Billy Bragg – Workers Playtime
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Cooking Vinyl – COOKCD348
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2 ×
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1-1 | She's Got A New Spell | 3:25 | ||
| 1-2 | Must I Paint You A Picture | 5:32 | ||
| 1-3 | Tender Comrade | 2:50 | ||
| 1-4 | The Price I Pay | 3:34 | ||
| 1-5 | Little Time Bomb | 2:17 | ||
| 1-6 | Rotting On Remand | 3:39 | ||
| 1-7 | Valentine's Day Is Over | 4:53 | ||
| 1-8 | Life With The Lions | 3:06 | ||
| 1-9 | The Only One | 3:26 | ||
| 1-10 | The Short Answer | 4:59 | ||
| 1-11 | Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards | 4:36 | ||
| 2-1 | The Only One (Demo) | 3:36 | ||
| 2-2 |
The Price I Pay (Demo)
Electric Guitar – John Porter Guitar, Vocals – BB* |
4:01 | ||
| 2-3 |
Love Has No Pride
Written-By – Eric Kaz, Libby Titus |
3:35 | ||
| 2-4 |
That's Entertainment
Written-By – Paul Weller |
3:53 | ||
| 2-5 |
She's Got A New Spell (Demo)
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – BB* Bass – Bruce Thomas Drums – Mickey Waller* Guitar – Wiggy (2) |
2:44 | ||
| 2-6 |
The Short Answer (Demo)
Bass – Bruce Thomas Drums – Mickey Waller* Guitar – Martin Belmont Guitar, Vocals – BB* Organ – Cara Tivey |
5:21 | ||
| 2-7 |
Little Time Bomb (Demo)
Double Bass – Danny Thompson Guitar, Vocals – BB* Piano – Cara Tivey |
2:21 | ||
| 2-8 | Bad Penny (Demo) | 3:05 | ||
| 2-9 |
Reason To Believe (Live)
Guitar, Vocals – BB* Piano – Cara Tivey Recorded By – Grant Showbiz Written-By – Tim Hardin |
2:12 | ||
| 2-10 |
Must I Paint You A Picture? (Extended Version)
Double Bass – Danny Thompson Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Wiggy (2) Guitar, Vocals – BB* Piano, Organ, Vocals – Cara Tivey |
7:13 | ||
| 2-11 |
Raglan Road (Live)
Bass – Wiggy (2) Mandolin, Vocals – BB* Piano – Cara Tivey Written-By – Patrick Kavanagh (3), Traditional |
3:46 |
Credits
- Artwork By [Original Album Cover Illustration] – Liu Chih - Kuei
- Compilation Producer – Grant Showbiz
- Design [Designed By] – Committee (5)
- Design [Original Album Design] – Caramel Crunch
- Engineer – Martin Hayles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Graham Dear (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Producer – Joe Boyd (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), Wiggy (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Remastered By [Digitally Re-mastered] – Duncan Cowell (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Tim Young (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Written-By – Billy Bragg (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-5 to 2-8, 2-10)
Notes
Workers Playtime - Special Reissue Bonus Edition.
Comes in a gatefold cardboard sleeve.
Recorded October 1987 - July 1988 at Pavillon Studios, London W10.
Released September 1988 GO DISCS AGOLP 15.
CD1: Digitally re-mastered @ Metropolis Mastering.
CD2: Digitally re-mastered @ Sound Mastering.
Bonus-CD:
2-1: Recorded 15th October 1987
2-2: Recorded 15th October 1987
2-3: Recorded 5th January 1988
2-4: Recorded 5th January 1988
2-5: Recorded spring 1988
2-6: Recorded 15th March 1988
2-7: Recorded 31st May 1988
2-8: Recorded spring 1988
All recorded at Pavillon Studios during the Workers Playtime sessions.
All previously unreleased.
2-9: Recorded at the Club Soda, Montreal 1st November 1988 - Released 1989 on 'Utility 12" Sampler' Utility, USAMP1.
2-10: Recorded spring 1988 at Pavillon Studios - Released November 1988 as B side of 'She's Got A New Spell' 7" Go Discs GOD 24
2-11: Recorded live at the Womad Festival Toronto in August 1989 - Released May 1990 on 'Utility 7" Sampler' Utility, USAMP2.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 20) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers Playtime (LP) | Festival Records | RML 38859 | Australia | 1988 | ||
| Workers Playtime (LP, Album) | Go! Discs | 836 430-1 | Canada | 1988 | ||
| Workers Playtime (LP, Alb) | DRO, Go! Discs | 4D-443, none | Spain | 1988 | ||
| Workers Playtime (CD, Album) | Go! Discs | AGOCD 15 | UK | 1988 | ||
| Workers Playtime (LP, Album, Whi) | Line Records | LILP 4.00663 J | Germany | 1988 |
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