Life's a Riot With Spy Vs. Spy

Product Description
Billy Bragg, once-described as a "one-man Clash," has spent the last two decades writing and performing passionate, witty, socially conscious music. This is a reissue of Life's a Riot with Spy Vs. Spy, 1983's mini-LP that first introduced the world to Billy's style--roughly strummed electric guitar and stark vocals belying a keen sense of melody and committed, deeply humane lyrics on topics ranging from life and love to social upheaval and the plight of the working class. Recorded live to two-track tape for free over the course of three afternoons in Chappell Music's tiny demo studio in the modest hope of selling the occasional copy at early gigs, Life's a Riot... had initial sales topping 50,000 (ultimately over 120,000) without the aid of advertising. It spent 12 weeks at #1 on the UK indie chart and reached #32 in the national LP chart and featured his first underground anthem--"A New England."

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Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy Billy Bragg Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Urban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brewing Up with Billy Bragg Talking with the Taxman About Poetry The Internationale/Live and Dubious Don't Try This at Home Reaching to the Converted ASIN: B000B5KRRA Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

1. The Milk Man Of Human Kindness
2. To Have And TO Have Not
3. Richard
4. A New England
5. The Man In The Iron Mask
6. The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
7. Lovers Town Revisited

Tracks:

1. Strange Things Happen (alternative version)
2. The Cloth
3. Love Lives Here
4. Speedway Hero
5. Loving You Too Long
6. This Guitar Says Sorry (alternative version)
7. Love Gets Dangerous (alternative version)
8. The Cloth
9. The Man In The Iron Mask ( alternative version)
10. A13, Trunk Road To The Sea
11. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend

Album Description

Billy Bragg, once-described as a "one-man Clash," has spent the last two decades writing and performing passionate, witty, socially conscious music. This is a reissue of Life's a Riot with Spy Vs. Spy, 1983's mini-LP that first introduced the world to Billy's style--roughly strummed electric guitar and stark vocals belying a keen sense of melody and committed, deeply humane lyrics on topics ranging from life and love to social upheaval and the plight of the working class. Recorded live to two-track tape for free over the course of three afternoons in Chappell Music's tiny demo studio in the modest hope of selling the occasional copy at early gigs, Life's a Riot... had initial sales topping 50,000 (ultimately over 120,000) without the aid of advertising. It spent 12 weeks at #1 on the UK indie chart and reached #32 in the national LP chart and featured his first underground anthem--"A New England."

Average customer rating:

Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy Billy Bragg Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Urban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002HUXZI

Tracks:

1. Milkman of Human Kindness
2. To Have and to Have Not
3. Richard
4. New England
5. Man in the Iron Mask
6. Busy Girl Buys Beauty
7. Lovers Town Revisited

Tracks:

1. Strange Things Happen [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][#][*]
2. Cloth [1][#][*][Version]
3. Love Lives Here [#][*]
4. Speedway Hero [#][*]
5. Loving You Too Long [#][*]
6. Guitar Says Sorry [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][#][*]
7. Love Gets Dangerous [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][#][*]
8. Cloth [2][#][*][Version]
9. Man in the Iron Mask [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][*]
10. A13, Trunk Road to the Sea [*]
11. Fear Is a Man's Best Friend [*]

Album Details

Re-issue with Bonus Tracks.

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Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy Billy Bragg Manufacturer: Teichiku ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Urban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000OZ0JAW Release Date: 2007-06-04

Tracks:

1. Milkman Of Human Kindness
2. To Have And To Have Not
3. Richard
4. New England
5. Man In The Iron Mask
6. Busy Girls Buys Beauty
7. Lovers Town Revisited

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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