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he air till cedric cuts through with his cynical irony and humor his raspy voice bellowing lines of a story like a playwright it s these two elements mixed together and their mutual respect for one another which makes this album and band so great this record was released with two different covers and titles kanada in the gdr distributed throughout the broader soviet bloc and break out to berlin on the band s home turf of canada richard keelan remembers now i m not sure if you re aware that there are two versions of this album the amiga german pressing is surely the best quality vinyl i ever recorded hands down however we also pressed our own batch again at rca with our own printed sleeve a red black white high contrast photo of the brandenburg gate as viewed from east berlin we titled it break out to berlin but the vinyl was crap compared to the amiga vinyl the actual german pressing is entitled pcc kanada we titled our domestic repressing breakout to berlin i tend to favour kanada mit ein k heh indeed the gdr pressing quality is audiophile grade which makes this album a joy to listen to musically it s a perfect snapshot of the political era with some timeless masterpieces worked in as well i have no way to know whether utoob postings of tunes from that album are from the og or our repressed version either way i do know a lot of the material on it is somewhat dated politically speaking but i also know my voice in the wilderness is the favourite song of mine i have ever recorded one of my best in my humble opinion front cover of the canadian edition showing the brandenburg gate from pariser platz on the east side the band s name is listed as pccdnegdr that is the perth county conspiracy does not exist in the german democratic republic the album kicks off with cedric s old ways a short nostalgic rememberance of more difficult yet camaraderie driven days this song has only two stanzas but immediately establishes the album s tone while simultaneously reflecting familiar back to the land ethos from the group s earlier lps oh it isn t like the old days but there s a feeling still around of a time when independence wasn t being alone looking out for one s own and he still recalls the old ways when the horses pulled the plow now life was hardly simple but a neighbor lent a hand and you worked close to the land cedric riding one of his horses in the back forty of perth the musical arrangement is a reflection of the lyrics a solemn back county jam led by acoustic guitar and fiddle this album generally has much less studio tomfoolery than the earlier lps and as such it feels very organic the medley smoothly transitions into hooray for the farmer a reverent ode to farmerhood first recorded for the band s earlier live self released rumour lp what school bus tour straight from this first track it s clear the pccdne is back this near perfect opener is followed by pianist paul gellman s sole songwriting contribution to the album breaking down the walls a frankly strange symbol to use on this predominantly socialist album recorded not far from where the real and quite symbolic berlin wall still stood it hardly sounds like the same band richard does backing vocals while paul takes lead which is understandable but definitely a less professional sound however richard s first contribution heart of the beast immediately follows and more than compensates for any possible deficiencies with intricate lyrics internal rhymes and wordplay between the bankers and the police i m lookin for a little rest in peace but sounding like rest n peace until you hear a little r i p in the final verse indeed who hasn t tempered that very mood i m reminded by this theme of pink floyd s welcome to the machine but beast has a much more uplifting spirit an almost acceptance or self awareness of sorts the spirit remains largely the same till cedric cuts through with his keen jaded lining up to go oh there s been no rain and the crops are the same as the day we put them in no money around and no work to be found and mabel says it s cause we ve sinned oh the freight cars were rough and i sure had enough of soup lines and taking the dole i used up my prime serving hard times now how could i end up in the hole hearing this verse i feel that cedric really meant those lines it would only be a few years until the perth county conspiracy that is the loose association of ontarian farms and not just the recording act had totally disintegrated you can still feel the reverberations of that idealistic dream from the first lp but also begin seeing cracks where it s breaking apart in any case i think this song is really about canadians going to serve in world war ii when the mad dogs of europe barked at the moon and we were lining up to go after live with me on earth which is milton acorn prose set to music richard reemerges on side 2 with touch a spark an inarguable album highlight even after hundreds of listens its beautiful lilting chorus still gives me chills the lightning arcs and the angels sing in the spring sky spark a touch and the feeling is such that all living things are free to fly away away away we go in order to return again military spectatorships a rare feature combination of both richard and cedric vox is a dated parody of cold war era western insensitivity to happenings abroad cedric s lead scathing makes reference to henry kissinger among others this short song is then answered by keelan s richard s down where richard refers not to keelan but to former u s president nixon the song written in a minor key encourages above all love to keep the world from falling apart it s this amazing back and forth interplay between richard and cedric positive and negative jubilation and sorrow love and war that adds incredible depth to the songs on this lp apart from a cringe worthy line in dance of the fat we can streak to the moon in a silvery penis the program straightforwardly ventures on till the album closer voice in the wilderness the final song the band ever released and wow what a valedictory coda it is suddenly all of the politics the inner struggles the woes and the fears are vaporized it s a timeless life guiding musical statement as ripe in idealisms as relatively clean rivers running free with wildlife and natural imagery parallelizing purification of one s own journey and will its permanence permeates every song the band ever recorded the original gdr edition of the album was apparently sold at 16 10 east german marks ostmark which assuming the country s official 1 1 exchange rate with the west german mark would equate to about 41 42 in 2025 u s dollars of course the ostmark traded on the black market for a fraction of this price but it still shows how expensive it was to an eastern bloc worker at the time the government controlled record label sold it off as follows liner notes on the east german lp begleittexte auf der ddr lp deutsch the following tracks were recorded by the canadian group perth county conspiracy during the 5th festival of political song the group members live on various farms in perth county where they earn their living by making toys and handicrafts their music heavily influenced by their country s folklore also incorporates elements of rock the lyrics are characterized by a wealth of poetic imagery and they strive to reflect and simultaneously transform the existing order aiming to use song as a weapon in the struggle to create a better social order however wordplay and idiomatic expressions do not always allow the meaning to be immediately clear to the listener in translation what is evident though is the group s desire to publicly express their progressive views even in capitalist countries this is why they refer to themselves as perth county conspiracy does not exist a group that does not exist as a conspiratorial formation die vorliegenden titel wurden von der kanadischen gruppe perth county conspiracy während des 5 festivals des politischen liedes eingespielt die mitglieder der gruppe leben auf verschiedenen farmen im distrikt perth county wo sie sich ihren lebensunterhalt mit der herstellung von spielzeug und kunstgewerblichen gegenständen verdienen ihre musik die von der folklore ihres landes stark beeinflußt ist enthält auch elemente des rock die texte zeichnen sich durch eine vielzahl poetischer bilder aus und sie bemühen sich um die widerspiegelung und zugleich veränderung des bestehenden mit dem ziel das lied als waffe im kampf um die herausbildung einer besseren gesellschaftsordnung einzusetzen wortspiele und idiomatische wendungen lassen es in der übersetzung allerdings nicht in jedem fall zu daß sich der sinn dem hörer sofort voll erschließt erkennbar ist jedoch das anliegen der gruppe ihre progressiven auffassungen auch in kapitalistischen ländern öffentlich zu bekunden deshalb bezeichnet sie sich auch als perth county conspiracy does not exist als eine gruppe also die als konspirative formation nicht existiert indeed when listening to the album more progressive political elements surface but they re not overwhelming the political messages when they even appear are more generally statements of discontent and reflections of poverty than all out communist worship another i guess similarity with the white album or not the canadian edition had a more simple and graceful message on its cover front cover text on the canadian lp text auf der vorderseite der kanadischen lp deutsch a heartfelt thank you to the people of the gdr for their hospitality and for the opportunity to make this record we would like to share this experience with the people of all socialist countries einen warmen dank an die menschen der d d r für ihre gastfreundschaft und für die möglichkeit diese schallplatte zu machen dieses erlebnis möchten wir mit den völkern aller sozialistischen länder teilen back cover of the canadian lp with credits for the musicians and facilities involved in its production back cover of the gdr lp with similar credits and rough translations of each song s lyrics richard keelan one of the architects of this great record kindly agreed to share his recollections about its history i ll try to recall how this all came about as best i can nearly 50 years after the fact we received an invitation to take part in the fifth annual festival of political song i think that was the title i d have to look it up anyway our participation was advocated by a guy named michael friedman a canadian who was studying music in east berlin at the time he is pretty well known singer songwriter now living in vancouver bc somehow our participation was approved by the canadian government and we were flown via klm airlines to amsterdam pre paid then we boarded a polish airline plane maybe the polish airliner a two engine prop plane that shook and shuddered its way to east berlin we ended up ensconced the stat hilton the absolute most modern edifice we could see in the city a sleek modern needle of a hotel overlooking a square called alexanderplatz i think somethin like that as you might guess we were a definite anomaly at this festival most of the folk groups were from russia denmark gdr south american countries wherever almost all of which were affiliated with their respective countries communist parties if not actually sponsored by same we were not our closest connection to the communist party of canada was our friend the great poet milton acorn who defiantly maintained his membership in the party most of his life we were a bunch of anarchic hippies from a first world country in a country that would disappear from the planet within a decade or so it was um weird to be sure excerpt from an article in the east german newspaper neues deutchland 11 feb 1975 with red songs in the class struggle revolutionary singers seek experience in berlin the group perth county conspiracy comes from canada with their songs and programs which also include dance pantomime and cabaret they aim to educate the public in their country about the social cultural and historical situation cedrik smith sic the group s spokesperson describes canada as a veritable cultural colony of the usa all you have to do is turn on the television it s all from the states the group doesn t just want to state facts but also offer alternatives and appeal to canadian national pride they perform for students and farmers in prisons churches and union halls today they belong to the growing progressive front in canada which is advancing for national independence and the victory of socialism songs of victory and confidence tuesday evening program at the volksbühne signals reports and commentaries on the freedom struggles of other peoples will also be presented at the first evening event on tuesday at the volksbühne in berlin the canadian group perth county conspiracy will perform five young people who with their songs not only champion national independence from the usa but also consistently engage in the spirit of anti imperialist solidarity in how a body richards down they sharply criticize the canadian government s willingness to compromise with the ruling clique of terrorists and murderers in chile the young people in the packed volksbühne hall stand with their canadian comrades applauding them long and heartily wanting to hear more neues deutchland 12 feb 1975 now we were only there for about ten days and most of the days were a blur with three or four memorable performances that come to mind the main one was in the major concert venue opera house in the city possibly a 10 000 seater which was also televised around the country most of the groups including us did sets in the course of that evening on another day we were asked to rise early one morning and were bused to the outskirts to perform a set at a wire factory for the workers in their cafeteria for lunch that was a pretty gritty gig that felt really good to do in terms of connecting with the reality of the place which overall was pretty grim not unlike the depressing feel of the whole country about the only natural resource there was brown coal which fuelled the place with a blanket of coal smog hanging in the air and the coal fuelled street lighting was dim dull and yellowish neues deutchland 13 feb 1975 meetings in berlin companies a premiere among workers this is a premiere for us said the five singers of the group perth county conspiracy from canada here at the kwo we re singing for workers in a factory for the first time their visit to the berlin cable factory workers offered the canadian friends ample opportunity to get a picture of a large socialist enterprise and the workers who are in charge here during a tour of various factory departments they witnessed how many thin wires eventually become thick cables for telephone lines which allow 960 simultaneous conversations to pass through but machines and products alone do not characterize the new socialist production conditions and then there was a plethora of 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