Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media

2▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Sin City cover recording of: Sin City composer: Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons	4	3:34
2	Deportees cover recording of: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) lyricist: Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1948) composer: Martin Hoffman (in 1958) publisher: TRO Essex Music Ltd. arrangement of: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem) recording of: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) lyricist: Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1948) composer: Martin Hoffman (in 1958) publisher: TRO Essex Music Ltd. arrangement of: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)	4	4:03
3	There Is Power in a Union (instrumental) instrumental recording of: There Is Power in a Union (with lyrics by Billy Bragg) lyricist and arranger: Billy Bragg is based on: Battle Cry of Freedom	4	3:16
4	The Tracks of My Tears cover recording of: The Tracks of My Tears writer: Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc. sub-publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. recording of: The Tracks of My Tears writer: Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc. sub-publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.	4	2:56
5	Wishing the Days Away (alternate version) recording of: Wishing the Days Away lyricist and composer: Billy Bragg	4	2:32
6	The Clashing of Ideologies (alternate version) recording of: The Clashing of Ideologies lyricist and composer: Billy Bragg	4	2:52
7	Greetings to the New Brunette (demo) recording of: Greetings to the New Brunette lyricist and composer: Billy Bragg	4	3:57
8	A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe recording of: A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe lyricist and composer: Billy Bragg	4	2:48
9	Only Bad Signs recording of: Only Bad Signs lyricist and composer: Billy Bragg	3	3:10
10	Hold the Fort cover recording of: Hold the Fort (traditional labor song) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774) version of: Hold the Fort recording of: Hold the Fort (traditional labor song) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774) version of: Hold the Fort	4	1:47

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stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/4SHInzXVVo7px70j1FFKS2 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Levi Stubbs’ Tears

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 569) (order: 570)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/35493 [info]
other databases:	http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/36443 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/billy_bragg/talking_with_the_taxman_about_poetry/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193057 [info]
Wikidata:	Q777192 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 1:09:25

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Data quality:: Normal

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