Description

Billy Bragg The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023 (Limited Edition Orange Vinyl 1LP)

2023 will see Billy Bragg and Cooking Vinyl celebrating forty years of music from the singer, songwriter, activist and author, with a selection of releases to appeal to casual admirers and die hard fans alike.

Each format has been compiled by Billy beginning with a 1LP 13-song ‘primer’ on LTD Edition orange coloured vinyl, contains a download card.

“It seems like just the other day that I was handing John Peel a mushroom biryani and asking him to play my first record. The music business has changed dramatically since then, but my belief in the power of the song is undimmed.” Billy Bragg 2023

Track Listing –

A1. Billy Bragg ‘A New England’ (2013 Remaster) from ‘Life’s A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy’ (1983)
A2. Billy Bragg ‘Between The Wars’ (2006 Remaster) from ‘Between The Wars E.P. ‘ (1985)
A3. Billy Bragg ‘Levi Stubbs’ Tears’ (2006 Remaster) from ‘Levi Stubbs’ Tears’ (1986)
A4. Billy Bragg ‘Greetings To The New Brunette’ (2006 Remaster) from ‘Talking With The Taxman About Poetry’ (1986)
A5. Billy Bragg ‘Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards’ (2006 Remaster) from ‘Worker’s Playtime’ (1988)
A6. Billy Bragg ‘Sexuality’ (2006 Remaster) from ‘Don’t Try This At Home’ (1991)
A7 .Billy Bragg ‘Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star Version)’ (1999 Remaster) from ‘Accident Waiting To Happen’ (1992)
B1. Billy Bragg ‘Upfield’ from ‘William Bloke’ (1996)
B2. Billy Bragg ‘The Boy Done Good’ (1999 Remaster) from ‘Bloke On Bloke’ (1997)
B3. Billy Bragg & The Blokes ‘California Stars’ (Live October / November 1998) from ‘Mermaid Avenue Tour / You Can Call Me Cupcake’ (1999)
B4. Billy Bragg ‘I Keep Faith’ from ‘Mr. Love & Justice’ (2008)
B5. Billy Bragg and Joe Henry ‘The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore’ from ‘Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’ (2016)
B6. Billy Bragg ‘I Will Be Your Shield’ from ‘The Million Things That Never Happened’ (2021)