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Billy Bragg – Brewing Up With Billy Bragg (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1985
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Brewing Up With Billy Bragg is an LP by Billy Bragg from 1985 released on the Go! Discs label.
About this album
Brewing Up With Billy Bragg is the blunt, compelling debut that introduced Billy Bragg’s voice as a socialist troubadour of Thatcher-era Britain. Released in 1984, it pares songs back to voice, electric guitar and direct political argument, giving everyday frustration and working-class detail unusual force. Its blend of folk-rock urgency and dry wit helped establish Bragg as one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters of the decade. Songs such as It Says Here and The Saturday Boy show how he could turn newspaper politics and personal disappointment into memorable, hard-edged storytelling, setting the tone for a career built on clarity, conviction and nerve.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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Artist: Billy BraggLabel: Go! Discs – L 38293Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1985Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Folk Rock
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A1 It Says Here
A2 Love Gets Dangerous
A3 The Myth Of Trust
A4 From A Vauxhall Velox
A5 The Saturday Boy
A6 Island Of No Return
B1 St. Swithin'S Day
B2 Like Soldiers Do
B3 This Guitar Says Sorry
B4 Strange Things Happen
B5 A Lover Sings