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Billy Bragg

The Roaring Forty (1983-2023)

    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, a 40-song LTD Edition Deluxe 3 LP collection on three shades of green vinyl, and a 40-song 2CD in card digisleeve with 16 page booklet. 

    TRACK LISTING

    DISC 1
    1. A New England
    2. The Milkman Of Human Kindness
    3. To Have And Have Not
    4. The Man In The Iron Mask
    5. St. Swithin's Day
    6. The Saturday Boy
    7. Between The Wars
    8. The World Turned Upside Down
    9. Which Side Are You On?
    10. Levi Stubbs' Tears
    11. Greetings To The New Brunette
    12. There Is Power In A Union
    13. Help Save The Youth Of America
    14. She's Leaving Home - Billy Bragg, Cara Tivey
    15. She's Got A New Spell
    16. Must I Paint You A Picture

    DISC 2

    1. Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
    2. The Internationale
    3. Tank Park Salute
    4. Sexuality
    5. Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star Version)
    6. Upfield
    7. The Boy Done Good
    8. Walt Whitman's Niece - Billy Bragg, Wilco
    9. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Billy Bragg, Wilco
    10. My Flying Saucer - Billy Bragg, Wilco
    11. California Stars (Live October / November 1998) - Billy Bragg, The Blokes
    12. Some Days I See The Point - Billy Bragg, The Blokes

    DISC 3

    1. England, Half English - Billy Bragg, The Blokes
    2. Take Down The Union Jack (Band Version) - Billy Bragg, The Blokes
    3. Old Clash Fan Fight Song
    4. I Keep Faith
    5. Bugeye Jim - Billy Bragg, Wilco
    6. Never Buy The Sun
    7. No One Knows Nothing Anymore
    8. Handyman Blues
    9. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore - Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
    10. King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood
    11. Mid-Century Modern
    12. I Will Be Your Shield

    Billy Bragg

    The Million Things That Never Happened

      Billy Bragg has been a fearless recording artist, tireless live performer and peerless political campaigner for over 30 years. Among the former Saturday boy’s albums are his punk charged debut Life’s a Riot With Spy Vs Spy, the more love-infused Workers Playtime, pop classic Don’t Try This At Home, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee-timed treatise on national identity England, Half-English, and his stripped-down tenth, Tooth & Nail, his most successful since the early 90s. The intervening three decades have been marked by a number one hit single, having a street named after him, being the subject of a South Bank Show, appearing onstage at Wembley Stadium, curating Left Field at Glastonbury, sharing spotted dick with a Cabinet minister in the House of Commons cafeteria, being mentioned in Bob Dylan’s memoir and meeting the Queen. At their best, Billy’s songs present ‘the perfect Venn diagram between the political and the personal’ (the Guardian).

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Should Have Seen It Coming
      2. Mid-Century Modern
      3. Lonesome Ocean
      4. Good Days And Bad Days
      5. Freedom Doesn’t Come For Free
      6. Reflections On The Mirth Of Creativity
      7. The Million Things That Never Happened
      8. The Buck Doesn’t Stop Here No More
      9. I Believe In You
      10. Pass It On
      11. I Will Be Your Shield
      12. Ten Mysterious Photos That Can’t Be Explained

      Billy Bragg

      Bridges Not Walls

        Life comes at you real fast these days. What’s a singer-songwriter to do when events keep challenging the way that we see the world? Before we’ve had a chance to digest one startling development, along comes another to throw us off balance again. I’ve been grubbing up songs for the past 12 months, but without the space to get an album together due to other projects, so I’ve decided to start dropping tracks, one a month between now and the end of the year. As always, they’re my way of trying to make some sense of what’s going on. The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters is the name of an etching created in 1799 by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The title struck a chord with me when trying to understand the events of last year. The lies and hubris of the Leave campaign in our EU referendum was echoed and amplified by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Only by restoring empathy and reason can we hope to defeat the monstrous forces of nationalism and untruth.

        Billy Bragg & Joe Henry

        Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad

          In March 2016 Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, guitars in hand, boarded a Los Angeles-bound train at Chicago’s Union Station looking to reconnect with the culture of American railroad travel and the music it inspired. Winding along 2,728 miles of track over four days, the pair recorded classic railroad songs in waiting rooms and at trackside while the train paused to pick up passengers.

          Billy Bragg

          Live At Union Chapel London

            On Wednesday 5 June 2013 Billy Bragg played a very special show at The Union Chapel in London, featuring songs from his acclaimed March 2013 album ‘Tooth & Nail’ as well as classics from his back catalogue.

            This unique DVD/CD souvenir of that performance, which includes bonus features and extras, is released on Cooking Vinyl. The package will also include a set of 5 postcards, comprising 4 live shots from the Union Chapel show and 1 from Wembley Arena in 2012, all taken by Pete Dunwell.

            Tooth & Nail was recorded over a whirlwind five-day session with Grammy Award winning producer Joe Henry (whose impeccable production credits include Solomon Burke, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint) in his South Pasadena studio. Working with a small band of musicians whose talents had recently appeared on records by the likes of Bon Iver, Lana del Rey and Regina Spektor, the performances have a wonderfully spontaneous feel. The results are, according to Billy, a return to the rootsy sound of 1998’s Mermaid Avenue sessions he recorded with Wilco - drawing on soul, country and folk music influences to explore the ups and downs of relationships that have stood the test of time.

            "In 2011, I took a long, hard look at who I am and what I do. This album is the result." Billy Bragg January 2013

            TRACK LISTING

            1. January Song
            2. No One Knows Nothing Any More
            3. Handyman Blues
            4. I Ain’t Got No Home
            5. Swallow My Pride
            6. Do Unto Others
            7. Over You
            8. Goodbye, Goodbye
            9. There Will Be A Reckoning
            10. Chasing Rainbows
            11. Your Name On My Tongue
            12. Tomorrow’s Going To Be A Better Day

            The limited special edition 14cm x 29cm hardback book style 'bookpack' version includes the CD, a 36 page booklet containing exclusive photos and a collection of columns written by Billy originally published in Q magazine between 2008 and 2011, plus a DVD of 10 promotional videos that Billy made for his singles between 1986 - 2002.

            Tooth & Nail was recorded over a whirlwind five-day session with Grammy Award winning producer Joe Henry (whose impeccable production credits include Solomon Burke, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint) in his South Pasadena studio. Working with a small band of musicians whose talents had recently appeared on records by the likes of Bon Iver, Lana del Rey and Regina Spektor, the performances have a wonderfully spontaneous feel. The results are, according to Billy, a return to the rootsy sound of 1998’s Mermaid Avenue sessions he recorded with Wilco - drawing on soul, country and folk music influences to explore the ups and downs of relationships that have stood the test of time.

            "In 2011, I took a long, hard look at who I am and what I do. This album is the result." Billy Bragg January 2013

            TRACK LISTING

            Disc 1
            1. January Song
            2. No One Knows Nothing Any More
            3. Handyman Blues
            4. I Ain’t Got No Home
            5. Swallow My Pride
            6. Do Unto Others
            7. Over You
            8. Goodbye, Goodbye
            9. There Will Be A Reckoning
            10. Chasing Rainbows
            11. Your Name On My Tongue
            12. Tomorrow’s Going To Be A Better Day

            Disc 2
            1. Levi Stubbs Tears - 1986
            2. Greetings To The New Brunette - 1986
            3. She's Leaving Home - 1988
            4. Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards - 1988
            5. Sexuality - 1991
            6. You Woke Up My Neighbourhood - 1991
            7. Accident Waiting To Happen - 1992
            8. Upfield - 1996
            9. Boy Done Good - 1997
            10. Take Down The Union Jack –2002


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