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Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry album

Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry album

  • Performer: Billy Bragg
  • Genre: Rock
  • Title: Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
  • Released: 1996
  • Style: Folk Rock, Indie Rock
  • Country: UK
  • MP3 version size: 1764 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1256 mb
  • Other: VOC AHX DXD WMA FLAC MIDI AA
  • Rating: 4.6
  • Votes: 392

Description

All lyrics from Talking With The Taxman About Poetry album, popular Billy Bragg songs with tracklist and information about album.

In 1986 Bragg released Talking with the Taxman About Poetry, which became his first Top 10 album. Its title is taken from a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky and a translated version of the poem was printed on the record's inner sleeve. Back to Basics is a 1987 collection of his first three releases: Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy, Brewing Up with Billy Bragg, and Between the Wars.

Talking with the Taxman About Poetry. Redirected from Talking with the Taxman about Poetry). Talking with the Taxman About Poetry is the third album by Billy Bragg, released in 1986. With production by John Porter and Kenny Jones, Talking with the Taxman About Poetry featured more musicians than Bragg's previous works, which were generally little more than Bragg himself and a guitar.

Billy Bragg recorded a song with the title "There Is Power in a Union" on the Talking with the Taxman About Poetry album; this has different words and is set to the tune of "Battle Cry of Freedom". Train, Train (The Count Bishops song). Train, Train" is a song written by Zenon de Fleur (Hierowski) and released on their 1976 single "Train Train/Taking it Easy" by The Count Bishops. Although not significant in the charts, it was covered by Billy Bragg on his album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry. Victim Of Geography is a 1993 collection of Billy Bragg's previous albums Talking with the Taxman about Poetry and Workers Playtime, originally released in 1986 and 1988 respectively. Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (; Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский; 19 July 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor.

Complete your Billy Bragg collection. This version was pressed by PRS Ltd, another, otherwise identical, UK version exists that was pressed by a currently unknown pressing plant: Talking With The Taxman About Poetry. Other Versions (5 of 45) View All. Cat.

Band Name Billy Bragg. Album Name Talking with the Taxman About Poetry. Wydawcy Elektra Records Liberation Records Go Discs. 1. Greetings to the New Brunette. 5. Levi Stubbs' Tears. 6. Honey, I'm a Big Boy Now. 7. There Is Power in a Union. 8. Help Save the Youth of America. 9. Wishing the Days Away. 11. The Warmest Room.

Features Song Lyrics for Billy Bragg's Talking with the Taxman about Poetry album. Billy Bragg - Talking with the Taxman about Poetry Album Lyrics. Greetings to the New Brunette - Demo Lyrics.

This album has an average beat per minute of 112 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 76/136 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist Talking With the Taxman About Poetry. BPM Profile Talking With the Taxman About Poetry. Album starts at 135BPM, ends at 111BPM (-24), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Billy Bragg.

Volume 1 (Billy Bragg album). Volume 1 is a box set by alternative folk singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, released in 2006. The box set includes 7 CDs and 2 DVDs with a booklet containing song lyrics and an introduction by Wiggy, producer of several of Bragg's albums. Disc 1 (Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy - Original Album). Disc 2 (Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy - Bonus CD). Disc 3 (Brewing Up with Billy Bragg - Original Album). Disc 4 (Brewing Up with Billy Bragg - Bonus CD). Disc 5 (Talking with the Taxman About Poetry - Original Album)

Brewing Up with Billy Bragg. Don't Try This at Home. Mr Love & Justice. Madame X. 90. Baroness.

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Greetings To The New Brunette
Bass – John PorterGuitar [Electric] – Johnny MarrGuitar [Slide] – John PorterPercussion – Simon MoretonVocals – Kirsty MacColl
3:31
2 Train Train
Music By, Lyrics By – Zenon De FleurViolin – Bobby Valentino
2:12
3 The Marriage
Bass – John PorterTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Woodhead
2:31
4 Ideology 3:27
5 Levi Stubbs' Tears
Percussion – Simon MoretonTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Woodhead
3:31
6 Honey I'm A Big Boy Now
Piano – Kenny Craddock
4:07
7 There Is Power In A Union
Music By – George F. Root
2:48
8 Help Save The Youth Of America
Mandolin – John Porter
2:48
9 Wishing The Days Away
Mandolin – John PorterViolin – Bobby Valentino
2:29
10 The Passion
Guitar [Electric] – Johnny MarrVocals – Kirsty MacColl
2:54
11 The Warmest Room
Bass – John Porter
3:57
12 The Home Front
Organ – Kenny CraddockTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Woodhead
4:16

Credits

  • Lyrics By – Billy Bragg (tracks: 1, 3 to 12)
  • Music By – Billy Bragg (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 12)
  • Percussion [Assorted] – George Shilling, Kenny Jones
  • Performer, Vocals – Billy Bragg
  • Photography – Hans Praefke
  • Photography [Billy Bragg] – Pennie Smith
  • Producer – John Porter, Kenny Jones
  • Tape [Op], Other [Tea & Biscuits] – George Shilling

Notes

The Difficult Third Album

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 9 397603 202629 M
  • Matrix / Runout: MUSH320262 6111038608
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L471
  • Label Code: LC 7180

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
AGOLP 6 Billy Bragg Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(LP, Album, PRS) Go! Discs AGOLP 6 UK 1986
TECI-24417 Billy Bragg Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Promo, RM, Pap) Imperial Records TECI-24417 Japan 2007
D 21016 Billy Bragg Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(CD, Album, RE) Liberation Records D 21016 Australia 1991
CHR 1533 Billy Bragg Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(LP, Album, Promo) Go! Discs, Chrysalis CHR 1533 Italy 1986
9 60502-1, 60502-1 Billy Bragg Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(LP, Album, Promo) Elektra, Elektra 9 60502-1, 60502-1 US 1986

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