307:
269:
264:
221:
302:
297:
292:
287:
259:
254:
249:
216:
211:
206:
201:
395:
The album originally had a region- and format-specific price printed on the artwork, signifying the maximum price the album should be sold for (as "Pay no more than"), similar to Bragg's previous albums. For example, in the UK, no more than £4.99 should have been paid for the LP or cassette and £7.99
31:
396:
for the compact disc. Other prices included $ 15.99 for the LP or cassette in the US and AUD$ 23.99 for the
Compact Disc in Australia. This particular aspect of the album was referenced in the TV series
1126:
812:
1057:
1001:
1098:
1071:
477:
1154:
942:
1286:
980:
825:
141:
1200:
1050:
448:
1091:
1161:
893:
868:
834:
966:
1147:
398:
1296:
1193:
552:
385:
1207:
1140:
1133:
389:
1276:
973:
994:
159:
1291:
1119:
935:
855:
377:
1231:
1043:
1022:
1179:
1029:
603:
1186:
1281:
1036:
928:
589:
481:
1105:
631:
1064:
864:
830:
776:
710:
500:
799:
684:
597:
518:
229:
30:
1254:
701:
548:
384:
The original album cover has the subtitle "Capitalism Is
Killing Music", referring to the
365:
354:
115:
104:
901:
1112:
1015:
795:
731:
636:
557:
541:
514:
350:
742:
Information from the
Official Billy Bragg website discography and the 2006 reissue CD
1270:
1242:
1008:
771:
672:
574:
358:
342:
278:
240:
860:
850:
608:
593:
579:
372:
338:
99:
951:
743:
719:
612:
561:
470:
326:
128:
71:
43:
1214:
627:
622:
566:
504:
780:
1236:
725:
643:
330:
108:
76:
697:
583:
466:
346:
193:
120:
757:
618:
537:
334:
655:
544:
333:
label, it is his fourth release but third full-length album. It was
63:
1248:
664:
649:
570:
322:
38:
924:
920:
914:"Workers Playtime", Billy Bragg, Yep records YEP2606 (2006) CD
510:"Must I Paint You a Picture?" (extended version) – 7:13
883:"Workers Playtime", Billy Bragg, Electra 9 60824-2 (1988) CD
349:, expanded and reissued in 2006 on Cooking Vinyl in the
410:
All tracks written by Billy Bragg except where noted.
1127:
Must I Paint You a
Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg
402:. The prices were removed on subsequent re-releases.
1224:
1171:
1081:
958:
660:
Kenny Jones – 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar
487:"She's Got a New Spell" (demo version) – 2:44
127:
114:
98:
82:
70:
58:
50:
37:
23:
588:Wiggy – electric guitar, acoustic guitar,
371:It was voted number 499 in the third edition of
493:"Little Time Bomb" (demo version) – 2:21
490:"The Short Answer" (demo version) – 5:21
198:
936:
462:"The Price I Pay" (demo version) – 4:01
8:
284:
246:
943:
929:
921:
459:"The Only One" (demo version) – 3:36
420:"Must I Paint You a Picture?" – 5:32
173:
29:
20:
769:Murphy, Kevin (24 September 1988). "33".
750:
496:"Bad Penny" (demo version) – 3:05
1072:The Million Things That Never Happened
715:Graham Dear – assistant engineer
435:"Valentine's Day is Over" – 4:53
1155:Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
179:
7:
981:Talking with the Taxman About Poetry
678:Jayne Creamer – backing vocals
417:"She's Got a New Spell" – 3:26
142:Talking with the Taxman About Poetry
1201:Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
449:Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
364:The album reached number 18 in the
200:
681:Kaya Jenner – backing vocals
438:"Life With the Lions" – 3:06
14:
286:
248:
826:British Hit Singles & Albums
432:"Rotting on Remand" – 3:37
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
267:
262:
257:
252:
247:
219:
214:
209:
204:
199:
16:1988 studio album by Billy Bragg
444:"The Short Answer" – 4:59
429:"Little Time Bomb" – 2:17
388:'s then-current campaign that "
426:"The Price I Pay" – 3:34
329:. Originally released on the
1:
1194:Greetings to the New Brunette
1162:The Roaring Forty (1983–2023)
967:Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy
669:Donna Welchman – violin
423:"Tender Comrade" – 2:50
386:British Phonographic Industry
399:John Safran's Music Jamboree
390:Home Taping Is Killing Music
1287:Albums produced by Joe Boyd
974:Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
521:, traditional) – 3:46
441:"The Only One" – 3:26
1313:
1120:Reaching to the Converted
341:in September 1996 on the
187:
184:
135:
28:
856:All Time Top 1000 Albums
746:unless otherwise noted.
718:Lawrence Watson –
663:Theresa Pamplin –
455:Disc two (2006 reissue)
378:All Time Top 1000 Albums
1099:The Peel Sessions Album
1044:Mermaid Avenue Vol. III
829:(19th ed.). 2006.
724:Liu Chich-Kuei –
639:– electric guitar
1023:Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
1002:Don't Try This at Home
894:"billy bragg - albums"
709:Martin Hayles –
706:Wiggy – producer
687:– backing vocals
675:– backing vocals
654:Camilla Brunt –
617:Dave Woodhead –
1037:Mr Love & Justice
1030:England, Half-English
648:Julia Palmer –
602:Tony Maronie –
465:"Love Has No Pride" (
1297:Cooking Vinyl albums
904:on 14 February 2002.
898:www.billybragg.co.uk
813:Rolling Stone review
536:Billy Bragg –
478:That's Entertainment
175:Professional ratings
1180:Between the Wars EP
1106:Victim of Geography
794:Christgau, Robert.
642:Barb Jungr –
345:label before being
176:
1277:Billy Bragg albums
1187:Levi Stubbs' Tears
995:The Internationale
730:Thumbnail –
632:pedal steel guitar
174:
160:The Internationale
62:Pavilion Studios,
54:September 20, 1988
1264:
1263:
1065:Bridges Not Walls
796:"CG: Billy Bragg"
575:Hammond C-3 organ
501:Reason to Believe
314:
313:
172:
171:
168:
167:
1304:
1292:Go! Discs albums
1225:Related articles
1051:Tooth & Nail
988:Workers Playtime
945:
938:
931:
922:
915:
912:
906:
905:
900:. Archived from
890:
884:
881:
875:
874:
859:(3rd ed.).
847:
841:
840:
821:
815:
810:
804:
803:
800:Robert Christgau
791:
785:
784:
766:
760:
755:
685:Michelle Shocked
590:12 string guitar
519:Patrick Kavanagh
318:Workers Playtime
310:
309:
308:
304:
303:
299:
298:
294:
293:
289:
288:
272:
271:
270:
266:
265:
261:
260:
256:
255:
251:
250:
230:Robert Christgau
224:
223:
222:
218:
217:
213:
212:
208:
207:
203:
202:
177:
151:Workers Playtime
137:
136:
94:
93:
89:
33:
24:Workers Playtime
21:
1312:
1311:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1301:
1267:
1266:
1265:
1260:
1255:Man in the Sand
1220:
1172:Singles and EPs
1167:
1083:
1077:
954:
949:
919:
918:
913:
909:
892:
891:
887:
882:
878:
871:
863:. p. 175.
849:
848:
844:
837:
823:
822:
818:
811:
807:
793:
792:
788:
768:
767:
763:
758:Allmusic review
756:
752:
740:
694:
549:electric guitar
533:
528:
408:
366:UK albums chart
306:
301:
296:
291:
268:
263:
258:
253:
220:
215:
210:
205:
163:
154:
145:
91:
87:
86:
46:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1310:
1308:
1300:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1269:
1268:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1251:
1246:
1239:
1234:
1228:
1226:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1113:Bloke on Bloke
1109:
1102:
1095:
1092:Back to Basics
1087:
1085:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1016:Mermaid Avenue
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
962:
960:
956:
955:
950:
948:
947:
940:
933:
925:
917:
916:
907:
885:
876:
869:
853:, ed. (2006).
842:
835:
816:
805:
786:
775:. p. 40.
761:
749:
748:
739:
736:
735:
734:
728:
722:
716:
713:
707:
704:
693:
690:
689:
688:
682:
679:
676:
670:
667:
661:
658:
652:
646:
640:
637:Martin Belmont
634:
625:
615:
606:
600:
598:backing vocals
586:
577:
564:
558:Danny Thompson
555:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
522:
511:
508:
507:) – 2:12
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
484:) – 3:53
474:
473:) – 3:35
463:
460:
453:
452:
451:" – 4:35
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
407:
404:
312:
311:
282:
274:
273:
244:
236:
235:
232:
226:
225:
196:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
170:
169:
166:
165:
156:
147:
133:
132:
125:
124:
118:
112:
111:
102:
96:
95:
84:
80:
79:
74:
68:
67:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1309:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1243:A New England
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1216:
1212:
1209:
1205:
1202:
1198:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1059:
1058:Shine a Light
1055:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1009:William Bloke
1006:
1004:
1003:
999:
997:
996:
992:
990:
989:
985:
983:
982:
978:
976:
975:
971:
969:
968:
964:
963:
961:
959:Studio albums
957:
953:
946:
941:
939:
934:
932:
927:
926:
923:
911:
908:
903:
899:
895:
889:
886:
880:
877:
872:
870:0-7535-0493-6
866:
862:
858:
857:
852:
846:
843:
838:
836:1-904994-10-5
832:
828:
827:
820:
817:
814:
809:
806:
801:
797:
790:
787:
782:
778:
774:
773:
772:Record Mirror
765:
762:
759:
754:
751:
747:
745:
737:
733:
729:
727:
723:
721:
717:
714:
712:
708:
705:
703:
699:
696:
695:
691:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
666:
662:
659:
657:
653:
651:
647:
645:
641:
638:
635:
633:
629:
626:
624:
620:
616:
614:
610:
607:
605:
601:
599:
595:
591:
587:
585:
581:
578:
576:
572:
568:
565:
563:
559:
556:
554:
550:
546:
543:
539:
535:
534:
530:
525:
520:
516:
512:
509:
506:
502:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
479:
475:
472:
468:
464:
461:
458:
457:
456:
450:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
415:
414:
411:
406:Track listing
405:
403:
401:
400:
393:
391:
387:
382:
380:
379:
374:
369:
367:
362:
360:
359:United States
357:label in the
356:
352:
348:
344:
343:Cooking Vinyl
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
319:
283:
281:
280:
279:Rolling Stone
276:
275:
245:
243:
242:
241:Record Mirror
238:
237:
233:
231:
228:
227:
197:
195:
192:
191:
183:
180:Review scores
178:
162:
161:
157:
153:
152:
148:
144:
143:
139:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
119:
117:
113:
110:
106:
103:
101:
97:
85:
81:
78:
75:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1253:
1178:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1082:Compilations
1070:
1063:
1056:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1014:
1007:
1000:
993:
987:
986:
979:
972:
965:
910:
902:the original
897:
888:
879:
861:Virgin Books
854:
851:Colin Larkin
845:
824:
819:
808:
789:
770:
764:
753:
741:
609:Bruce Thomas
594:slide guitar
580:Micky Waller
454:
412:
409:
397:
394:
383:
376:
373:Colin Larkin
370:
363:
339:compact disc
317:
316:
315:
277:
239:
158:
150:
149:
140:
39:Studio album
18:
1282:1988 albums
1232:Discography
1148:Fight Songs
1084:and boxsets
952:Billy Bragg
744:liner notes
720:photography
613:bass guitar
562:double bass
515:Raglan Road
482:Paul Weller
471:Libby Titus
353:and on the
327:Billy Bragg
129:Billy Bragg
44:Billy Bragg
1271:Categories
1215:We Laughed
738:References
692:Production
628:B. J. Cole
623:flugelhorn
604:percussion
573:, vocals,
567:Cara Tivey
517:" (live) (
505:Tim Hardin
503:" (live) (
347:remastered
321:is a 1988
131:chronology
1237:Red Wedge
1208:Sexuality
781:0144-5804
644:harmonica
531:Musicians
526:Personnel
413:Disc one
331:Go! Discs
109:Go! Discs
77:Folk punk
1141:Volume 2
1134:Volume 1
711:engineer
702:producer
700:–
698:Joe Boyd
630:–
619:trumpets
611:–
582:–
569:–
560:–
553:triangle
542:acoustic
467:Eric Kaz
381:(2000).
335:reissued
194:AllMusic
121:Joe Boyd
116:Producer
51:Released
41: by
726:artwork
355:Yep Roc
164:(1990)
155:(1988)
146:(1986)
123:, Wiggy
105:Elektra
867:
833:
779:
732:design
656:violin
545:guitar
538:vocals
188:Rating
185:Source
83:Length
64:London
59:Studio
1249:Wilco
673:Porky
665:viola
650:cello
584:drums
571:piano
323:album
100:Label
72:Genre
865:ISBN
831:ISBN
777:ISSN
480:" (
392:".
375:'s
337:on
325:by
66:W10
1273::
896:.
798:.
621:,
596:,
592:,
551:,
547:,
540:,
469:,
368:.
361:.
351:UK
107:,
92:22
88:42
1245:"
1241:"
1217:"
1213:"
1210:"
1206:"
1203:"
1199:"
1196:"
1192:"
1189:"
1185:"
944:e
937:t
930:v
873:.
839:.
802:.
783:.
513:"
499:"
476:"
447:"
234:B
90::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
