Take On Us! Pyongyang Gold Stars Play Great Popular Hits Vol. 1

"The most amazing piece of North Korean pop culture." - John Oliver, Last Week Tonight The songs of A-Ha as you've never heard them before, interpreted by the Hermit Kingdom! Pressed on limited edition 'Revolutionary Red' vinyl!  In spring 2013, military tensions on the Korean peninsula had reached a boiling point amid escalating rhetoric between North Korea and the United Nations following Pyongyang's third nuclear test. In this tense atmosphere, a small team of Norwegian artists headed into the heart of the Hermit Kingdom to record a tribute album to international pop stars A-ha, re-interpreted by elite accordion students of Pyongyang's Kum Song (Gold Star) Music School. They made it out alive, and brought back this spectacular example of musical collaboration against all odds - and fine pop songs, too. Let a hundred a-ha-ccordions play!  Tack Listing: Side A1. The General Galloping On a White Horse2. Take On Me3. Train of Thought4. Hunting High and Low5. The Blue Sky6. Living a Boy'