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1988 studio album by Billy Bragg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Workers Playtime is a 1988 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on the Go! Discs label, it is his fourth release but third full-length album. It was reissued on compact disc in September 1996 on the Cooking Vinyl label before being remastered, expanded and reissued in 2006 on Cooking Vinyl in the UK and on the Yep Roc label in the United States.
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Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
Studio | Pavilion Studios, London W10 | |||
Genre | Folk punk | |||
Length | 42:22 | |||
Label | Elektra, Go! Discs | |||
Producer | Joe Boyd, Wiggy | |||
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Robert Christgau | B[2] |
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The album reached number 18 in the UK albums chart.[5]
It was voted number 499 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[6]
The original album cover has the subtitle "Capitalism Is Killing Music",[7] referring to the British Phonographic Industry's then-current campaign that "Home Taping Is Killing Music".
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 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 John Safran's Music Jamboree.[citation needed] The prices were removed on subsequent re-releases.
All tracks written by Billy Bragg except where noted.
Disc one
Disc two (2006 reissue)
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