Amiga Quartett - A-ha

Amiga was the state record company in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), also known as East Germany, before the wall came down. They released four track EP's of 'western' artists, as long as the songs were deemed 'clean' enough. The infectuous pop music of the Norwegian band A-ha apparently was innocent enough to be released in the country.

This Amiga Quartett (as the series of EP's was called) featured four tracks from A-ha's debut album 'Hunting high and low'. I really like the idea of owning records made in a country that does not exist anymore.

My collection: 7" single no. 2842

Found: Record fair, April 5, 1997

Cost: 5 guilders

Tracks: 'Take on me', 'Train of thought' / 'The sun always shines on TV', 'And you tell me'

Download: Album 'Hunting high and low', including these tracks (password: http://newalbums2007.blogspot.com/)