Description:
Brewing Up With Billy Bragg is his 1984 sophomore effort, and this reissue sports the addition of 1985`s Between The Wars EP. The album title comes from his brief stint on tank patrol in the British army, about which Billy says, "One guy would park the tank and another would throw the camouflage netting over it, while one of us inside would brew up a pot of tea. But the title could refer to brewing up trouble, as well." The album`s grassroots-fueled success made good on an early publicity claim, "Billy Bragg has no band, no `experimental` haircut, no gimmick, and no video. He has a couple of cheap electric guitars, enormous personality, courage, integrity, a repertoire of timeless songs and, very shortly, a second gold disc to give to his Mum." Comes in a Six-Panel Mini-Jacket! Track Listing: It Must Be A River/Won`t Talk About It/Talking Wag Club Blues/You Got The Power/The Last Time/Back To The Old House/A Lover Sings (Alternative Version)/Which Side Are You On (Between The Wars EP)/It Says Here (Between The Wars EP)/Between The Wars (Between The Wars EP)/World Turned Upside Down (Between The Wars EP) (Yep Roc)
