Billy Bragg - The Roaring Forty: 1983 - 2023 [Deluxe Green Vinyl LP]

Billy Bragg - The Roaring Forty: 1983 - 2023 - 12" Green Vinyl LP Record

40th Anniversary 3LP Collection of 40 Songs on Limited Edition Three Shades of Green Vinyl

2023 saw Billy Bragg and Cooking Vinyl celebrate 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. This 40-song Limited Edition Deluxe 3LP collection on three shades of green 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

Tracklist

A1    Billy Bragg    –    A New England
A2    Billy Bragg    –    The Milkman Of Human Kindness
A3    Billy Bragg    –    To Have And Have Not
A4    Billy Bragg    –    The Man In The Iron Mask
A5    Billy Bragg    –    St Swithin's Day
A6    Billy Bragg    –    The Saturday Boy
A7    Billy Bragg    –    Between The Wars
A8    Billy Bragg    –    The World Turned Upside Down
A9    Billy Bragg    –    Which Side Are You On?

B1    Billy Bragg    –    Levi Stubbs' Tears
B2    Billy Bragg    –    Greetings To The New Brunette
B3    Billy Bragg    –    There Is Power In A Union
B4    Billy Bragg    –    Help Save The Youth Of America
B5    Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey    –    She's Leaving Home
B6    Billy Bragg    –    She's Got A New Spell
B7    Billy Bragg    –    Must I Paint You A Picture

C1    Billy Bragg    –    Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
C2    Billy Bragg    –    The Internationale
C3    Billy Bragg    –    Tank Park Salute
C4    Billy Bragg    –    Sexuality
C5    Billy Bragg    –    Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star Version)
C6    Billy Bragg    –    Upfield

D1    Billy Bragg    –    The Boy Done Good
D2    Billy Bragg And Wilco    –    Walt Whitman's Niece
D3    Billy Bragg And Wilco    –    Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
D4    Billy Bragg And Wilco    –    My Flying Saucer
D5    Billy Bragg And The Blokes    –    California Stars (Live October / November 1998)
D6    Billy Bragg And The Blokes    –    Some Days I See The Point

E1    Billy Bragg And The Blokes    –    England, Half English
E2    Billy Bragg And The Blokes    –    Take Down The Union Jack (Band Version)
E3    Billy Bragg    –    Old Clash Fan Fight Song
E4    Billy Bragg    –    I Keep Faith
E5    Billy Bragg And Wilco    –    Bugeye Jim
E6    Billy Bragg    –    Never Buy The Sun

F1    Billy Bragg    –    No One Knows Nothing Anymore
F2    Billy Bragg    –    Handyman Blues
F3    Billy Bragg And Joe Henry        The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
F4    Billy Bragg    –    King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood
F5    Billy Bragg    –    Mid-Century Modern
F6    Billy Bragg    –    I Will Be Your Shield

2023 Cooking Vinyl Release - COOKLP862X
UPC: 0711297536201