Berlin Airlift (band)
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Berlin Airlift was a popular Boston band in the early 1980s whose name refers both to frontman Rick Berlin
's surname and the Allied mission to fly food and supplies to blockaded West Berlin in 1948-1949. In 1981, Boston radio stations played two songs from the band, Over The Hill and Don't Stop Me From Crying, and that eventually led to a recording contract with Handshake/CBS Records and the release of their eponymous debut album Berlin Airlift
. Six weeks after the release, Handshake Records declared bankruptcy, and the album died in infancy.
In 1983 the band released Professionally damaged, a six-song EP
featuring Hunger Strikes which was the number one local song of 1983 on Boston radio station WBCN.
The demise of Handshake Records and other difficulties led to the breakup of Berlin Airlift in 1984. In 1985, Rick Berlin
and Steven Paul Perry formed Rick Berlin: The Movie.
Rick Berlin
Rick Berlin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of Orchestra Luna, Luna, Berlin Airlift, Rick Berlin: The Movie, and The Shelley Winters Project....
's surname and the Allied mission to fly food and supplies to blockaded West Berlin in 1948-1949. In 1981, Boston radio stations played two songs from the band, Over The Hill and Don't Stop Me From Crying, and that eventually led to a recording contract with Handshake/CBS Records and the release of their eponymous debut album Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift (album)
Berlin Airlift is the eponymous debut album by the American rock band Berlin Airlift. It was released in 1982 by Handshake Records . Handshake Records declared bankruptcy 6 weeks after the album was released, dooming the album...
. Six weeks after the release, Handshake Records declared bankruptcy, and the album died in infancy.
In 1983 the band released Professionally damaged, a six-song EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
featuring Hunger Strikes which was the number one local song of 1983 on Boston radio station WBCN.
The demise of Handshake Records and other difficulties led to the breakup of Berlin Airlift in 1984. In 1985, Rick Berlin
Rick Berlin
Rick Berlin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of Orchestra Luna, Luna, Berlin Airlift, Rick Berlin: The Movie, and The Shelley Winters Project....
and Steven Paul Perry formed Rick Berlin: The Movie.
Discography
- Berlin AirliftBerlin Airlift (album)Berlin Airlift is the eponymous debut album by the American rock band Berlin Airlift. It was released in 1982 by Handshake Records . Handshake Records declared bankruptcy 6 weeks after the album was released, dooming the album...
(1982) - Professionally damaged (1983)