Volume I

Tracklist

Disc 1: Life's a Riot Why Spy vs Spy

1. 1The Milkman of Human Kindness2:49
2. 2To Have and to Have Not2:33
3. 3Richard2:52
4. 4A New England2:15
5. 5The Man in the Iron Mask2:14
6. 6The Busy Girl Buys Beauty1:59
7. 7Lovers Town Revisited1:21

Disc 2: Bonus CD

1. 1Strange Things Happen (Alternate Version)3:19
2. 2The Cloth (Version 1)2:51
3. 3Love Lives Here1:43
4. 4Speedway Hero2:39
5. 5Loving You Too Long2:52
6. 6This Guitar Says Sorry (Alternate Version)2:15
7. 7Love Gets Dangerous (Alternate Version)2:33
8. 8The Cloth (Version 2)2:47
9. 9The Man in the Iron Mask (Alternative Version)2:17
10. 10A13, Trunk Road to the Sea2:28
11. 11Fear Is a Man's Best Friend2:32

Disc 3: Brewing Up With Billy Bragg

1. 1It Says Here4:19
2. 2Love Gets Dangerous2:24
3. 3The Myth of Trust2:55
4. 4From a Vauxhall Velox2:31
5. 5The Saturday Boy3:30
6. 6Island of No Return3:37
7. 7St. Swithin's Day3:54
8. 8Like Soldiers Do2:40
9. 9This Guitar Says Sorry2:32
10. 10Strange Things Happen2:38
11. 11A Lover Sings3:54

Disc 4: Bonus CD

1. 1It Must Be a River2:19
2. 2Won't Talk About It5:06
3. 3Talking Wag Club Blues2:59
4. 4You Got the Power3:11
5. 5The Last Time2:56
6. 6Back to the Old House2:54
7. 7A Lover Sings (Alternative Version)3:58
8. 8Which Side Are You On2:35
9. 9It Says Here (Alternative Version)2:36
10. 10Between the Wars2:31
11. 11The World Turned Upside Down2:36

Disc 5: Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

1. 1Greetings to the New Brunette3:32
2. 2Train Train2:13
3. 3The Marriage2:32
4. 4Ideology3:28
5. 5Levi Stubbs' Tears3:32
6. 6Honey, I'm a Big Boy Now4:08
7. 7There Is Power in a Union2:49
8. 8Help Save the Youth of America2:49
9. 9Wishing the Days Away2:30
10. 10The Passion2:54
11. 11The Warmest Room3:57
12. 12The Home Front4:12

Disc 6: Bonus CD

1. 1Sin City3:35
2. 2Deportees4:03
3. 3There Is Power in a Union (Instrumental)3:17
4. 4The Tracks of My Tears2:57
5. 5Wishing the Days Away (Alternative Version)2:33
6. 6The Clashing of Ideologies (Alternative Version)2:52
7. 7Greetings to the New Brunette (Demo)3:57
8. 8A Nurse's Life Is Full of Woe2:49
9. 9Only Bad Signs3:11
10. 10Hold the Fort1:48

Disc 7: The Internationale

1. 1The Internationale3:50
2. 2I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night1:29
3. 3The Marching Song of the Covert4:00
4. 4Blake's Jerusalem2:32
5. 5Nicaragua Nicaraguita1:09
6. 6The Red Flag3:13
7. 7My Youngest Son Came Home Today3:08
8. 8Introduction (Live)0:58
9. 9Help Save the Youth of America (2)2:36
10. 10Think Again (Live)4:21
11. 11Chile Your Waters Run Red Through Soweto (Live)3:09
12. 12Days Like These (DC Remix)2:41
13. 13To Have and to Have Not (Live)2:47
14. 14There Is Power in a Union (Live)3:28
15. 15Joe Hill8:24
16. 16This Land Is Your Land4:36
17. 17Never Cross a Picket Line3:38
18. 18A Change Is Gonna Come3:59
19. 19A Miner's Life3:02

Disc 8: Here and There

1. 1There Is A Power In A Union (East Berlin DDR, 1986-02)
2. 2Between The Wars (East Berlin DDR, 1986-02)
3. 3Nicaragua Nicaragua (Nicaragua, 1987-07)
4. 5I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
5. 6To Have And To Have Not (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
6. 7The Milkman Of Human Kindness (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
7. 8Island Of No Return (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
8. 9Between The Wars (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
9. 10The World Turned Upside Down (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
10. 11Levi Stubbs Tears (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
11. 12Help Save The Youth Of America (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
12. 13A New England (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
13. 14Wishing The Days Away (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
14. 15People Get Ready (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
15. 16Tupelo Honey (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
16. 17Star (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)
17. 18A13, Trunk Road To The Sea (Lithuania USSR, 1988-05)

Running time 4:05:28

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

Volume 1 is a box set by alternative folk singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, released in 2006. The box set includes 7 CDs and 2 DVDs with a booklet containing song lyrics and an introduction by Wiggy, producer of several of Bragg's albums.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Who made it

Played on it

• Billy Braggguitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar · on 26 tracks
• Kenny Jonespercussion · on 11 tracks
• George Shillingpercussion · on 11 tracks
• John Porterbass guitar, slide guitar, mandolin · on 5 tracks
• Johnny Marrguitar, tambourine, vocals, electric guitar · on 3 tracks
• Dave Woodheadflugelhorn, trumpet · on 3 tracks
• Cara Tiveypiano, vocals, shakuhachi · on 3 tracks
• Simon Moretonpercussion · on 2 tracks
• Kirsty MacCollvocals · on 2 tracks
• Bobby Valentinoviolin, violin family · on 2 tracks
• Ken Craddockpiano · on 2 tracks
• Lorraine Bowenaccordion, clarinet, piano, pipe organ, sopranino recorder · on 2 tracks
• David Bedfordconductor · on 1 track
• Cory Bandbrass · on 1 track
• Côr Cochion Caerdyddvocals · on 1 track
• Charlie Llewellincymbal, membranophone · on 1 track
• Wiggybass guitar, vocals · on 1 track
• Grant Showbizvocals · on 1 track
• Marc Dufftin whistle · on 1 track
• Jim Sutherlandbodhrán, percussion · on 1 track
• Dick Gaughanvocals · on 1 track

Production

• Kenny Jonesengineer, producer · on 32 tracks
• John Porterproducer · on 12 tracks
• Ted de Bonoproducer · on 11 tracks
• Wiggyrecording, producer · on 8 tracks
• Grant Showbizproducer · on 8 tracks
• Oliver Hitchengineer, producer, recording · on 7 tracks
• Billy Braggarranger · on 1 track
• David Bedfordarranger · on 1 track

Credits from MusicBrainz, written by its volunteers.

The record

• First released
  6 Mar 2006
• Label
  Cooking Vinyl COOKCD394
• Kind
  Album (compilation)
• Formats
  CD 14 editions, Digital 8 editions, Video
• Editions
  3 releases in 3 countries
• Running time
  4:05:28
• Barcode
  711297479423

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