Big Country ‎– The Crossing
Label:
Mercury ‎– MERH 27, Mercury ‎– 812 870-1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Green Textured Sleeve
Country:
UK
Released:
Mar 1984
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style:
Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    In A Big Country    4:42
A2    Inwards    4:34
A3    Chance    4:27
A4    Fields Of Fire    3:32
A5    The Storm    6:20
B1    Harvest Home    4:20
B2    Lost Patrol    4:50
B3    Close Action    4:16
B4    1000 Stars    3:53
B5    Porrohman    7:45
 
Record Company – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Record Company – Phonogram
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Records
Copyright © – Phonogram Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Big Country (2)
Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
Published By – Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
Recorded At – The Manor
Recorded At – RAK Studios
Lacquer Cut At – CTS Studios
Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Tony Butler
Composed By – Big Country
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Mark Brzezicki
Engineer – Will Gosling
Engineer [Assisted By] – Mike Nocito, Steve Chase*
Guitar, E-Bow, Vocals – Bruce Watson
Lacquer Cut By – PP* (tracks: A1 to A5)
Management – Grant-Edwards Management*, Ian Grant
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Sleeve – J. B.*, Q. Branch
Vocals [Additional] – Christine Beveridge
Vocals, Guitar, E-Bow, Piano – Stuart Adamson
This submission differs from Big Country - The Crossing in that here there is no extra Catalog Number box, centre, top of the rear sleeve.
Green textured matte sleeve embossed with gold foil, green labels, and printed inner sleeve.
Sleeve available in three colours depending on which issue of the album it is, colours are Red, Blue and Green.
Came with printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
All matrix runouts are stamped except "PP" on side one is etched.
The inscription "DREAMS STAY WITH YOU" on side two is etched.
Note: the stamped "S"'s on both sides at the end of MERH have been scratched out.
A-side lacquer cut at CTS Studios, B-side lacquer cut at The Town House.
Sleeve:
Also available on Chromium Dioxide cassette MERHC 27
© 1983 Phonogram Ltd
℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd
Inner sleeve:
© Big Country/Virgin Music Ltd
Recorded at The Manor and RAK Studios May 1983
Management Ian Grant for Grant-Edwards Management
Labels:
℗ 1983 Phonogram Records
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Records Ltd (London)
Matrix / Runout (side A runout): MERHS̶ 27 A // 2 ▽ 420 W 11 31 PP
Matrix / Runout (side B runout): MERHS̶ 27 B // 2 ▽ 420 H 1 7 1 8 TOWN HOUSE DREAMS STAY WITH YOU