Brewing Up With Billy Bragg

brewing up with billy bragg

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. IT SAYS HERE
2. LOVE GETS DANGEROUS
3. MYTH OF TRUST
4. FROM A VAUXHALL VELOX
5. THE SATURDAY BOY
6. ISLAND OF NO RETURN
7. ST. SWITHIN'S DAY
8. LIKE SOLDIERS DO
9. THIS GUITAR SAYS SORRY
10. STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
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Disc: 2
1. IT MUST BE A RIVER
2. WON'T TALK ABOUT IT
3. TALKING WAG CLUB BLUES
4. YOU GOT THE POWER
5. THE LAST TIME
6. BACK TO THE OLD HOUSE
7. A LOVER SINGS
8. WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
9. IT SAYS HERE
10. BETWEEN THE WARS
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Billy Bragg, once-described as a "one-man Clash," has spent the last two decades writing and performing passionate, witty, socially conscious music. This is a reissue of Brewing Up with Billy Bragg, Billy's 1984 sophomore effort, with the addition of 1985's Between the Wars EP. The album title comes from his brief stint on tank patrol in the British Army, about which Billy says, "One guy would park the tank and another would throw the camouflage netting over it, while one of us inside would brew up a pot of tea. But the title could refer to brewing up trouble, as well." The album's grassroots-fueled success made good on an early publicity claim, "Billy Bragg has no band, no 'experimental' haircut, no gimmick, and no video. He has a couple of cheap electric guitars, enormous personality, courage, integrity, a repertoire of timeless songs and, very shortly, a second gold disc to give to his Mum."

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Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Essential
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000B5KRRU
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

  1. IT SAYS HERE
  2. LOVE GETS DANGEROUS
  3. MYTH OF TRUST
  4. FROM A VAUXHALL VELOX
  5. THE SATURDAY BOY
  6. ISLAND OF NO RETURN
  7. ST. SWITHIN'S DAY
  8. LIKE SOLDIERS DO
  9. THIS GUITAR SAYS SORRY
  10. STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
  11. A LOVER SINGS

Tracks:

  1. IT MUST BE A RIVER
  2. WON'T TALK ABOUT IT
  3. TALKING WAG CLUB BLUES
  4. YOU GOT THE POWER
  5. THE LAST TIME
  6. BACK TO THE OLD HOUSE
  7. A LOVER SINGS
  8. WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
  9. IT SAYS HERE
  10. BETWEEN THE WARS
  11. THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

Album Description

Billy Bragg, once-described as a "one-man Clash," has spent the last two decades writing and performing passionate, witty, socially conscious music. This is a reissue of Brewing Up with Billy Bragg, Billy's 1984 sophomore effort, with the addition of 1985's Between the Wars EP. The album title comes from his brief stint on tank patrol in the British Army, about which Billy says, "One guy would park the tank and another would throw the camouflage netting over it, while one of us inside would brew up a pot of tea. But the title could refer to brewing up trouble, as well." The album's grassroots-fueled success made good on an early publicity claim, "Billy Bragg has no band, no 'experimental' haircut, no gimmick, and no video. He has a couple of cheap electric guitars, enormous personality, courage, integrity, a repertoire of timeless songs and, very shortly, a second gold disc to give to his Mum."

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Essential.......2006-03-07

Fantastic to see this being reissued. Yes, some of the politics seem rather obvious now that I'm 37 and not 15, but what always made this album special in the first place wasn't the politics, but the mixture of impressively-observed detail in the plaintive love songs (The Saturday Boy, St Swinthin's Day, A Lover Sings) and lo-fi amphetamine thrill, not to mention occasional downright silliness (Strange Things Happen, From a Vauxhall Velox). It's deliberately raw and unadulterated, but every song is immediate and easily remembered after 23 years. While I'm not averse to his later 90s work, the bare but vibrant years of 83-85 were Billy Bragg's peak for me. If you're British, male and of a similar age or older, try listening to The Saturday Boy without a memory of unrequited love in your school days, and then wonder how you were ever so besotted with a 'girl not old enough to shave her legs', as Mr Bragg observes it. Minus a star for the more overtly political songs which although musically as good as anything else here, haven't aged so well. Otherwise this is a treat and a half...
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
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    Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
    Billy Bragg
    Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Urban FolkUrban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    British FolkBritish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
    Alternative FolkAlternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
    BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
    Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
    Folk RockFolk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0002HUXZS

    Tracks:

    1. It Says Here
    2. Love Gets Dangerous
    3. Myth of Trust
    4. From a Vauxhall Velox
    5. Saturday Boy
    6. Island of No Return
    7. St. Swithin's Day
    8. Like Soldiers Do
    9. This Guitar Says Sorry
    10. Strange Things Happen
    11. Lover Sings

    Tracks:

    1. It Must Be a River [#][*]
    2. I Won't Talk About It [#][*]
    3. Talking Wag Club Blues [#][*]
    4. You Got the Power [#][*]
    5. Last Time [#][*]
    6. Back to the Old House [#][*]
    7. Lover Sings [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][#][*]
    8. Which Side Are You On? [*]
    9. It Says Here [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][*]
    10. Between the Wars [*]
    11. World Turned Upside Down [*]

    Album Details

    Re-issue with Bonus Tracks.
    Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
      Billy Bragg
      Manufacturer: CD Presents
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      Urban FolkUrban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      British FolkBritish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
      Alternative FolkAlternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
      BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
      Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
      Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
      Folk RockFolk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000OZ0JAM
      Release Date: 2007-06-04

      Tracks:

      1. It Says Here
      2. Love Gets Dangerous
      3. Myth of Trust
      4. From a Vauxhall Velox
      5. Saturday Boy
      6. Island of No Return
      7. St. Swithin's Day
      8. Like Soldiers Do
      9. This Guitar Says Sorry
      10. Strange Things Happen
      11. Lover Sings

      Tracks:

      1. It Must Be a River [#][*]
      2. I Won't Talk About It [#][*]
      3. Talking Wag Club Blues [#][*]
      4. You Got the Power [#][*]
      5. Last Time [#][*]
      6. Back to the Old House [#][*]
      7. Lover Sings [Alternative Version][#][*]
      8. Which Side Are You On? [*]
      9. It Says Here [Alternative Version][*]
      10. Between the Wars [*]
      11. World Turned Upside Down [*]

      Album Details

      Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

      Music:

      1. Cheer Up! [Import]
      2. Cheer Up [Import]
      3. Chillin' Voices
      4. Cocktail: Tea Breaks Twisters [Import]
      5. Different Worlds [Import]
      6. Dig Radio Compilation [Import]
      7. Divine [Import]
      8. Does This Look Infected [Import]
      9. Engineers [Import]
      10. Evening of My Best Day [Import]

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