Singer: Billy Bragg
Title: Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
Label: Go! Discs ‎– AGOLP 6
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Label variation
Country: UK
Date of released: 1986
Category: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1296 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1815 mb
Rating: 3.7✭
Format: MP3 MP3 MOD MIDI MP2 MPC AIFF AU FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Greetings To The New Brunette Electric Guitar – Johnny MarrPercussion – Simon MoretonSlide Guitar, Bass Guitar – John PorterVocals – Kirsty MacColl	3:30
A2	Train Train Composed By – Z. Defleur*Violin – Bobby Valentino	2:12
A3	The Marriage Bass Guitar – John PorterTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Woodhead	2:32
A4	Ideology	3:16
A5	Levi Stubbs' Tears Percussion – Simon MoretonTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Woodhead	3:31
A6	Honey, I'm A Big Boy Now Piano – Kenny Craddock	4:05
B1	There Is Power In A Union Composed By [Tune] – TraditionalLyrics By – Billy Bragg	2:49
B2	Help Save The Youth Of America Mandolin – John Porter	2:48
B3	Wishing The Days Away Mandolin – John PorterViolin – Bobby Valentino	2:29
B4	The Passion Electric Guitar – Johnny MarrVocals – Kirsty MacColl	2:55
B5	The Warmest Room Bass Guitar – John PorterOrgan – Kenny Craddock	3:57
B6	The Home Front Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Woodhead	4:09

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Go! Discs Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Go! Discs Ltd.
• Marketed By – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
• Published By – Chappell Music Ltd.
• Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
• Copyright (c) – Chappell Music Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Raduga Publishers
• Recorded At – Livingston Studios

Credits

• Composed By – Billy Bragg (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2 to B6)
• Engineer – Kenny Jones
• Mastered By – timtom*
• Other [Not Available Due To Bus Strike] – Wiggy
• Percussion [Assorted Percussion] – George Shilling, Kenny Jones
• Performer [Everything Else] – Billy Bragg
• Photography By [Photograph, Berlin] – Hans Praefke
• Photography By [Photograph, Inner Sleeve] – Penny Smith*
• Producer – John Porter, Kenny Jones
• Tape Op, Other [Tea And Biscuits] – George Shilling
• Text By [Inner Sleeve] – Vladimir Mayakovsky
• Translated By [Text, Vladimir Mayakovsky 1926, Inner Sleeve] – Peter Tempest

Notes

The label on this release differs from the other two UK releases with the AGOLP6 Cat No.
This release has 'Chrysalis Records Ltd' printed directly three lines below the centre hole. 'Chrysalis' is printed in the same text as the rest of the label. On the aforementioned UK releases, 'Chrysalis' is printed in logo form with a long wispy 'Y'.

THE DIFFICULT THIRD ALBUM

℗ 1986 Go! Discs Ltd.
© 1986 Go! Discs Ltd.
Made in England

Recorded at Livingston Studios London.

[Publisher]
A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6: Chappell Music Ltd.
A2: Carlin Music Corp.

For Copyright Reasons This Album Is Not Available In South Africa.

Includes inner sleeve with lyrics and Vladimir Mayakovsky 1926 Text "Talking With The Taxman About Poetry".
English Translation © Raduga Publishers 1985

Lyrics reproduced courtesy of Chappell Music Ltd.
© 1986 Chappell Music Ltd. London W1

This version is of a currently unknown pressing plant, another, otherwise identical, UK version exists that was pressed by PRS Ltd: Talking With The Taxman About Poetry.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (String): 5013136153316
• Barcode (Text): 5 013136 153316
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AGOLP 6A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): AGOLP 6B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant): AGOLP6 A // 2 ∇ 4 2 0 C timtom 11 21
• Barcode (Side B Variant): AGOLP6 B // 2 ∇ 4 2 0 C 11 16

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AGOLP 6	Billy Bragg	Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(LP, Album, PRS)	Go! Discs	AGOLP 6	UK	1986
D 21016	Billy Bragg	Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Liberation Records	D 21016	Australia	1991
CHR 1533	Billy Bragg	Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Go! Discs, Chrysalis	CHR 1533	Italy	1986
9 60502-1, 60502-1	Billy Bragg	Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Elektra, Elektra	9 60502-1, 60502-1	US	1986
5D-0649	Billy Bragg	Talking With The Taxman About Poetry ‎(Cass, Album)	DRO	5D-0649	Spain	1989

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