Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream

Jun 19, 2015

1h 34m

★ 6.0

Overview

Documentary on the independent Edinburgh record label Fast Product and Postcard Records and associated bands like Fire Engines, Scars and Josef K

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Music

Documentary

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Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream Trailers

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Norman Blake

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Bobby Bluebell

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Jo Callis

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Allan Campbell

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Joe Foster

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Douglas Hart

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Davy Henderson

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Bob Last

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Gerard Love

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Ken McCluskey

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Alan McGee

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Hilary Morrison

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