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

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

Genres

MusicDocumentary

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

Others

Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

19 June 2015

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Norman Blake

Norman Blake

Himself

Bobby Bluebell

Bobby Bluebell

Himself

Jo Callis

Jo Callis

Himself

Allan Campbell

Allan Campbell

Himself

Joe Foster

Joe Foster

Himself

Douglas Hart

Douglas Hart

Himself

Davy Henderson

Davy Henderson

Himself

Bob Last

Bob Last

Himself

Gerard Love

Gerard Love

Himself

Ken McCluskey

Ken McCluskey

Himself

Alan McGee

Alan McGee

Himself

Hilary Morrison

Hilary Morrison

Herself

Malcolm Ross

Malcolm Ross

Himself

Dave Carson

Dave Carson

Himself

Russell Burn

Russell Burn

Himself

Tam Dean Burn

Tam Dean Burn

Himself

Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware

Himself

Vic Godard

Vic Godard

Himself

Ian Stoddart

Ian Stoddart

Himself

Peter Hook

Peter Hook

Himself

Paul Morley

Paul Morley

Himself

Jill Bryson

Jill Bryson

Herself

Alan Rankine

Alan Rankine

Himself

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Himself/Narrator

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