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This timeline
lists in chronological the dates of release of Big Country music
and videos, as well as the solo works of the members of the
band. The tracks are shown when they were first made publicly
available (i.e. they are shown only when they were a ‘new’
track). Also included in the timeline are a few relevant Big
Country facts. Let me know if you have any corrections, additions,
suggestions |
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29 July 1981 Big Country formed by Stuart Adamson with Bruce Watson. Demos are recorded with Rick Buckler (The Jam) on drums. |
January 1982 Big Country start rehearsing at Pittencrief Park Pavilion, Dunfermline. Stuart Adamson, Vocals/Guitar. Clive Parker, Drums. Bruce Watson, Guitar. Alan Wishart, Bass. Pete Wishart, Keyboards. |
9 March 1982 Demo tape for Phonogram Records recorded. Stuart Adamson, Guitar/Vocals. Mark Brzezicki, Drums. Tony Butler, Bass. Bruce Watson, Guitar. ‘Heart and Soul’, ‘Close Action’ and ‘Harvest Home’. Produced by John Brandt at Phonogram Studio. |
























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| The Hill Valentina |
8 August 2010 | |
| DOG: Flying The End Fire and Brimstone Nobody’s Listening Runaway Tick-Tock |
March 2010 | |
| Bruce & Jamie Watson: Another Anthem For The Damned | 4 March 2010 | |
| Wonderland (DVD) | February 2010 | |
| Hollywoodland | 24 January 2010 | |
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| Peace In Our Time (Moscow 1988) (CD & DVD) | November 2009 | |
| Another Anthem For The Damned | 9 November 2009 | |
| Forever In My Dreams (Superheroes) | 24 October 2009 | |
| The Homecoming (Barrowlands ’83) (CD & DVD) | 19 September 2009 | |
| When Cathedrals Were All White In Amsterdam | 13 September 2009 | |
| What Are You Doing In My Living Room (DVD) | 11 September 2009 | |
| Bruce & Jamie Watson: Live at Lathones Swampsnake |
18 July 2009 | |
| Bruce & Jamie Watson: 5 Track Sampler | 11 July 2009 | |
| Go Now | 21 June 2009 | |
| Edison’s Last Stand | 28 May 2009 | |
| Bruce & Jamie Watson: The Portastudio Diaries | 7 March 2009 | |
| Coming Soon Flying |
March 2009 | |
| 9 4 November
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February 2009 | |
| Metal Sunday One Heart Running On Empty Waiting |
February 2009 | |
| Rosina Dakota Sunset |
January 2009 | |
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| A Lovely Day | 31 December 2008 | |
| Big Hits Live (Compilation) | December 2008 | |
| Brzezicki, Butler, Watson: In Our Name (EP) | November 2008 | |
| As Long As I See Shadows The River Stays The Same |
October 2008 | |
| Alien 9 Lay The Coin On My Tongue (And I Will Sing On) |
September 2008 | |
| Pollock and The Porrohman | August 2008 | |
| Dakota Sunrise | July 2008 | |
| The Ballad of JFK Orion’s Belt The Saints Are Coming |
April 2008 | |
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Home of the Saved The Man In Me Whole Wide World |
March 2008 |
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| Sweet Waters Blue | December 2007 | |
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White Man In Hammersmith Palais | December 2007 |
| Twenty Five Live (Live) | November 2007 | |
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Roseland Ballroom (NYC) | October 2007 |
| Big Country (Bruce Watson, Tony Butler & Mark Brzezicki) reform and play their first gig at the Glasgow Garage. | 20 July 2007 | |
| In My Name Hope and Waterloo Make For The Wire A Time So Wild |
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| Restless Natives (DVD) (US Edition) | April 2007 | |
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Tower Theater (Philadelphia) (Live) | April 2007 |
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The Ritz (NYC) | April 2007 |
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Live In Concert (Compilation) | January 2007 |
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Tony Butler: Happy Christmas (War Is Over) was available on the Big Country MySpace page | December 2006 |
| Greatest Hits (News of the World) (Compilation) | 10 December 2006 | |
| FourGoodMen:
Heart of Winter Dream To Sleep Falling Heart of Wonder Kiss Cool Someone Somewhere In Summertime Starman Stars Will Fall |
November 2006 | |
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STMB Instrumentals | October 2006 |
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Eclectic (DVD) | October 2006 |
| Casbah Club:
The Who Convention 2006 (DVD) Different Light Man In Me The Way It Is |
June 2006 | |
| Casbah Club:
Venustraphobia Ages Fly Away Highness Medicine Our Time Raised Twenty To Eleven |
June 2006 | |
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Casbah Club: Vibrate (download from http://www.casbahclub.co.uk) |
May 2006 |
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| Rarities VII (Damascus Sessions) | December 2004 | |
| The Casbah Club: Eastworld Butterfly Collector Down In The Tube Station at Midnight Me & You Town Called Malice |
August 2004 | |
| Live Hits (Pegasus Records) (Compilation) | August 2004 | |
| The Casbah
Club: ‘Live’ (downloads from www.uksounds.com & www.usasounds.com) That’s Entertainment |
June 2004 | |
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From The Front Row Live (DVD Audio)(Compilation) | June 2004 |
| Rarities VI Makes A Man Wolfman and The Clown |
April 2004 | |
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Bruce Watson: New Song made available on his website | 2004 |
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| Rarities V | December 2003 | |
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Bruce
Watson: (Do You
Believe In) Ghosts Download from Big Country official website http://www.bigcountry.co.uk |
6 November 2003 |
| The Collection (Compilation) | 20 October 2003 | |
| Rarities IV Big City Echoes Ring Out Bells Wake |
October 2003 | |
| Live Hits (Brilliant Records) (Compilation) | 11 July 2003 | |
| No Place Like Home + Peace In Our Time (Remaster) | July 2003 | |
| Singles Collection Vol. 4 - (’91-’00) | June 2003 | |
| Singles Collection Vol. 3 - (’89-’93) | March 2003 | |
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Without The Aid of a Safety Net (DVD) | January 2003 |
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The Ultimate Collection (DVD & VHS) | November 2002 |
| Rarities III Ages of A Man I Am A Small Republic In Your Homeland Mary What About Peace You Lose Your Dreams |
November 2002 | |
| Singles Collection Vol. 2 - The Mercury Years (’84-’88) | October 2002 | |
| John Wayne’s Dream (Remaster) | 24 September 2002 | |
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Singles Collection Vol. 1 - The Mercury Years (’83-’84) | 29 July 2002 |
| Tony Butler: Acoustica Dream Boy |
June 2002 | |
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Final Fling (DVD & VHS) | 27 May 2002 |
| The Greatest Hits of Big Country and The Skids: The Best of Stuart Adamson (Compilation) | 27 May 2002 | |
| Wonderland Live (Live) | May 2002 | |
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Eclectic (Japan) (DVD) | February 2002 |
| Live In Cologne (Live) | February 2002 | |
| Defrostin’ (Live) | February 2002 | |
| The Crossing (US Remaster) | 5 February 2002 |
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| Radio One Sessions (Compilation) | September 1994 | |
| Without The Aid of a Safety Net (Live) | June 1994 | |
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Without The Aid of a Safety Net (VHS) | June 1994
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Best of Big Country (USA) (Compilation) | February 1994 |
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| The One I Love (Single) (USA) | September 1993 | |
| All Go Together (Promo) (USA) | August 1993 | |
| Big Sampler (Promo) (USA) | July 1993 | |
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Ships (Single) Buffalo Skinners Cracked Actor (Don’t Fear) The Reaper Oh Well Paranoid Woodstock |
19 April 1993 |
| The Buffalo Skinners (Album) All Go Together Chester’s Farm Long Way Home The One I Love Pink Marshmallow Moon The Selling of America Seven Waves What Are You Working For Winding Wind |
22 March 1993 | |
| Alone (Single) Alone Eastworld Never Take Your Place |
1 March 1993 | |
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Mark returns to Big Country | March 1993 |
| The Collection (1982-1988) (Compilation) | February 1993 | |
| We’re Not In Kansas (Promo) (USA) | 1993 |
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Country Club Convention 1991 (VHS) | January 1992 |
| Old Gold (GER) 7” release of Fields of Fire / Chance | 1992 |
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| Beautiful People (Single) Fly Like An Eagle Return To The Two Headed King Rockin’ In The Free World |
7 October 1991 | |
| No Place Like Home (Album) Beat The Devil Beautiful People Dynamite Lady The Hostage Speaks Into The Fire Keep On Dreaming Leap of Faith Ships We’re Not In Kansas |
16 September 1991 | |
No Place Like Home tour begins with Chris Bell on drums. |
September 1991 | |
| River of Hope (VHS) | August 1991
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Republican Party Reptile (Single) Comes A Time Freedom Song I’m Only Waiting Kiss The Girl Goodbye Republican Party Reptile You, Me and The Truth |
12 August 1991 |
| Pat Ahern leaves Big Country. Recording starts on No Place Like Home with Mark as a session drummer | February 1991 | |
| Through A Big Country (The ‘Great Box’ (Japan) (Compilation) | 1991 |
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| Mark Brzezicki is replaced by Pat Ahern. | 1 February 1989 | |
| Peace In Our
Time (Single) The Longest Day Promised Land Over The Border |
January 1989 | |
| River of Hope (Single) (Netherlands) | 1989 | |
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Peace In Our Time (VHS & LD) | 1989 |
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River of Hope (B-Side of Peace In Our Time LD) | 1989 |
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| jfng attends his only Big Country concert. The band opens for Roger Daltrey at Madison Square Garden in New York City. | 8 December 1985 | |
| Just A Shadow (Single) Winter Sky |
11 January 1985 |
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| Where The Rose
Is Sown (Single) Auld Lang Syne Bass Dance Belief In The Small Man |
16 November 1984 | |
| Steeltown (Album) Come Back To Me Flame of the West Girl With Grey Eyes The Great Divide Just A Shadow Rain Dance Steeltown Tall Ships Go Where The Rose Is Sown |
19 October 1984 | |
| East of Eden (Single) East of Eden Prairie Rose |
21 September 1984 | |
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Barrowlands New Year’s (VHS, Beta & LD) | 10 May 1984 |
| Wonderland (EP) | April 1984 | |
| The Crossing (Album) (Green cover) | March 1984 | |
| Wonderland (Single) All Fall Together Giant Wonderland |
13 January 1984 |
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| Chance (Single) The Crossing Tracks of My Tears |
26 August 1983 | |
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The Crossing (Album) (Blue &
Red covers) Chance Close Action Inwards Lost Patrol Porrohman The Storm 1000 Stars |
15 July 1983 |
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In A Big
Country (Single) All of Us Heart and Soul In A Big Country |
20 May 1983 |
| Fields of
Fire (Single) Angle Park Fields of Fire |
18 February 1983 | |
| Fields of Fire (Japan) (EP) | 1983 |
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| Harvest Home
(Single) Balcony Flag of Nations (Swimming) Harvest Home |
22 September 1982 |