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Billy Bragg: Don’t Try This At Home

On September 16, 1991, “GO! Discs” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the sixth Billy Bragg album. It was recorded October 1990 – July 1991, at “Pavilion Studios” and “Sonet Studio”, “Cathouse Studios” in London, “Clear” in Manchester, “John Keane Studios” and “Jester House” in Athens, Georgia, and was produced by Grant Showbiz and Johnny Marr.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bragg – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Wiggy (Philip Wigg) – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, mandolin
  • Peter Buck – mandolin, acoustic guitar
  • John Keane – pedal steel guitar, bass
  • Cara Tivey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Amanda Vincent – keyboards, piano
  • Danny Thompson – double bass 
  • James Eller – bass
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • J. F. T. Hood – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Dave Woodhead – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Caroline Hall – trombone
  • Elliet Mackrell – violin
  • Mary Ramsey – viola, violin
  • Julia Palmer – cello
  • Steven Lewis – backing vocals
  • Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals
  • Lorraine Bowen – backing vocals
  • Victoria Taylor Roberts – backing vocals
  • Michael Stipe – backing vocals
  • Andy Szabo – backing vocals
  • Victor Van Vugt – engineer
  • John Keane – engineer
  • Owen Morris – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Caramel Crunch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Bragg, except where noted.

  1. Accident Waiting to Happen
  2. Moving the Goalposts
  3. Everywhere – Greg Trooper, Sid Griffin
  4. Cindy of a Thousand Lives
  5. You Woke Up My Neighborhood – Billy Bragg, Peter Buck
  6. Trust
  7. God’s Footballer
  8. The Few
  9. Sexuality – Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr
  10. Mother of the Bride
  11. Tank Park Salute
  12. Dolphins – Fred Neil
  13. North Sea Bubble
  14. Rumors of War
  15. Wish You Were Her
  16. Body of Water – Billiy Bragg, Philip Wigg

Billy Bragg: Brewing Up with Billy Bragg

In November 1984, “Go! Discs” label released “Brewing Up with Billy Bragg”, the second Billy Bragg album. It was recorded July 1984, at “Berry Street Studio” in London, and was produced by Edward de Bono. In 2000  “Q” magazine ranked the album at number 87 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bragg– vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Marr– guitar, vocals, tambourine
  • Kenny Craddock– organ
  • Dave Woodhead – trumpet
  • Kenny Jones – engineer
  • Heeps Willard- cover illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Bragg.

  1. It Says Here
  2. Love Gets Dangerous
  3. The Myth of Trust
  4. From a Vauxhall Velox
  5. The Saturday Boy
  6. Island of No Return
  7. St Swithin’s Day
  8. Like Soldiers Do
  9. This Guitar Says Sorry
  10. Strange Things Happen
  11. A Lover Sings

Paul Weller: Wild Wood

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On September 6, 1993, “Go! Discs” label released “Wild Wood”, the second Paul Weller solo album. It was recorded April 1993-May 1993, and was produced by Paul Weller and Brendan Lynch. In 2000 “Q” magazine ranked “Wild Wood” at number 77 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitars, mellotron, Moog, piano, bass,  Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, tambourine, strings, blues harp, percussion, hanclaps
  • David Liddle – lead guitar
  • Robert Howard– guitars
  • Steve Cradock– guitar
  • Helen Turner – organ
  • Mick Talbot– Hammond organ
  • Brendan Lynch– mellotron , Mini-Moog, stylophone, percussion, handclaps
  • Maxton G. Beesley, Jr.– Wurlitzer, percussion, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Jacko Peake – flute, horns
  • Marco Nelson – bass, backing vocals
  • Yolanda Charles – bass
  • Steve White– drums, percussion
  • Dee C. Lee– backing vocals
  • Simon Fowler – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sunflower – Paul Weller
  2. Can You Heal Us (Holy Man) – Paul Weller
  3. Wild Wood Paul Weller
  4. Instrumental (Pt 1) – Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White
  5. All the Pictures on the Wall – Paul Weller
  6. Has My Fire Really Gone Out? – Paul Weller
  7. Country – Paul Weller
  8. Instrumental Two – Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White
  9. 5th Season – Paul Weller
  10. The Weaver – Paul Weller
  11. Instrumental One (Pt 2) – Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White
  12. Foot of the Mountain – Paul Weller
  13. Shadow of the Sun – Paul Weller
  14. Holy Man (Reprise) – Paul Weller
  15. Moon on Your Pyjamas – Paul Weller
  16. Hung Up – Paul Weller