Émigré: 2CD Nation Of Language Born For Greatness

Born For Greatness

the nonchalant vocal delivery has found a new edge and the sparse instrumentation has been augmented by the band’s finally agreeing to leave their bedrooms and enter the studio

Wooden Nickels

The album receives a brand-new remaster from the original production master tapes with the sonic fidelity matching the original 1979 UK pressing

Garcia and Mann recorded the album much like they did the debut

Émigré: 2CD Nation Of Language Born For Greatnessmigr is a collaboration between the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, Long Yu and Deutsche Grammophon. The oratorio was carefully crafted over five years and has a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Campbell, with additional lyrics by Brock Walsh. Inspired by true events, migr deals with a little known chapter of the Second World War: the welcome given by the people of Shanghai to Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe in the