High Land, Hard Rain

High Land, Hard Rain
High Land, Hard Rain
Studio album by Aztec Camera
Released	February 1983
Recorded	September 1982–January 1983
Studio	ICC Studios, Eastbourne
Genre	Jangle pop; pop; alternative pop; new wave; folk rock; folk-pop; post-punk; indie pop;
Length	36:44
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	John Brand, Bernie Clarke
Aztec Camera chronology
Singles from High Land, Hard Rain
	"Just Like Gold" / "We Could Send Letters"; Released: 17 April 1981; "Pillar to Post" / "The Queen's Tattoos"; Released: 27 August 1982; "Oblivious" / "Orchid Girl"; Released: 21 January 1983; "Walk Out to Winter" / "Set the Killing Free"; Released: May 1983;

High Land, Hard Rain is the debut album by the jangle pop band Aztec Camera. It was released in February 1983 through Rough Trade Records.^[1] It reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart in April 1983.^[12]

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