big Country (The “Great Box”) (The Crossing) (1991) 4:53
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Through A Big Country (The “Great Box”) (The Seer) (1991) 4:53
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
Without The Aid of a Safety Net (1994) / The Greatest Hits Live (1997) 6:10
£
1993-12-29
Live ’93 Bootleg (1995)
ß
1993-03-14
The Crossing (UK Remaster) (1996) /
(Expanded Edition) (2019)
4:51
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King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents (1997) 4:47
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
The Crossing + Peace In Our Time (UK remasters) (2CD box) (1997) 4:51
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Come Up Screaming (2000) 5:12
£
2000-05-20
Das Fest (2001) 1:52 & 6:03
ß
1995-07-22
Live In Essen (Rockpalast) (2001) 4:58
ß
1986-03-15
Classic Big Country (2001) 4:52
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The Crossing (US Remaster) (2002) 4:52
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Defrostin’ (2002) 5:22
$
1984-03-22
Live In Cologne (2002) 9:20
ß
1993-03-14
Singles Collection Vol. 1 - The Mercury Years (’83 - ’84) (Wonderland) (2002) 4:53
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Rarities IV (2003) 4:15
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From The Front Row Live (2004) 4:51
$
1983-12-09
Without The Aid of a Safety Net (Expanded Edition) (2005& 2021) 8:31
£
1993-12-29
Wolfgang’s Vault: The Ritz (2007) 4:38
$
1983-09-10
Wolfgang’s Vault: Tower Theater (2007) 7:49
$
1986-08-26
Wolfgang’s Vault: Roseland Ballroom (2007) 4:58
$
1983-12-09
The Homecoming (Barrowlands ’83) (2009) 4:47
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
Back In A Big Country (Simfy Live Series) (2010-2011) 7:44, 8:31, 7:45, 6:42 & 6:26
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2010-12-31 2011-01-02 2011-01-03 2011-01-05 2011-01-06
Dreams Stay With You (London) (2011) 8:30
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2011-04-15
Dreams Stay With You (Sheffield) (2011) 8:28
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2011-04-17
Dreams Stay With You (Edinburgh) (2011) 7:38
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2011-04-21
The Crossing (30th Anniversary Edition) (2012) 4:51 & 4:58
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The Crossing (Deluxe Edition) (2012 & 2013) 4:52, 5:29 & 4:56
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Crossing The Country (2012 Tour USB Series) (2012)
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2012-02-06 2012-02-07 2012-02-08 2012-02-09 2012-02-11 2012-02-12 2012-02-13 2012-02-15 2012-02-16 2012-02-17 2012-02-18
Live at RAK Studios (2012) 4:57
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2012-01-13
And...In The Beginning (2012) (4:20)
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And...In The Beginning (2012) (5:58)
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1982-02-04
At The BBC (Disc 1) (2013) 4:33
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1983-06-27
At The BBC (Disc 2) (2013) 4:51
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1984-06-28
The Best of The BBC Recordings (2013) 4:34 & 4:49
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1983-06-27
Æ
1984-06-28
5 Classic Albums (The Crossing) (2016) 4:51
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Greatest Live Hits (2016) 8:28
&
2011-04-17
We’re Not In Kansas (Disc/Volume 2) (2017 & 2018) 8:50
$
1993-11-06
Live At Rockpalast 1986 & 1991 (Essen) (2018) 5:15
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1986-03-15
Essential Big Country (2020) 4:51
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Out Beyond The River (The Compulsion Years Anthology (2020) 8:31
£
1993-12-29
VIDEO
Live (Barrowlands New Year’s) (VHS, Beta & LD) (1984)
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
Without The Aid Of A Safety Net (VHS) (1994) & DVD (2003 & 2005) 8:48
£
1993-12-29
Peppermint Lounge (VHS) (2000)
$
1982-08-21
Das Fest (VHS) (2001)
ß
1995-07-22
Final Fling (VHS & DVD) (2002) 5:11
£
2000-05-31
Final Fling (Bonus DVD) (DVD extras) (2002) edited preview to 2:27
ß
1995-07-22
Rockpalast (Essen) (DVD) (2005) 5:25
ß
1986-03-15
Live In Germany ’95 (DVD) (2005) 7:58
ß
1995-07-22
The Homecoming (Barrowlands ’83) (2009) 4:44 & ~:~~
£
1983-12-31 1984-01-01
$
1982-08-21
Wonderland / Live at Rockpalast (DVD) (2010) 5:08
ß
1986-03-15
Dreams Stay With You (Edinburgh) (2011) 7:58
&
2011-04-21
Live At Rockpalast 1986 & 1991 (Essen) (2018) 4:59
ß
1986-03-15
Out Beyond The River (The Compulsion Years Anthology (2020) 8:54
£
1993-12-29
Lyrics & Music: Big Country
We lay the night in anguish
Snakes drawn out by the tide
The compass of decision
Falls always on one side
But many went before us
And still the cries are clear
There is no beauty here
Just the stench of wine and beer
We save no souls
We break no promises
We can do nothing more than move
Headlong through the gloom
The thorn between our lips
Is the missionaries tune
Men with open arms
Turn their faces half away
Observe as we approach
We have not come to save
We stand as thick as vines
Though the fruit is torn away
There is no beauty here friends
Just death and dark decay
We save no souls
We break no promises
We save no souls
We break no promises