German reunification assets. Facilitation of economic development through planning measures failed to close the disparity between East and West, not only in terms of the economic opportunity but also housing conditions and transport options. Tölle states that "the initial euphoria about having become one unified people again was increasingly replaced by a growing sense of difference between Easterners ("Ossis") and Westerners ("Wessis")". The fall of the Wall also instigated immediate cultural change. The first consequence was the closure in East Berlin of politically oriented cultural institutions. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the factors described above led to mass migration from
This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10. All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted. This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989), released in February 1997, is a Joe Jackson compilation double album, covering his period with A&M Records between the years 1979 and 1989. Allmusic journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes that the album does not include any material from "Laughter & Lust", but otherwise presents a comprehensive overview of Jackson's work. It is duly noted that "Laughter & Lust" was released only in 1991, apart from the