The Roaring Forty | 1983–2023

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  A New England
  2:13
  4.8 ★
• 2
  The Milkman of Human Kindness
  2:48
• 3
  To Have and Have Not
  2:32
• 4
  The Man in the Iron Mask
  2:13
• 5
  St Swithin’s Day
  3:50
  3.0 ★
• 6
  The Saturday Boy
  3:29
• 7
  Between the Wars
  2:28
  4.0 ★
• 8
  The World Turned Upside Down
  2:34
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Which Side Are You On?
  2:33
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Levi Stubbs’ Tears
  3:31
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Greetings to the New Brunette
  3:31
  4.5 ★
• 12
  There Is Power in a Union
  2:49
• 13
  Help Save the Youth of America
  2:49
  4.0 ★
• 14
  She’s Leaving Home

  Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey
  3:01
  5.0 ★
• 15
  She’s Got a New Spell
  3:25
• 16
  Must I Paint You a Picture
  5:31
• 17
  Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
  4:35
  4.0 ★
• 18
  The Internationale
  3:48
  3.0 ★
• 19
  Tank Park Salute
  3:29
• 20
  Sexuality
  3:48
• 21
  Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star version)
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Upfield
  4:07
• 2
  The Boy Done Good
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Walt Whitman’s Niece

  Billy Bragg with Wilco
  3:51
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key

  Billy Bragg with Wilco
  4:05
  3.8 ★
• 5
  My Flying Saucer

  Billy Bragg with Wilco
  1:45
  4.0 ★
• 6
  California Stars (live October / November 1998)

  Billy Bragg and the Blokes
  3:57
• 7
  England, Half English

  Billy Bragg and the Blokes
  2:25
• 8
  Some Days I See the Point

  Billy Bragg and the Blokes
  4:56
• 9
  Take Down the Union Jack (Band version)

  Billy Bragg and the Blokes
  3:21
• 10
  Old Clash Fan Fight Song
  2:33
• 11
  I Keep Faith
  4:33
• 12
  Never Buy the Sun
  3:43
• 13
  Bugeye Jim

  Billy Bragg with Wilco
  3:14
• 14
  No One Knows Nothing Anymore
  4:31
• 15
  Handyman Blues
  3:01
• 16
  The L & N Don’t Stop Here Anymore

  Billy Bragg with Joe Henry
  4:30
• 17
  King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood
  2:59
• 18
  Mid‐Century Modern
  5:28
• 19
  I Will Be Your Shield
  3:33

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Release credits

• Ben Mandelson
  bouzouki [7-8]
• Billy Bragg
  acoustic guitar [1.11, 1.13, 1.15, 2.3-5], arranger [9], electric guitar [1.10-11, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17, 2.7], guitar [1, 21], lead vocals [3-5, 7, 15], producer [5, 13], resonator guitar [13], vocal [2.2, 2.8, 2.13, 1.1, 1.10-11, 1.13-15, 1.17-18, 1.21]
• Bruce Thomas
  electric bass guitar [15, 17]
• Cara Tivey
  background vocals [17], keyboard [2.2, 1.21], piano [14, 17-18], recorder [14], vocal [14, 21]
• Caroline Hall
  trombone [7]
• Cory Band
  brass [18]
• Côr Cochion Caerdydd
  vocal [18]
• Dave Woodhead
  brass [7], flugelhorn [10], trumpet [2.7, 1.10]
• David Bedford
  arranger [18], conductor [18]
• Eliza Carthy
  violin [4]
• Elizabeth Steen
  accordion [4]
• Gary Smith
  producer [21]
• George Peckham
  background vocals [17]
• George Shilling
  percussion [10-11, 13]
• Graham Dear
  assistant [15, 17]
• Grant Showbiz
  additional [13], producer [2.2, 2.5, 2.8-9, 1.18]
• Ian McLagan
  Hammond organ [7-8], Wurlitzer electric piano [8]
• Jay Bennett
  Hammond organ [4], acoustic guitar [5], background vocals [3], baritone guitar [5], bouzouki [4], clavinet [3], drums (drum set) [3], electric guitar [5], farfisa [3], piano [3]
• Jayne Creamer
  background vocals [17]
• Jeff Tweedy
  background vocals [3], cabasa [5], electric guitar [3], harmonica [3]
• Jerry Boys
  engineer [5]
• Jody Linscott
  percussion [2]
• Joe Boyd
  producer [15, 17]
• Joe Henry
  producer [15-16]
• John Porter
  bass guitar [11], mandolin [13], producer [10-11, 13-14], slide guitar [11]
• John Stirratt
  acoustic bass guitar [3], background vocals [3], electric bass guitar [4-5], guitar [5]
• Johnny Marr
  electric guitar [11], performer [2]
• Jonathan “JP” Parker
  background vocals [3]
• Kaya Jenner
  background vocals [17]
• Ken Coomer
  background vocals [3], drums (drum set) [3-4], guest [5], percussion [3-4], tambourine [5]
• Kenny Jones
  engineer [5, 7-8], percussion [10-11, 13], producer [7-8, 10-11, 13-14]
• Kirsty MacColl
  vocal [11]
• Lorraine Bowen
  background vocals [2]
• Lu Edmonds
  background vocals [7], cümbüş [7], guitar [7], piano [7], saz [8]
• Martin Belmont
  electric guitar [17]
• Martin Hayles
  engineer [15, 17]
• Martyn Barker
  bell [7], cymbal [8], darbuka [7], surdo [7], udu [7-8]
• Michelle Shocked
  background vocals [17]
• Micky Waller
  membranophone [17]
• Mike Boddy
  engineer [8-9]
• Natalie Merchant
  background vocals [4], guest [4]
• Nigel Frydman
  bass guitar [21]
• Oliver Hitch
  engineer [1], producer [1], recording [1]
• Peter Yanowitz
  membranophone [4]
• Rob Allum
  drums (drum set) [21]
• Robert Wyatt
  background vocals [11]
• Ryan Freeland
  mix [15-16], recording [15-16]
• Simon Edwards
  bass guitar [7], bendir [7], electric upright bass [8], krakeb [7]
• Simon Moreton
  percussion [10-11]
• Ted de Bono
  producer [5]
• Terry Edwards
  tenor saxophone [7]
• Tony Maronie
  percussion [15]
• Wiggy
  12 string guitar [15], acoustic guitar [15], background vocals [17], electric guitar [15, 17], guitar [21], producer [15, 17-18]
• Wilco
  producer [5, 13]
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Issues

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  The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023

  14x CD
  26 October 2023
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  The Roaring Forty | 1983–2023

  2x CD
  27 October 2023
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  The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023

  Digital Media
  27 October 2023
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  The Roaring Forty (1983-2023)

  2x Digital Media (deluxe edition)
  27 October 2023