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  • Quote James

Post by James Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:32 pm

I've just come across the Lars Friedrikson and The Bastards version of To Have and Have Not.

:shock:

I think I'm physically incapable of forming an opinion about it.
I've just come across the Lars Friedrikson and The Bastards version of To Have and Have Not.

:shock:

I think I'm physically incapable of forming an opinion about it.
  • Quote MissWalshy

Post by MissWalshy Mon May 15, 2006 6:11 pm

gutted.. . I just had a little look at the HMV website and see must I paint you a picture for £7.99 I'm sure i paid like.. £16.99 for it a cupla months ago!! hmmmm.....
gutted.. . I just had a little look at the HMV website and see must I paint you a picture for £7.99 I'm sure i paid like.. £16.99 for it a cupla months ago!! hmmmm.....
  • Quote Heather

Post by Heather Mon May 15, 2006 5:33 pm

RoddyRuddy wrote:
Heather wrote:
Smerker wrote:Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.


Kirsty MacColl's version is brilliant, I've not heard Billy Bragg's.


http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProd ... &sku=92921
javascript:playClip('2990767941720842484-01-01-S-32')

sound clip @ above link


Thank you, I'll have a listen.
[quote="RoddyRuddy"][quote="Heather"][quote="Smerker"]Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.
[/quote]

Kirsty MacColl's version is brilliant, I've not heard Billy Bragg's.[/quote]

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProd ... &sku=92921
javascript:playClip('2990767941720842484-01-01-S-32')

sound clip @ above link[/quote]

Thank you, I'll have a listen.
  • Quote RoddyRuddy

Post by RoddyRuddy Mon May 15, 2006 2:54 pm

Still Suitable For Miners Billy Bragg The Offical Biography
Andrew Collins

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"".......The Pogues were playing after him, so he loitered at the side of the stageand watched them do their Irish folk-punk thing. Unfortunately , he was standing right next to the bands"s rider, "so every time a Pogue came over and cracked a beer , they cracked one for me ".The band encored with "Honky Tonk Women", and invited Billy to join in. "I was well out of it ". At the end of the druken thrash , Billy fell off the front of the drum riser, and was , to his enormous rotrospective pride , carried off by The Pogues"......""
Still Suitable For Miners Billy Bragg The Offical Biography
Andrew Collins

quote
"".......The Pogues were playing after him, so he loitered at the side of the stageand watched them do their Irish folk-punk thing. Unfortunately , he was standing right next to the bands"s rider, "so every time a Pogue came over and cracked a beer , they cracked one for me ".The band encored with "Honky Tonk Women", and invited Billy to join in. "I was well out of it ". At the end of the druken thrash , Billy fell off the front of the drum riser, and was , to his enormous rotrospective pride , carried off by The Pogues"......""
  • Quote RoddyRuddy

Post by RoddyRuddy Mon May 15, 2006 1:21 pm

Heather wrote:
Smerker wrote:Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.


Kirsty MacColl's version is brilliant, I've not heard Billy Bragg's.


http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProd ... &sku=92921
javascript:playClip('2990767941720842484-01-01-S-32')

sound clip @ above link
[quote="Heather"][quote="Smerker"]Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.
[/quote]

Kirsty MacColl's version is brilliant, I've not heard Billy Bragg's.[/quote]

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProd ... &sku=92921
javascript:playClip('2990767941720842484-01-01-S-32')

sound clip @ above link
  • Quote Heather

Post by Heather Tue May 09, 2006 5:40 pm

Smerker wrote:Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.


Kirsty MacColl's version is brilliant, I've not heard Billy Bragg's.
[quote="Smerker"]Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.
[/quote]

Kirsty MacColl's version is brilliant, I've not heard Billy Bragg's.
  • Quote James

Post by James Tue May 09, 2006 2:42 pm

Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.
Other great Bragg songs, IMO, are The Saturday Boy, his version of The World Turned Upside Down, Help Save The Youth of America and of course Waiting For the Great Leap Forwards. His newer stuff like Take Down the Union Jack is cool as well.
Probably best to start with where it all began and 'A New England' a great song that even Kirsty MacColl couldn't improve.
Other great Bragg songs, IMO, are The Saturday Boy, his version of The World Turned Upside Down, Help Save The Youth of America and of course Waiting For the Great Leap Forwards. His newer stuff like Take Down the Union Jack is cool as well.
  • Quote moose

Post by moose Tue May 09, 2006 11:42 am

Fintan wrote:
Niall wrote:i was being serious fintan. someone posted a wilipedia link and that was the first time id ever heard tell of the guy

Fair enough. Wow. It just made me feel old, is all. No harm, no foul... He is a great advocate and songwriter. I prefer his material to his voice sometimes, but hey, the same's true of Dylan...
Check out 'Workers' Playtime'... one of my favourite albums (of his and in general), and the source of Great Leap Forward (one of his 'hits'). Carry on... :wink:


See if you can listen to "between the wars" arguably his biggest and best hit.
Released in the 80's during Thatchers reign.
[quote="Fintan"][quote="Niall"]i was being serious fintan. someone posted a wilipedia link and that was the first time id ever heard tell of the guy[/quote]
Fair enough. Wow. It just made me feel old, is all. No harm, no foul... He is a great advocate and songwriter. I prefer his material to his voice sometimes, but hey, the same's true of Dylan...
Check out 'Workers' Playtime'... one of my favourite albums (of his and in general), and the source of Great Leap Forward (one of his 'hits'). Carry on... :wink:[/quote]

See if you can listen to "between the wars" arguably his biggest and best hit.
Released in the 80's during Thatchers reign.
  • Quote CraigBatty

Post by CraigBatty Mon May 08, 2006 7:53 am

Niall wrote:i was being serious fintan. someone posted a wilipedia link and that was the first time id ever heard tell of the guy

Fair enough. Wow. It just made me feel old, is all. No harm, no foul... He is a great advocate and songwriter. I prefer his material to his voice sometimes, but hey, the same's true of Dylan...
Check out 'Workers' Playtime'... one of my favourite albums (of his and in general), and the source of Great Leap Forward (one of his 'hits'). Carry on... :wink:
[quote="Niall"]i was being serious fintan. someone posted a wilipedia link and that was the first time id ever heard tell of the guy[/quote]
Fair enough. Wow. It just made me feel old, is all. No harm, no foul... He is a great advocate and songwriter. I prefer his material to his voice sometimes, but hey, the same's true of Dylan...
Check out 'Workers' Playtime'... one of my favourite albums (of his and in general), and the source of Great Leap Forward (one of his 'hits'). Carry on... :wink:
  • Quote Niall

Post by Niall Mon May 08, 2006 7:43 am

Fintan wrote:
Niall wrote:is this guy popular? id never heard of him til a while ago when he was mentioned in earlier threads

Oh...my...(very...restrained...).. sweet.. -------... Lord... I...am...so...old... and... bolshy... :lol: Love ye, Niall....


i was being serious fintan. someone posted a wilipedia link and that was the first time id ever heard tell of the guy
[quote="Fintan"][quote="Niall"]is this guy popular? id never heard of him til a while ago when he was mentioned in earlier threads[/quote]
Oh...my...(very...restrained...).. sweet.. -------... Lord... I...am...so...old... and... bolshy... :lol: Love ye, Niall....[/quote]

i was being serious fintan. someone posted a wilipedia link and that was the first time id ever heard tell of the guy
  • Quote MissWalshy

Post by MissWalshy Mon May 08, 2006 12:01 am

just realised there is a second page on this thread before i typed the above!

bragg mermaid is rocking
just realised there is a second page on this thread before i typed the above!

bragg mermaid is rocking
  • Quote MissWalshy

Post by MissWalshy Sun May 07, 2006 11:47 pm

making music blah blah blah

bragg released stuff is enough to get you going
making music blah blah blah

bragg released stuff is enough to get you going
  • Quote RoddyRuddy

Post by RoddyRuddy Sun May 07, 2006 10:25 pm

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/comment/stor ... 97,00.html

forgot about the above track & the other free downloads on BB site eg "The Price Of Oil "
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Di ... loads.html

& promo tracks
NPWA (radio edit)
Billy Bragg and The Blokes, February 2002, Elektra (PRCD 1731)
Promotional single for US radio.

My Flying Saucer
Billy Bragg and Wilco, 2000
Promotional single from Mermaid Avenue Volume II.
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/comment/stor ... 97,00.html

forgot about the above track & the other free downloads on BB site eg "The Price Of Oil "
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Di ... loads.html

& promo tracks
NPWA (radio edit)
Billy Bragg and The Blokes, February 2002, Elektra (PRCD 1731)
Promotional single for US radio.

My Flying Saucer
Billy Bragg and Wilco, 2000
Promotional single from Mermaid Avenue Volume II.
  • Quote Michaelo

Post by Michaelo Sun May 07, 2006 8:57 pm

Not a bad little output indeed! Come to think of it, I've got Mermaid Avenue somewhere. I quite liked that CD.
Not a bad little output indeed! Come to think of it, I've got Mermaid Avenue somewhere. I quite liked that CD.
  • Quote RoddyRuddy

Post by RoddyRuddy Sun May 07, 2006 7:47 pm

Available in the BB shop

England, Half English
Billy Bragg and The Blokes
March 4, 2002, Cooking Vinyl, Cook 222 (UK release, CD, limited edition digipack, and 1,000 vinyl copies)
Cook CD 222P (UK promotional CD).
March 5, Elektra, 62743-2 (USA CD)
PRCD 1733 (USA advance promotional CD)
March 12, Outside Music, 4018-2 (Canada CD)
March 30, Smash, SCCD 10 (Japan CD). Two bonus tracks - You Pull The Carpet Out; Mystery Shoes.
April 15, Festival Mushroom, 335012 (Australia CD). One bonus track - Yarra Song.

Available in the BB shop


Billy Bragg Live Solo Bootleg
Going To A Party Way Down South
BB5109 (CD only), released March 2002.
Recorded live at the Enmore Theatre, Australia, October 15 and 16, 2001

Available in the BB shop

Mermaid Avenue Volume II
Billy Bragg and Wilco
May 2000, Elektra, 7559-62522-2
(CD)
Available in the BB shop

Mermaid Avenue Tour
Billy Bragg and The Blokes
1999, Mail Order Live CD, BB5108
(CD only)

Available in the BB shop



Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg and Wilco
June 1998, Elektra, 7559-62204-2

Available in theBilly Bragg Live At The Barbican (MP3 Download - 196.7 MB)
Web site exclusive! We Laughed - Rosetta Life (MP3 Download - 20.2 MB)
Released 31 October 2005. This download version released on this site 3 February 2006
Rosetta Life featuring Billy Bragg. Music by Billy Bragg.

We Laughed reached Number 11 in the UK pop music charts in November 2005.
Most of his back cat has also been reissued with extra tracks & dvds.

Not a bad little out put .
Available in the BB shop

England, Half English
Billy Bragg and The Blokes
March 4, 2002, Cooking Vinyl, Cook 222 (UK release, CD, limited edition digipack, and 1,000 vinyl copies)
Cook CD 222P (UK promotional CD).
March 5, Elektra, 62743-2 (USA CD)
PRCD 1733 (USA advance promotional CD)
March 12, Outside Music, 4018-2 (Canada CD)
March 30, Smash, SCCD 10 (Japan CD). Two bonus tracks - You Pull The Carpet Out; Mystery Shoes.
April 15, Festival Mushroom, 335012 (Australia CD). One bonus track - Yarra Song.

Available in the BB shop


Billy Bragg Live Solo Bootleg
Going To A Party Way Down South
BB5109 (CD only), released March 2002.
Recorded live at the Enmore Theatre, Australia, October 15 and 16, 2001

Available in the BB shop

Mermaid Avenue Volume II
Billy Bragg and Wilco
May 2000, Elektra, 7559-62522-2
(CD)
Available in the BB shop

Mermaid Avenue Tour
Billy Bragg and The Blokes
1999, Mail Order Live CD, BB5108
(CD only)

Available in the BB shop



Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg and Wilco
June 1998, Elektra, 7559-62204-2

Available in theBilly Bragg Live At The Barbican (MP3 Download - 196.7 MB)
Web site exclusive! We Laughed - Rosetta Life (MP3 Download - 20.2 MB)
Released 31 October 2005. This download version released on this site 3 February 2006
Rosetta Life featuring Billy Bragg. Music by Billy Bragg.

We Laughed reached Number 11 in the UK pop music charts in November 2005.
Most of his back cat has also been reissued with extra tracks & dvds.

Not a bad little out put .

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