Tracklist
1 | St. Swithin's Day | 3:52 |
2 | Richard | 2:49 |
3 | Love Gets Dangerous | 2:23 |
4 | The World Turned Upside DownWritten-By – Leon Rosselson | 2:34 |
5 | The Myth Of Trust | 2:53 |
6 | A Lover Sings | 3:51 |
7 | From A Vauxhall Velox | 2:30 |
8 | It Says Here | 4:15 |
9 | This Guitar Says Sorry | 2:29 |
10 | Island Of No Return | 3:34 |
11 | The Milkman Of Human Kindness | 2:47 |
12 | Strange Things Happen | 2:38 |
13 | To Have And To Have Not | 2:32 |
14 | The Busy Girl Buys Beauty | 1:57 |
15 | Between The Wars | 2:27 |
16 | Which Side Are You OnAdapted By – Billy BraggWritten-By – Florence Reece | 2:33 |
17 | The Saturday Boy | 3:28 |
18 | The Man In The Iron Mask | 2:13 |
19 | A New England | 2:13 |
20 | Like Soldiers Do | 2:38 |
21 | Lovers Town Revisited | 1:17 |
Versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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AGODP 8 | Billy Bragg | Back To Basics (2xLP, Comp) | Go! Discs | AGODP 8 | UK | 1987 |
CHR1603 | Billy Bragg | Back To Basics (2xLP, Comp) | Go! Discs | CHR1603 | Italy | 1987 |
9 60726-1, 60726-1 | Billy Bragg | Back To Basics (2xLP, Comp) | Elektra, Elektra | 9 60726-1, 60726-1 | US | 1987 |
CD 38767 | Billy Bragg | Back To Basics (CD, Comp) | Chrysalis, Go! Discs | CD 38767 | Australia | 1987 |
MUSH32028.2 | Billy Bragg | Back To Basics (CD, Comp, RE) | Mushroom | MUSH32028.2 | Australia | Unknown |
Credits
- Compiled By, Mastered By – Kenny Jones
- Design [Designer And Cubist], Artwork By [Cover] – Caramel Crunch
- Engineer – Kenny Jones (tracks: 8 to 21)
- Guitar, Vocals – Billy Bragg
- Organ – Kenny Craddock (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Photography By – Bob Bromide, Jayne Creamer
- Producer – Kenny Jones (tracks: 19 to 21), Edward De Bono (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Producer, Engineer, Recorded By – Oliver Hitch (tracks: 1 to 7)
- Trumpet – Dave Woodhead (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Written-By – Billy Bragg
Notes
"Together at last the first 21 songs from the roots of urbane folk music"
For copyright reasons this C.D. is not available in South Africa
Tracks 1-7 originally released as "Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy" mini-album
Produced, engineered and recorded in straight stereo by Oliver Hitch.
© 1983 Chappell Music Ltd London W1
℗ 1983 Go! Discs Ltd
Tracks 8-18 originally released as "Brewing Up With Billy Bragg" LP .
Produced by Edward De Bono.
Engineered by Kenny Jones.
Recorded at Berry Street Studio Clerkenwell London EC1 July 1984.
© 1985 Chappell Music Ltd London W1
℗ 1984 Go! Discs Ltd
Tracks 19-21 taken from "Between The Wars" EP .
Produced and engineered by Kenny Jones.
Recorded straight to stereo at Vineyard Studio London 1985.
"Between The Wars"
© 1985 Chappell Music Ltd London W1
"The World Turned Upside Down"
© 1981 Leon Rosselson/MCPS
"Which Side Are You On"
© 1946 Stormking Music Inc. assigned to Harmony Music Ltd
℗© 1985 Billy Bragg·Go! Discs Ltd
Barcodes
- Barcode: 0 7559-60726-2 5
- Matrix / Runout: Y10953 2 60726-2 RE-1 02 M1S1
- Mastering SID Code: ifpi L903
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7D
- Other (SPARS Code): AAD
Companies
- Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 102645
- Licensed To – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Go! Discs Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Billy Bragg
- Copyright (c) – Chappell Music Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – MCPS Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Stormking Music, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Harmony Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Berry Street Studio
- Recorded At – Vineyard Studios
- Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
- Pressed By – WEA Mfg. Olyphant – Y10953
- Glass Mastered At – WEA Mfg. Olyphant
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