Wer, wenn nicht wir, 2. Festival Des Politischen Liedes
German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Que il nostro Vietnam / Was ist unser Vietnam (Gruppe Il Contemporaneo)
Vietnams Geschütze (Oktoberklub)
Recordings of events during the II. Festival of Political Song 7th to 13th February 1971 in Berlin, East Germany [GDR] ETERNA 8 15 060 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 2. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 7–13 February 1971 (Ag 511/01/74); sleeve essay Margot Schröder (1971); design Peter Porsch; Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek. Sung by ten Vietnamese students in the GDR (the Thanh-nien-Ho Chi Minh youth group); the song tells of ten FNL soldiers who held a hill on the Lala river against 200 attackers in February 1968. Recordings from events at the II. Festival des politischen Liedes, 7-13 February 1971, Berlin. Tracks A2, A4, A7, B1 feature Oktoberklub members; B3, B7 feature Venceremos Club members. Title page credits Armin Münch's painting 'Sieger der Geschichte'. Reissues 1973 and 1974 titled 'Wer, Wenn Nicht Wir (2. Festival Des Politischen Liedes)'. Track A6 of the compilation. 'The Hill of the Ten Heroes', an FNL song recorded at the II. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 7-13 February 1971. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Also known as Il Contemporaneo ETERNA 8 15 060 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 2. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 7–13 February 1971 (Ag 511/01/74); sleeve essay Margot Schröder (1971); design Peter Porsch; Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek. Recordings from events at the II. Festival des politischen Liedes, 7-13 February 1971, Berlin. Tracks A2, A4, A7, B1 feature Oktoberklub members; B3, B7 feature Venceremos Club members. Title page credits Armin Münch's painting 'Sieger der Geschichte'. Reissues 1973 and 1974 titled 'Wer, Wenn Nicht Wir (2. Festival Des Politischen Liedes)'. Track A5 of the compilation. Live recording from the 2nd Festival of Political Song, Berlin, February 1971, issued on the GDR compilation 'Wer, wenn nicht wir', which also includes the Oktoberklub's 'Vietnams Geschütze'. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Performed by Brigitte Norman and Ilona Wagemann - members of Oktober-Klub ETERNA 8 15 060 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 2. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 7–13 February 1971 (Ag 511/01/74); sleeve essay Margot Schröder (1971); design Peter Porsch; Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek. Melody after a Vietnamese bamboo dance. Recordings from events at the II. Festival des politischen Liedes, 7-13 February 1971, Berlin. Tracks A2, A4, A7, B1 feature Oktoberklub members; B3, B7 feature Venceremos Club members. Title page credits Armin Münch's painting 'Sieger der Geschichte'. Reissues 1973 and 1974 titled 'Wer, Wenn Nicht Wir (2. Festival Des Politischen Liedes)'. A6: Vietnamese group performing an FNL song. Track A7 of the compilation. Vietnam's Guns, recorded at the 2nd Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 7-13 February 1971; the music incorporates a traditional Vietnamese bamboo dance. [From the record sleeve and labels]