High Land, Hard Rain (1983)

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Mar 16, 2025

Title: High Land, Hard Rain
Artist: Aztec Camera
Genre: New Wave
Released: 1983

Tracks:
1 - Oblivious - 3:11
2 - The Boy Wonders - 3:14
3 - Walk Out to Winter - 3:23
4 - The Bugle Sounds Again - 2:57
5 - We Could Send Letters - 5:47
6 - Pillar to Post - 4:01
7 - Release - 3:41
8 - Lost Outside the Tunnel - 3:41
9 - Back on Board - 4:56
10 - Down the Dip - 2:19

Overview:

Preceded by the singles 'Pillar To Post' and 'Oblivious', and the NME cassette release of 'We Could Send Letters', High Land, Hard Rain was released in April 1983, not long after leader Roddy Frame's 19th birthday, and followed by 'Walk Out To Winter'. The album and singles were originally released on the Rough Trade label, before being taken on by major WEA, who re-released 'Oblivious' to great effect. The new edition for the US market (a belated 30th Anniversary Edition) is remastered from the analog tapes and improves significantly on Edsel's bonus offerings with 16 tracks covering most of what was on offer on the UK version and adding extra material, notably radio sessions.

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