Bragg, Billy

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star Version) New Import - GODX 67 Sealed 1992 UK Single. Small Corner Bumps. more
	Back To Basics Used - Vinyl - 60726 Mint, Unplayed 1987 2LP White Label Promo With Custom Inner Sleeves. Tiny Saw Cut. more
	Back To Basics New - Vinyl - 60726-1 Sealed 1987 2LP First Pressing Of This Outstanding Compilation With Custom Inner Sleeves. Small Saw Notch. Tracks A1-A6 & B1 Originally Released As "Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy" Mini-Album (1983). Tracks B2-B5, C1-C5 & D1-D2 Originally Released As "Brewing Up With Billy Bragg" LP (1984). Tracks D3-D5 Originally Released As "Between The Wars" EP (1985). more
	Brewing Up With Billy Bragg Used - Vinyl - CDO27 1984 Original. Appears Unplayed. more
	Don't Try This At Home New - Vinyl - COOK 062 New, Unplayed 1993 45rpm 2LP UK Original With Custom Inner Sleeves. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. Slight Corner Bump, Hence Reduced Price. “After Dipping His Toes In The Notion Of Using Backing Musicians On Talking With The Taxman About Poetry, Billy Bragg Finally Dove In Headfirst With Worker's Playtime, But Don't Try This At Home Was Where Bragg First Began To Sound Completely Comfortable With The Notion Of A Full Band. With Johnny Marr (Who Helped Produce Two Tracks), Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, And Kirsty Maccoll On Hand To Give The Sessions A Taste Of Star Power, Don't Try This At Home Sounds Full But Uncluttered; The Arrangements (Most Complete With -- Gasp! -- Drums) Flesh Out Bragg's Melodies, Giving Them Greater Strength In The Process, And Billy's Craggy Vocals Wrap Around The Melodies With Significantly More Flexibility Than On Previous Recordings. With The Exception Of The Rabble-Rousing "Accident Waiting To Happen" And "North Sea Bubble," And The Witty "Sexuality," Most Of Don't Try This At Home Finds Billy Bragg In A Contemplative Mood; The Political Tunes Are Subtle (And Don't Hector), Such As The Mournful "Rumours Of War," And The Songs About Love Tend To Examine The Less Hopeful Side Of Relationships, Like "Mother Of The Bride" And The Lovely "You Woke Up My Neighborhood." But There's Also An Understated Wit To Many Of The Songs, Especially The Well-Drawn "God's Footballer," And Bragg Approached The Work Of Other Songwriters To Splendid Effect On Fred Neil's "Dolphins And Sid Griffin's "Everywhere." Don't Try This At Home Isn't The Sort Of Album That Announces Itself Loudly, But Slip Into Its Understated Textures And You'll Discover One Of Bragg's Warmest And Most Thoughtful Albums.” - Mark Deming, AMG more
	Help Save The Youth Of America New - Vinyl - 60787 Sealed And Hard To Find 1988 Vinyl. more
	Help Save The Youth Of America Used - Vinyl - 60787 Rare 1988 White Label Promo In Glossy, Unplayed Condition. Saw Cut. Includes Insert. more
	Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy Used - Vinyl - UTIL 1 Near Mint 1983 Original. Light Top Left Crease. “It Is Likely That Non-Fans Will Have Encountered The Tracks On Life's A Riot On The Re-Packaged Back To Basics CD (Which Also Included 1984's Brewing Up With Billy Bragg EP). However, It Is Useful To Discuss This Debut In Its Historical Context, For On Release In 1983 Nobody Had Encountered Anyone Like Billy Bragg Before. A Gruff Woody Guthrie For The Post-Punk Generation, Bragg's Heavy Essex Accent Moderated A Singing Voice That Was Anything But Operatic. Yet The Singer's Strident, Passionate Non-Singing Provided The Perfect Conduit For A Suite Of Lyrics That Matched Polemic With Romantic Observation. Another Important Factor In That Equation Was His Technique As A Guitarist — Both Extraordinarily Resourceful And Highly Rhythmic. Bragg's Underrated Musicianship Was Perfect For Songs Such As "A New England," The Album's Cornerstone Lovelorn Track (And Bragg's Calling Card For Many Years To Come). Sometimes, As On "The Milkman Of Human Kindness," The Artist Succumbs To Mawkish Sentimentality, But His Sheer Conviction And Empathy With His Characters (Who Seem To Be Self-Analogous) Wins Through, Particularly On The Affecting "The Man In The Iron Mask." – Alex Ogg, All Music Guide more
	Mr Love & Justice New - Vinyl - 86712-1 Sealed 2008 180gm HQ Original. Not The Let Them Eat Vinyl Reissue. more
	Mr. Love & Justice Sealed - Vinyl - 86712 Sealed 2008 180gm Original. more
	Talking With The Taxman About Poetry Used - Vinyl - 9 60502-1 1986 Original. This 3rd Record From Bragg Shows Him Evolving His Craft. Still Addressing The Issues Head On But With A More Refined Process. 4 1/2 Stars On AMG. more
	The Million Things That Never Happened New Import - COOKLP802 Sealed 2021 Original, Standard Black Vinyl Press. Includes Download Card. "In The Early 1980s, Billy Bragg Was The Angry Young Man Of British Anti-folk, A One-man Clash With A Cheap Electric Guitar, Plenty To Say, And A Heaping Portion Of Piss And Vinegar. In The 2020s, Bragg Is A Somewhat Different Man, One Who Is Still Committed To The Issues Of The Day But Less Filled With Wrath, More Thoughtful, And With An Acoustic Guitar Along With A Band Whose Sound Is A Tasteful Blend Of Pub Rock And Contemporary Folk. The 2017 Topical Ep Bridges Not Walls Offered A Reminder That The Old Billy's Spirit Still Lurked Within Him, Yet 2021's The Million Things That Never Happened, More Than Any Of His Albums, Feels Like The Work Of A Gifted Songwriter Who Is Looking Deeply Inward As He Ponders His Own Future. "Reflections Of The Mirth Of Creativity" Is A Witty Look At An Ordinary Day, While "Good Days & Bad Days" Is A More Somber Variation On The Same, And They Best Reflect The Heart Of The Album. Largely Written And Recorded While The U.k. Was In Lockdown Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic, The Million Things That Never Happened Suggests Bragg Spent A Lot Of Time Alone With His Thoughts And That Mortality And A Changing Culture Crossed His Mind More Than Once. These Tunes Are Uncommonly Personal For Bragg, And Even The Political Numbers, Like "The Buck Doesn't Stop Here No More," Are Based In Musing Rather Than Anthemic Calls To Action. ("Freedom Doesn't Come For Free" Is The Most Playful Cut Here, Based On The True Story Of The Libertarian "Free Town" Experiment In Grafton, New Hampshire That Led To A Rash Of Bear Attacks.) The Tone Of This Lp Is Somewhat Unexpected, Though Anyone Who Has Followed Bragg's Career Knows He Could Write About Love As Well As He Could Polemicize, And His Maturity And Nuanced World View Meshes Well With "I Will Be Your Shield" And "I Believe In You," Songs About Relationships That Would Probably Not Have Occurred To A Younger Man And Are All The Better For It. On "Ten Mysterious Photos That Can't Be Explained," He Finds He Can Acknowledge All These Changes And Smile About Them. At The Age Of 63, Billy Bragg Is Not A Young Man Anymore, And The Million Things That Never Happened Reflects That But In A Way That Reveals New Themes And Thinking In His Lyrics; It's A Brave, Smart, And Effective Set Of Songs." AMG Review By Mark Deming. more
	Tooth & Nail Sealed - Vinyl - COOKLP580 Sealed 2013 Limited Edition 180gm Original. more
	Victim Of Geography New - Vinyl - COOK 061 New, Unplayed 2LP UK Original With Custom Hype Sticker On Front Housed In A Resealable Bag. Compiles The Tracks From "Talking With The Taxman" And "Workers Playtime." more
	Workers Playtime Audiophile - Vinyl - 60824 Special 1988 Audiophile Vinyl Pressing, White Label Promo With Custom Inner Sleeve. Saw Cut. more
	Workers Playtime Used - Vinyl - 9 60824-1 1988 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Saw Cut With Slight Water Mark. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. “By The Time Billy Bragg Began Recording Workers Playtime In The Fall Of 1987, He'd Gone From A Rabble-Rousing Leftist Songwriter And D.I.Y. One-Man Punk Band To A Bona Fide Pop Star In The U.K., And Had Won A Sizable Cult Following (And A Major-Label Recording Contract) In The United States. In Addition, Bragg Had Begun Expanding The Stark Sound Of His Early Recordings On His 1986 Album Talking With The Taxman About Poetry, And The Sessions For Workers Playtime Found Bragg And Producer Joe Boyd Building Actual Arrangements Around His Tunes As He Struggled To Balance A Broader And More Eclectic Musical Approach With The Small-P Politics That Were His Stock In Trade. This Struggle Is Practically Audible On Workers Playtime, And This Time Out Bragg's Songs About The Ups And Downs Of Relationships Outnumber (And Are More Satisfying Than) His Polemics, And He Seems Torn Between The Comfort Of The Spartan Simplicity Of Numbers Like "The Only One," "Valentine's Day Is Over," And "Must I Paint You A Picture" And The More Expansive Approach Of The Rollicking "Life With The Lions" And The Appropriately Mysterious "She's Got A New Spell." Significantly, Two Of The Album's Most Explicitly Political Numbers, "Rotting On Remand" And "Tender Comrade," Are Also The Least Satisfying Tracks Here, And The Album Reaches Its Finest Moment When Bragg Musically And Lyrically Faces The Contradictions Of This Turning Point In His Career Head On With The Splendid Final Number, "Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards." Mark Deming, AMG. more
	You Woke Up My Neighbourhood New - Vinyl - GODX 60 Sealed 1991 Four Song Mini LP Housed In A Picture Sleeve. more