The Roaring Forty | 1983–2023

~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1A 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.
Billy Bragg4.752:14
2The Milkman of Human Kindness
recording of:
The Milkman of Human Kindness
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Bragg2:48
3To Have and Have Not
recording of:
To Have and to Have Not
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Bragg2:32
4The Man in the Iron Mask
recording of:
The Man in the Iron Mask
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Bragg2:13
5St 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.
Billy Bragg33:50
6The Saturday Boy
recording of:
The Saturday Boy
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:29
7Between 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
Billy Bragg42:28
8The 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)
Billy Bragg42:34
9Which 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)
Billy Bragg42:33
10Levi Stubbs’ Tears
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter) (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986), Simon Moreton (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Levi Stubbs’ Tears (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg43:32
11Greetings to the New Brunette
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
bass guitar and slide guitar:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Johnny Marr (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986), Simon Moreton (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986) and Kirsty MacColl (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Greetings to the New Brunette (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg4.53:31
12There Is Power in a Union
cover recording of:
There is Power in a Union (Joe Hill)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (in 1913)
composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist)
parody version of:
There Is Power in the Blood (Power In The Blood)
Billy Bragg2:50
13Help Save the Youth of America
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
mandolin:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Help Save the Youth of America (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg42:49
14She’s Leaving Home
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
piano and recorder:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
cover recording of:
She’s Leaving Home
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey53:01
15She’s Got a New Spell
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
percussion:
Tony Maronie (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
She’s Got a New Spell (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:26
16Must I Paint You a Picture
recording of:
Must I Paint You a Picture
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg5:31
17Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Martin Belmont (in 1998), Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
background vocals:
Jayne Creamer (in 1998), Kaya Jenner (in 1998), George Peckham (engineer, Porky) (in 1998), Michelle Shocked (in 1998), Cara Tivey (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg44:35
18The Internationale
producer:
Grant Showbiz and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
brass:
Christie Tyler Cory Band
piano:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Côr Cochion Caerdydd
conductor:
David Bedford (composer)
arranger:
David Bedford (composer)
recording of:
The Internationale (English, Billy Bragg version)
composer:
Pierre Degeyter (Belgian socialist & composer)
translator:
Billy Bragg (in 1989)
translated version of:
L’Internationale (The Internationale)
Billy Bragg33:49
19Tank Park Salute
recording of:
Tank Park Salute
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:30
20Sexuality
recording of:
Sexuality
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr
Billy Bragg3:49
21Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star version)
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
bass guitar:
Nigel Frydman
drums (drum set):
Rob Allum
guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Accident Waiting to Happen
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg43:50
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