‘Best Of Billy Bragg At The BBC 1983-2019’ *LTD 3LP WHITE VINYL + SIGNED INSERT*

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'Best Of Billy Bragg At The BBC 1983-2019' 3LP LIMITED EDITION WHITE VINYL
*INCLUDES SIGNED 12'' PRINT + DOWNLOAD CODE*


*PICTURES 1-4 ARE OF THE SET YOU WILL RECEIVE* *I HAVE CAREFULLY SLIT THE SIDE OF THE SLEEVE OPEN TO ENSURE THE VINYL IS WHITE*

A compilation of classic performances at the BBC from the early 80s through to the present
The album, fully re-mastered and featuring many previously unreleased tracks
includes selected highlights from sessions for John Peel, David Jensen, Janice Long, Phill Jupitus Bob Harris, Tom Robinson and more and offers a fascinating chronological perspective on the development of one of the UK's most beloved entertainers
The collection draws from all corners of Billy's catalogue and features, among many gems his signature song 'A New England' (later covered to huge acclaim by Kirsty MacColl)
'Levi Stubbs' Tears', and his workers' anthem 'There Is Power In A Union'
with a couple of atypical covers thrown in, namely John Cale's 'Fear Is A Man's Best Friend'
and 'A13', his personal psycho-geography take on 'Route 66'

"Work in progress. That's how John Peel thought of his evening sessions, offering artists the opportunity to try out new songs in the studio environment. That's how I looked at them too. The confirmation of a Peel session date was a signal to get my ideas together, to define material that had hitherto been little more than words scribbled on a page or a tune thrashed out during a sound check.
That's why some of the tracks here have a different phrasing and arrangement to that which appeared on record. The songs were so new, you can hear I'm still feeling my way into them. Several were conceived and written the night before the session. In one case, I actually composed a song from scratch while the show was on air.
That rawness was always a key component of my BBC sessions, the thrill of putting something out there for the very first time. And hereI've collected all the best moments across 36 years of my ongoing work in progress." - Billy Bragg

Tracklist:

LP1
Side A:
1. A New England (John Peel session, 27/7/83)
2. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (John Peel session, 27/7/83)    
3. Love Gets Dangerous (John Peel session, 27/7/83)    
4. Like Soldiers Do (David Jensen session, 22/12/83)    
5. The Man In The Iron Mask (w/ Dave Woodhead) (David Jensen session, 22/12/83)    
6. The Saturday Boy (David Jensen session, 22/12/83)    
7. A Lover Sings (John Peel session, 18/9/84)    

Side B:
1. Between The Wars (John Peel session, 18/9/84)    
2. A13, Trunk Road To The Sea (w/ Wiggy) (Saturday live, 13/10/84)    
3. There Is Power In A Union (John Peel session, 20/8/85)    
4. Days Like These (John Peel session, 20/8/85)    
5. Scholarship Is The Enemy Of Romance (Janice Long session, 18/12/85)    
6. Greetings To The New Brunette (John Peel session, 2/9/86)    
7. Ideology (John Peel session, 2/9/86)    
8. The Warmest Room (John Peel session, 2/9/86)    

LP2
Side A:
1. She's Got A New Spell (John Peel session, 30/8/88)    
2. Valentine's Day Is Over (John Peel session, 30/8/88)    
3. The Short Answer (John Peel session, 30/8/88)    
4. Rotting On Remand (John Peel session, 30/8/88)    
5. The Few (John Peel session, 12/5/91)    

Side B:
1. Accident Waiting To Happen (w/ Wiggy) (John Peel session, 12/5/91)    
2. Tank Park Salute (John Peel session, 12/5/91)    
3. Brickbat (John Peel session, 13/10/95)    
4. The Gulf Between Us (John Peel session, 13/10/95)    
5. Goal Hanger (John Peel Divas Bar live, 1/5/97)    
6. The Boy Done Good (John Peel Divas Bar live, 1/5/97)    

LP3
Side A:
1. From Red To Blue (John Peel Divas Bar live, 1/5/97)    
2. The Busy Girl Buys Beauty (Janice Long Paris Theatre London Live, October '99)    
3. It Says Here (Janice Long Paris Theatre London Live, October '99)    
4. Lonesome Traveller (John Peel session, 8/12/04)    
5. Goodbye, Goodbye (Phill Jupitus live, 30/3/07)    
6. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key (Bob Harris live, 6/5/12)    
7. No-One Knows Nothing Anymore (Latitude Festival live, 18/7/14)    

Side B:
1. Levi Stubbs' Tears (Glastonbury live, 26/6/15)    
2. Why We Build The Wall (Tom Robinson live Buxton Opera House, 21/1/17)    
3. I Ain't Got No Home (w/ CJ Hillman) (Radio 2 Folk Awards live, 5/4/17)    
4. The Space Race Is Over (Tom Robinson Now Playing ‘Billy Bragg Takeover’, 14/7/19)    
5. St. Swithin's Day (Tom Robinson Now Playing ‘Billy Bragg Takeover’, 14/7/19)

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