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~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Two LPs (namely "Life's a Riot With Spy vs. Spy" and Brewing Up With Billy Bragg) plus a couple of tracks from the Between the Wars EP on one CD.

The version with Disc Id "GWC1F0vfIyvVSfgC1pPI57ojTp4-" has barcode 5013136160321 but we don’t have multiple barcode fields. This disc has the front cover with "Pay no more than £7.99 Two LPs on one CD".

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-20 20:10 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Milkman of Human Kindness
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
The Milkman of Human Kindness (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
42:49
2To Have and to Have Not
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
To Have and to Have Not (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
32:33
3Richard
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
Richard (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
32:50
4Lovers Town Revisited
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
Lovers Town Revisited (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
3.51:18
5A New England
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
A New England (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
4.652:13
6The Man in the Iron Mask
recording of:
The Man in the Iron Mask
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
32:14
7The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
The Busy Girl Buys Beauty (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
31:58
8It Says Here
recording of:
It Says Here
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
34:16
9Love Gets Dangerous
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Love Gets Dangerous (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:24
10From a Vauxhall Velox
recording of:
From a Vauxhall Velox
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
32:30
11The Myth of Trust
recording of:
The Myth of Trust
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:53
12The Saturday Boy
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
The Saturday Boy (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
53:29
13Island of No Return
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Island of No Return (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:34
14This Guitar Says Sorry
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
This Guitar Says Sorry (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:30
15Like Soldiers Do
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Like Soldiers Do (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:39
16St. Swithin's Day
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
St Swithin’s Day (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
33:53
17Strange Things Happen
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Strange Things Happen (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:39
18A Lover Sings
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
A Lover Sings (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:52
19Between the Wars
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
recorded at:
Focus Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Between the Wars (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:27
20The World Turned Upside Down
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
recorded at:
Focus Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
The World Turned Upside Down (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Rosselson (in 1974)
42:34
21Which Side Are You On
arranger:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
Focus Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Which Side Are You On? (lyrics by Billy Bragg) (in 1984-11)
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Which Side Are You On? (original version by Florence Reece)
42:35