Release Date: Oct 27, 2023
Discs: 1
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 3LP collection on three shades of green vinyl, and a 40-song 2CD in card digisleeve with 16 page booklet. The vinyl formats contain a download card.
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)
