stalingrad…

Robert Wyatt covered the song Stalin Wasn’t Stalling in 1980, emulating an a cappella group by singing in four-part harmony (achieved by multi-tracking). Wyatt’s interest in the song was that he wanted to remind the West of the selective memory they had during the Cold War about this earlier alliance. The cover was released as a single in 1981 with “Stalingrad”, a poem about the Battle of Stalingrad, written and read by Peter Blackman, on the “B” side. “Stalin Wasn’t Stallin'” and “Stalingrad” also appeared on Wyatt’s 1982 album Nothing Can Stop Us.

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