Billy Bragg – Back To Basics (VG/VG+) – 2xLP, AU 1987

Back To Basics is an LP by Billy Bragg from 1987 released on the Chrysalis, Go! Discs label.

About this album

Back To Basics is a concise and powerful compilation of Billy Bragg’s early work, gathering the songs that established him as one of British music’s most distinctive political voices. Drawn from his first recordings in the mid-1980s, it showcases the blend of punk urgency, folk tradition and conversational lyric writing that made Bragg’s reputation. Songs such as A New England, The Milkman of Human Kindness and Levi Stubbs’ Tears helped define his approach: direct, humane and politically alert without losing melody or wit. For listeners coming to Bragg’s catalogue, this collection offers a strong overview of the period when he became a leading figure in socially engaged alternative rock.

Genre: Pop & Rock