BILLY BRAGG - The Roaring Forties 1983-2023 - 1LP and 3LP Versions

2023 will see Billy Bragg and Cooking Vinyl celebrating forty years of music from the singer, songwriter, activist and author, with a selection of releases to appeal to casual admirers and die hard fans alike. Each format has been compiled by Billy beginning with a 1LP 13-song ‘primer’ on LTD Edition orange coloured vinyl and a 40-song LTD Edition Deluxe 3 LP collection on three shades of green vinyl.

1 Disc Tracklisting

1. A New England

2. Between The Wars

3. Levi Stubbs' Tears

4. Greetings To The New Brunette

5. Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

6. Sexuality

7. Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star Version)

8. Upfield

9. The Boy Done Good

10. California Stars (Live October / November 1999) - Billy Bragg, The Blokes

11. I Keep Faith

12. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore - Billy Bragg, Joe Henry

13. I Will Be Your Shield

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3 Disc Tracklisting

DISC 1

1. A New England

2. The Milkman Of Human Kindness

3. To Have And Have Not

4. The Man In The Iron Mask

5. St. Swithin's Day

6. The Saturday Boy

7. Between The Wars

8. The World Turned Upside Down

9. Which Side Are You On?

10. Levi Stubbs' Tears

11. Greetings To The New Brunette

12. There Is Power In A Union

13. Help Save The Youth Of America

14. She's Leaving Home - Billy Bragg, Cara Tivey

15. She's Got A New Spell

16. Must I Paint You A Picture

DISC 2

1. Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

2. The Internationale

3. Tank Park Salute

4. Sexuality

5. Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star Version)

6. Upfield

7. The Boy Done Good

8. Walt Whitman's Niece - Billy Bragg, Wilco

9. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Billy Bragg, Wilco

10. My Flying Saucer - Billy Bragg, Wilco

11. California Stars (Live October / November 1998) - Billy Bragg, The Blokes

12. Some Days I See The Point - Billy Bragg, The Blokes

DISC 3

1. England, Half English - Billy Bragg, The Blokes

2. Take Down The Union Jack (Band Version) - Billy Bragg, The Blokes

3. Old Clash Fan Fight Song

4. I Keep Faith

5. Bugeye Jim - Billy Bragg, Wilco

6. Never Buy The Sun

7. No One Knows Nothing Anymore

8. Handyman Blues

9. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore - Billy Bragg, Joe Henry

10. King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood

11. Mid-Century Modern

12. I Will Be Your Shield