Talking with the Taxman about Poetry
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| Talking with the Taxman about Poetry | ||
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| Studio album by Billy Bragg | ||
| Released | September 1986 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 38:06 | |
| Label | Go! Discs (UK) Elektra (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Ken Jones, John Porter | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Billy Bragg chronology | ||
| Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984) |
Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (1986) |
Workers Playtime (1988) |
Talking with the Taxman about Poetry is the third release (second full length album) by Billy Bragg, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). With deeper production by John Porter and Kenny Jones, Talking with the Taxman about Poetry featured more musicians than Bragg's previous work, which was generally little more than Bragg himself and a guitar.
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks written by Billy Bragg, except where noted
- "Greetings to the New Brunette" – 3:29
- "Train Train" (Zenon DeFleur) – 2:11
- "The Marriage" – 2:30
- "Ideology" – 3:27
- "Levi Stubbs' Tears" – 3:28
- "Honey, I'm a Big Boy Now" – 4:05
- "There Is Power in a Union" (Bragg, Traditional) – 2:47
- "Help Save the Youth of America" – 2:45
- "Wishing the Days Away" – 2:28
- "The Passion" – 2:52
- "The Warmest Room" – 3:55
- "The Home Front" – 4:09
[edit] Personnel
- Billy Bragg – guitars (acoustic and electric), vocals
- Kirsty MacColl – vocals
- Ken Craddock – organ, piano
- Ken Jones – percussion, producer
- Johnny Marr – electric guitar
- Simon Moreton – percussion
- John Porter – guitar, mandolin, bass guitar, slide guitar, producer
- George Shilling – percussion
- Bobby Valentino – violin
- Dave Woodhead – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Pennie Smith – photography
