Workers Playtime

~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1She's Got a New Spell
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
percussion:
Tony Maronie (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
She's Got a New Spell (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:25
2Must I Paint You a Picture
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
Hammond organ and piano and additional vocals:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Must I Paint You a Picture (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
5:32
3Tender Comrade
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Tender Comrade
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:50
4The Price I Pay
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1998)
piano and background vocals:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
The Price I Pay (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:34
5Little Time Bomb
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter)
piano:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Little Time Bomb
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:18
6Rotting on Remand
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
pedal steel guitar:
BJ Cole
piano:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Rotting on Remand
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:39
7Valentine's Day Is Over
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
flugelhorn:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter) (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Valentine's Day Is Over (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4:54
8Life With the Lions
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
electric guitar:
Martin Belmont
harmonica:
Barb Jungr
membranophone:
Micky Waller
piano and background vocals:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Life With the Lions
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:06
9The Only One
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
cello:
John Palmer (Belgian 'singing busdriver' Eric Bastiaen)
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
The Only One
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:26
10The Short Answer
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
cello:
Julia Palmer
electric bass guitar, electric guitar and triangle:
Billy Bragg
percussion:
Tony Maronie
viola:
Theresa Pamplin
violin family:
Camilla Brunt and Donna Welchman
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
The Short Answer
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
5:00
11Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Martin Belmont (in 1998), Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
background vocals:
Jayne Creamer (in 1998), Kaya Jenner (in 1998), George Peckham (engineer, Porky) (in 1998), Michelle Shocked (in 1998), Cara Tivey (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
44:34