The Roaring Forty | 1983–2023

Tracklist

• 1
  A New England
  2:13
  4.8 ★
• 2
  Between the Wars
  2:28
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Levi Stubbs' Tears
  3:31
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Greetings to the New Brunette
  3:31
  4.5 ★
• 5
  Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
  4:35
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Sexuality
  3:48
• 7
  Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star version)
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Upfield
  4:07
• 9
  The Boy Done Good
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 10
  California Stars (live October / November 1998)
  3:57
• 11
  I Keep Faith
  4:33
• 12
  The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
  4:30
• 13
  I Will Be Your Shield
  3:33

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Mermaid Avenue, Vol. III

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Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II

Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II 2000

Reaching to the Converted

Reaching to the Converted 1999

Mermaid Avenue

Mermaid Avenue 1998

Don’t Try This at Home

Don’t Try This at Home 1991

Release credits

• Billy Bragg
  acoustic guitar [4], electric guitar [3-5], guitar [1, 7], vocal [1, 3-5, 7, 9]
• Bruce Thomas
  electric bass guitar [5]
• Cara Tivey
  background vocals [5], keyboard [7, 9], piano [5], vocal [7]
• Dave Woodhead
  flugelhorn [3], trumpet [3]
• Gary Smith
  producer [7]
• George Peckham
  background vocals [5]
• George Shilling
  percussion [3-4]
• Graham Dear
  assistant [5]
• Grant Showbiz
  producer [9]
• Jayne Creamer
  background vocals [5]
• Jody Linscott
  percussion [9]
• Joe Boyd
  producer [5]
• Joe Henry
  producer [12]
• John Porter
  bass guitar [4], producer [3-4], slide guitar [4]
• Johnny Marr
  electric guitar [4], performer [9]
• Kaya Jenner
  background vocals [5]
• Kenny Jones
  engineer [2], percussion [3-4], producer [2-4]
• Kirsty MacColl
  vocal [4]
• Lorraine Bowen
  background vocals [9]
• Martin Belmont
  electric guitar [5]
• Martin Hayles
  engineer [5]
• Michelle Shocked
  background vocals [5]
• Micky Waller
  membranophone [5]
• Nigel Frydman
  bass guitar [7]
• Oliver Hitch
  engineer [1], producer [1], recording [1]
• Rob Allum
  drums (drum set) [7]
• Robert Wyatt
  background vocals [11]
• Ryan Freeland
  mix [12], recording [12]
• Simon Moreton
  percussion [3-4]
• Wiggy
  background vocals [5], electric guitar [5], guitar [7], producer [5]
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Issues

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  The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023

  14x CD
  26 October 2023
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  T
  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