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Billy Bragg – Workers Playtime (1988) | Album profile | Dork

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Workers Playtime

ALBUM

Workers Playtime

Release date: 1st September 1988

Cooking Vinyl

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About This Album

"Workers Playtime" is an album by Billy Bragg, released 1st September 1988 via Cooking Vinyl. It features 22 tracks, including "She's Got a New Spell", "Must I Paint You a Picture", and "Tender Comrade". The album is filed under Alternative.

About the Artist

Billy Bragg

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Release profile

Record details & tracklist

Alternative198822 tracksMusicRock

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Label

Cooking Vinyl

Release year

1988

Primary genre

Alternative

Copyright

℗ 2006 Cooking Vinyl

1She's Got a New Spell Lyrics
3:25
2Must I Paint You a Picture Lyrics
5:32
3Tender Comrade

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2:50

4The Price I Pay Lyrics

3:34

5Little Time Bomb Lyrics

2:17

6Rotting on Remand Lyrics

3:39

7Valentine's Day Is Over Lyrics

4:53

8Life with the Lions Lyrics

3:06

9The Only One Lyrics

3:26

10The Short Answer Lyrics

4:59

11Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards Lyrics

4:36

1The Only One (Demo)Lyrics

3:36

2The Price I Pay (Demo)Lyrics

4:01

3Love Has No Pride Lyrics

3:35

4That's Entertainment Lyrics

3:53

5She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)Lyrics

2:44

6The Short Answer (Alternate Version)Lyrics

5:21

7Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)Lyrics

2:21

8Bad Penny (Demo)Lyrics

3:05

9Reason to Believe (Live)Lyrics

2:12

10Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)Lyrics

7:13

11Raglan Road (Live)Lyrics

3:46

Versions of this record

Workers Playtime — other versions

Deluxe editions, anniversary reissues, regional editions and other recordings of this album. Each has its own page with its own pressings and credits.

Workers Playtime (2006 Reissue)
Tracks 2

Pressings & releases

Workers Playtime — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

Vinyl · LP · Album
Main
Country UKYear 1988
Go! Discs · AGOLP 15
Barcode: 5 013136 165616
Vinyl · LP · Album
Country AustraliaYear 1988
Go! Discs · RML 38859
Vinyl · LP · Album · Promo
Country USYear 1988
Elektra · 9 60824-1
Barcode: 0 7559-60824-1 9
Vinyl · LP · Album
White
Country GermanyYear 1988
Line Records · LILP 4.00663 J
CD · Album
Country USYear 1988
Elektra · 9 60824-2
Barcode: 0 7559-60824-2 6

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Joe Boyd, Wiggy (musician)