Gisela May

Credited on the record as Various Artists.

So nah ist dieses Land

1971 · NOVA 8 85 009 · Germany: East [GDR]

So nah ist dieses Land – Gisela May (Sleeve (front))

Artist
Gisela May
Credited on the record as
Various Artists
Title
So nah ist dieses Land
Release
Schützt diese Welt - Lieder und Chansons
Year
1971
Label
NOVA # 8 85 009
Format
LP · Compilation
Language
German
Country
Germany: East [GDR]
Songwriter
Wolfram Heicking, Hans Krause
Genre
Folk · Contemporary Folk
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Notes

NOVA 8 85 009 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP, 1971 (Ag 511/01/71); Musikregie Dagmar Vorwerk; sleeve essay by Helge Jung (1971); design Gerd Semder, photo H. Hoffmann; full lyrics printed on the inner sleeve. Also on the LP: "Willst du, daß wir weinen" (Asriel/Kahlau, Gisela May) — the 1967 Kämpfendes Vietnam song. Orchester Henry Krtschil, conducted by Henry Krtschil. GDR compilation of political songs/chansons. Design Gerd Semder; Tonregie Eberhard Richter, Horst Kunze; Musikregie Dagmar Vorwerk. Print code Ag 511/01/71; retail 10.10 M; printed VEB Gotha-Druck; rights AWA. Track A9 of the compilation. So Near Is This Land, from the GDR compilation Schützt diese Welt - Lieder und Chansons, which also includes songs on the My Lai massacre and the Kent State shooting. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Anti-War · Protest · Anti-Imperialism · Peace

In collections

European Songs · Kent / Jackson State Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]