60th Anniversary of the Berlin Wall: Cold War Memories (Various Artists) - Historical Music CD Collection for History Buffs & Classroom Learning

Title: 60th Anniversary Of The Berlin Wall: Cold War Memories (Various Artists)
Artist: 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Wall: Cold / Var
Label: Bear Family
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5397102176104
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2021-07-02
Number of Discs: 1

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.The construction of the Wall within Germany by the GDR regime also deepened the gap between East and West internationally.Producer 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.In addition to well-known songs and performers, the CD album provides true rarities and some German-language recordings.Audio documents illustrate the role and function of AFN, the U.S. military station in Germany, during the Cold War.The 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.Music expert Bill Dahl from Chicago has written the stirring liner notes from a US-American's perspective on the events in Berlin.The fine booklet includes many rare photos and illustrations.The 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.Track Listing

Tracks:
1.1 Afn Berlin Radio Intro - Frolic at Five (November 17, 1961)
1.2 Little Jimmy Dickens - the Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain
1.3 Radio Excerpt - Construction of the Berlin Wall, August 1961
1.4 Dickie Goodman - Berlin Top Ten
1.5 Marlene Dietrich - Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin
1.6 Excerpt from U.S. Newsreel - Russians Restrict Passage of Amercians to East Berlin
1.7 Spencer ; Spencer - Russian Bandstand
1.8 Hazy Osterwald Sextet - Na Zdrowje
1.9 Kurt Edelhagen and His Orchestra - Berlin Melody
1.10 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Brandenburg Gate
1.11 Peter Scott Peters - Fallout Shelter
1.12 John F. Kennedy - JFK Endorses Cornelrad
1.13 Prescott Reed - Russia, Russia (Lay That Misile Down)
1.14 Movie Trailer - Rocket Attack U.S.A
1.15 Dickie Harrell - Rocket Racket
1.16 Lester Lanin and His Orchestra - Russian Roulette
1.17 Lulu Belle ; Scotty - I'm No Communist
1.18 The Kavaliers - Get That Communist Joe
1.19 Vido Musso and His Orchestra - Russian Lullaby
1.20 The Dellwoods A.K.A. the Sweet Sick-Teens - Agnes (The Teenage Russian Spy)
1.21 The Original Checkmates - the Spy
1.22 The Moontrekkers - Dance Legless, Russian
1.23 Excerpts from U.S. Newsreel - East Berliners Jump to Freedom and Cross the Berlin Wall to Escape
1.24 Toni Fisher - West of the Wall
1.25 Moe Koffman Quartet - Koko-Mamey
1.26 The Zanies - Russian Roulette
1.27 Afn Berlin Radio - Excerpts from Afn Radio Berlin (November 17, 1961)
1.28 Bo Diddley - Mr. Khrushchev
1.29 The Crown City Four - Watch World War III (On Pay TV)
1.30 Benny Goodman Orchestra - Mission to Moscow
1.31 Bobby Marchan and the Clowns - Rockin' Behind the Iron Curtain (Single Version)
1.32 Solistenvereinigung Des Deutschlandsenders, Helmut Koch Und Das Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin - Auferstanden Aus Ruinen (The Original National Anthem of the GDR)
1.33 Walter Ulbricht - Excerpt from Press Conference, East Berlin, June 15, 1961 ("Niemand Hat Die Absicht Eine Mauer Zu Errichten")
1.34 Afn Berlin Radio - Closing (November 17, 1961)