Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
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1Greetings to the New Brunette
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
bass guitar and slide guitar:
John Porter (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Johnny Marr (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (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, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Greetings to the New Brunette (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:32
2Train Train
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
violin:
Bobby Valentino
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
Train Train
lyricist and composer:
Zenon de Fleur
recording of:
Train Train
lyricist and composer:
Zenon de Fleur
2:13
3The Marriage
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
bass guitar:
John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead
percussion:
Kenny Jones and George Shilling
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
The Marriage
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:32
4Ideology
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
percussion:
Kenny Jones and George Shilling
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Ideology
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:27
5Levi Stubbs’ Tears
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (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, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Levi Stubbs’ Tears (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:32
6Honey I’m a Big Boy Now
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
percussion:
Kenny Jones and George Shilling
piano:
Ken Craddock
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Honey I'm a Big Boy Now
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4:06
7There Is Power in a Union
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
There Is Power in a Union (with lyrics by Billy Bragg) (in 1986)
lyricist and arranger:
Billy Bragg
is based on:
Battle Cry of Freedom
cover recording of:
There is Power in a Union (Joe Hill)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (in 1913)
composer:
Lewis E. Jones
parody version of:
There Is Power in the Blood (Power In The Blood)
2:49
8Help Save the Youth of America
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
mandolin:
John Porter (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Help Save the Youth of America (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:49
9Wishing the Days Away
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Billy Bragg
mandolin:
John Porter
percussion:
Kenny Jones and George Shilling
violin family:
Bobby Valentino
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Wishing the Days Away
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:30
10The Passion
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr
percussion:
Kenny Jones and George Shilling
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Kirsty MacColl
recording of:
The Passion
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:54
11The Warmest Room
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
bass guitar:
John Porter (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
piano:
Ken Craddock (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
The Warmest Room (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:57
12The Home Front
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead
percussion:
Kenny Jones and George Shilling
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
The Home Front
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4:10
2▼Digital Media
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1Sin City
cover recording of:
Sin City
composer:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
3:34
2Deportees
cover recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
4:03
3There Is Power in a Union (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
There Is Power in a Union (with lyrics by Billy Bragg)
lyricist and arranger:
Billy Bragg
is based on:
Battle Cry of Freedom
3:16
4The Tracks of My Tears
cover recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
2:56
5Wishing the Days Away (alternate version)
recording of:
Wishing the Days Away
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:32
6The Clashing of Ideologies (alternate version)
recording of:
The Clashing of Ideologies
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:52
7Greetings to the New Brunette (demo)
recording of:
Greetings to the New Brunette
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:57
8A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe
recording of:
A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:48
9Only Bad Signs
recording of:
Only Bad Signs
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:10
10Hold the Fort
cover recording of:
Hold the Fort (traditional labor song)
lyricist:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774)
version of:
Hold the Fort
recording of:
Hold the Fort (traditional labor song)
lyricist:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774)
version of:
Hold the Fort
1:47