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Back To Basics - Billy Bragg
Go! Discs
Released 7th July 1987
UK Chart #37
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Tracklist
The Links below contain live or alternative versions.
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A1 The Milkman Of Human Kindness
A2 To Have And To Have Not
A3 Richard
A4 Lovers Town Revisited
A5 A New England
A6 The Man In The Iron Mask
A2 To Have And To Have Not
A3 Richard
A4 Lovers Town Revisited
A5 A New England
A6 The Man In The Iron Mask
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B1 The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
B2 It Says Here
B3 Love Gets Dangerous
B4 From A Vauxhall Velox
B5 The Myth Of Trust
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C1 The Saturday Boy
C2 Island Of No Return
C3 This Guitar Says Sorry
C4 Like Soldiers Do
C5 St. Swithin's Day
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D1 Strange Things Happen
D2 A Lover Sings
D3 Between The Wars
D4 The World Turned Upside Down
D5 Which Side Are You On
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Back To Basics was the first compilation from Billy Bragg and contained the mini-album Life's A Riot with Spy Vs Spy, Brewing Up With Billy Bragg and the Between The Wars EP. All were originally released on Go! Discs and enjoyed some chart success.
The Back To Basics part is simply "one man and his guitar" venting his spleen against the Thatcher Government and adding a plethora of poetic love songs and everyday life.
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May 1983
UK Chart #30
Live at the Factory Theatre, Sydney, 13th September 2013. The entire encore consisted of his debut album Life's A Riot with Spy Vs Spy (albeit in different order, it's tradition to close with A New England!)
1. Lovers Town Revisited
2. To Have and Have Not
3. Richard
4. The Man In The Iron Mask
5. The Milkman of Human Kindness
6. The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
7. A New England
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July 1984
UK Chart #16
The standout track of the album for me is St. Swithan's Day.
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In Germany St. Swithan's Day was released as a Single with A New England as the B-Side in 1984.
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February 1985
UK Chart #15
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The album was re-issued in 1993 by Cooking Vinyl and was available on Vinyl, Cassette and CD
A number of these early songs have been covered by other artists
Lovers Town Revisited - The Loved Ones.
The Man In The Iron Mask - Paul Young.
Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!
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