''Das Buch'' (literally ''The Book'') is the twelfth album released by German rock band

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. It was recorded, produced, and released in 1984.Finding a Voice: Problems of Language in East German Society and Culture 9042006102 Graham Jackman, Ian Frank Roe - 2000 - 32 Puhdys, Das Buch, Amiga 1984, .

The album

''Das Buch'' was released as an LP (8 56 039) and

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(056 039) for

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. The retail price of the LP was, as usual, 16.10

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s. The title track is placed as the last title on page 1. It deals with the fear of nuclear war and its consequences for the population of the earth. Influenced by the current zeitgeist (tightening of the

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, a

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of the

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by many Western countries, further increase of the

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between the

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and the

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) succeeds to be to them with this title an impressive warning against escalation. Anthemic sounds like the song, with the support of the FDJ from the Choir School of East Berlin.

Track list

*"1984" *"Ich will nicht vergessen" *"Die Wärme der Nacht" *"Der Angstverkäufer" *Die Boote der Jugend *Das Buch *"Rockerrente" *"Niemand wird so wieder werden" *"Bauernhochzeit" *"Schlaf mit mir" *Das Märchen

Credits

* Chorus of the

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"Immanuel Kant" Berlin with Title 6 * René Decker: tenor saxophone with Title 5 and 8 * Arndt Bause: brass arrangement to Title 9 * Helmar Federowski music and sound direction * Karl-Heinz Ocasek: Production * Volkmar Andrae: Production

References

External links

Official website of the Puhdys
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