You are looking at an album by Big Country ... The Crossing. Made in 1983 on the Mercury Records label MERs 27. Visually vinyl & sleeve Exc condition. Slimming down my own vinyl collection. Sent in a record mailer with strengtheners by Hermes signed. Usually 2-3 day delivery. Postal discount for multiple purchases. Please note I always leave feedback when I know you are happy with your purchase. Thanks for looking.
The Crossing is the debut album released by Scottish band . The album reached #3 in the UK; overseas, it hit #4 in Canada on the national Top Albums Chart and #18 in the US on the in 1983. It went on to be certified in the UK and Canada. It contains the song "" which is their only U.S. single. Stuart Adamson and fellow guitarist Bruce Watson used the Pitch Transposer 129 effect pedal to create a guitar sound reminiscent of bagpipes. Also contributing to the band's unique sound was their use of the , a hand-held device which, through the use of magnets, causes the strings of an electric guitar to vibrate producing a soft attack which sounds more like strings or synthesizer.[] Genre: , ,