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Release Date: 2006Label: Cooking Vinyl
Contains rare, unreleased and exclusive material plus a luxury 48 page booklet.CD1: 'Complete Unabridged'. Recorded 2nd-4th February 1983 Chappell Music, Park Street, London W1. Released May 1983 UTIL 1.
Tracks CD2-01 to CD2-03: Recorded 6th December 1981 at Steve Goldstein's flat at Kilmore House, Chrisp Street, Poplar E14. All previously unreleased.
Tracks CD2-04, CD2-05: Recorded 21st/22nd August 1982 in Acton Lane, London W3. All previously unreleased.
Tracks CD2-06 to CD2-08, CD2-10, CD2-11: Recorded 2nd-4th February 1983 during 'Life's A Riot' sessions, Chappell Music, Park Street, W1. All previously unreleased except CD2-10 & CD2-11 which both appeared on Must I Paint You A Picture bonus disc.
Track CD2-09: Recorded January 1984. Released 1984 on A New Optimism Jamming! magazine SITU-11.
CD3: 'A puckish satire on contemporary mores'. Recorded at Berry Street Studio, Clerkenwell, London EC1, July 1984. Released November 1984 AGOLP4.
Track CD4-01: Recorded 17th January 1984. Previously unreleased.
Tracks CD4-02 to CD4-04: Recorded during the 'Brewing Up' sesions July 1984. All previously unreleased.
Tracks CD4-05 to CD4-07: Recorded 10th January 1986 at Billy Bragg's flat in Acton Lane, London W4. All previously unreleased.
Tracks CD4-08 to CD4-11: Recorded November 1984 at Focus Studio, Vine Yard, London SE1. Released February 1985 Go Discs! AGOEP1.
CD5: 'The difficult third album'. Recorded March-July 1986 at Livingston Studios, North London. Released September 1 1986 AGOLP 6.
Track CD6-01: Recorded during the 'Taxman' sessions. Released August 1988 as b-side of Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards Go Discs GOD23.
Tracks CD6-02 & CD6-03: Recorded during the 'Taxman' sessions. Released November 1986 as b-side of Greetings To The New Brunette 12" single Go Discs! GODX 15.
Tracks CD6-04 to CD6-09: Recorded during the 'Taxman' sessions. All previously unreleased.
Track CD6-10: Recorded November 1985 during 'Days Like These' EP sessions. Released 1986 Square Roots LP Froot 001.
Tracks CD7-01 to CD7-07: Recorded January to March 1990 at Gateway Studiios, Cathouse Studio and Pier House Studio. Released May 1990 UTIL 11.
Tracks CD7-08 to CD7-14: Recorded and compiled at Pavilion Studios, London W10. Released April 1988 Elektra 60787-1.
Track CD7-15: Recorded during the 'Internationale' sessions. Released 1990 on Don't Mourn - Organise Smithsonian Folkways CD SF 40026.
Track CD7-16: Released 1995 on The Disagreement Of The People Cook 088.
Track CD7-17: Produced at Cathouse Studios. Released 1998 on Rock The Dock Creation Records CRECD 240.
Tracks CD7-18, CD7-19: Recorded during the 'Internationale' sessions; Previously unreleased.
DVD1-01 to DVD1-02: © Fernsehen der DDR. Filmed at Rote Lieder Festival Berlin.
DVD1-05 to DVD1-18: © 1988 Soviet TV. Filmed at Vilnius Rock Festival, Lithuania, USSR, May 1988.
DVD2-01 to DVD2-08: © 1985 London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.
DVD2-09 to DVD2-19: © 1986 Fernsehen der DDR. Filmed at Lieder Sommer Festival, East Berlin, August 1986.
This compilation ℗ & © 2006 Billy Bragg.
Original recordings ℗ 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1995 1998 Billy Bragg
Made in China
All songs published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd except
tracks CD2-10, DVD1-18, DVD2-03: Warner Chappell / Chappell Morris Ltd.
track CD2-11: Universal Island Music Ltd.
track CD4-04: Lark Music Ltd.
tracks CD4-05, CD7-18: ABKCO Music Ltd.
track CD4-06: Universal Music Pub. Ltd. / Chrysalis Music Ltd.
tracks CD4-08, DVD2-07, DVD2-15: Harmony Music Ltd / BMG.
tracks CD4-11, DVD1-11, DVD2-12: Copyright Control.
tracks CD5-02, DVD2-19: Carlin Music Corp.
track CD6-01: Rondor Music London Ltd.
tracks CD6-02, CD7-16: Tro Ethics Music Ltd.
track CD6-04: Jobete Music Ltd.
tracks CD7-01, CD7-04, CD7-06, CD7-14: BMG
track CD7-02: BMG/Universal MC Music Ltd.
tracks CD7-05, DVD1-04: EMI Songs Ltd.
track CD7-07: Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd.
track CD7-10: Celtic Music.
track CD7-11: Songtalk Ltd.
track CD7-15: Rundor [sic] Music Ltd.
track DVD1-02: BMG / Copyright Control.
track DVD1-05: Jobete Music.
track DVD1-16: Warner Chappell North America.
track DVD1-17: Chrysalis Music / EMI Music Publishing / RZO Music.