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Tracklist (Vinyl)
A1 | | From Red To Blue | | 3:20 | A2 | | Upfield | | 4:05 | A3 | | Everybody Loves You Babe | | 3:09 | A4 | | Sugardaddy | | 4:37 | A5 | | A Pict Song | | 4:55 | A6 | | Brickbat | | 3:13 | B1 | | The Space Race Is Over | | 4:26 | See more tracksB2 | | Northern Industrial Town | | 2:58 | B3 | | The Fourteenth Of February | | 3:25 | B4 | | King James Version | | 3:22 | B5 | | Goalhanger | | 3:45 |
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Review Billy Bragg has had a long time to agonize over the worldwide shift away from socialism. But if the erratic William Bloke is any indication, Bragg's still taking the hit personally. The man who once asserted that "the revolution is just a T-shirt away" is now speaking in polar terms about his politics dismissing a former friend who's turned "From Red to Blue," then championing a "socialism of the heart" as the only path of true compassion.Mostly, Bragg is sullen. Once, he jarred audiences awake with his acerbic wit and clarity… Read More of insight. Now he's a man consumed by slow regret, a dreamer who actually broods over things like the end of the space race. The ballads that dominate William Bloke are outlets for this bitterness. Riffing through crumbling relationships and dour socioeconomic indicators, Bragg offers predictable melodies that rarely arrive at any musical or emotional resonance. Returning to the subject of one of his best songs, "Valentine's Day Is Over," from his 1988 masterpiece, Workers Playtime, Bragg sings the dim sequel, "The Fourteenth of February," with an overweening earnestness and a hint of desperation, sounding like a shell of his former self. There are just two opportunities to hear Bragg have any fun here. "Upfield," a riveting blast of horn-fueled power pop, is the only song on William Bloke to express an optimistic view of the future. The funky New Orleans-flavored "Goal-hanger," a profile of a soccer-loving rogue, allows Bragg to do something he's unable to do elsewhere on William Bloke: comment on a craven capitalist society without turning every line into a harangue. (RS 743) TOM MOON |
Billy Bragg Discography
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William Bloke
Uk & Europe, Cooking Vinyl, Cookcd100, 1996-09-09 |
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Simon P Jones United Kingdom
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William Bloke - Promo - No Pic Sleeve
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Action Records United Kingdom
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William Bloke
11 Track Uk & Europe, Cooking Vinyl, Cookcd100, 1996-09-09 |
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Vinyl Tap United Kingdom
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$4.15 |
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William Bloke (1996)
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Fun Records Germany
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William Brake - Uk Cd
11 Track Cd Uk, Cooking Vinyl, Cook Cd 100, 1996 |
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Folkadelic United Kingdom
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William Bloke
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Weird Harold United States
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William Bloke
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Rock Revelations United Kingdom
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William Bloke
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Action Records United Kingdom
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$14.85 |
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William Bloke
Cooking Vinyl, Cookcd350, 09/10/20 |
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Netdiscs United Kingdom
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$15.00 |
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William Bloke
Original 1996 Elektra Records Commercial/promo Issue Cd Album, Autographed On The Front Of The Booklet, Lifetime Guarantee Of Authenticity From Southland Cd. Us |
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Southland CD United States
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William Bloke 2 copies |
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Forever Young Re United States
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William Bloke
Out Of Print
U.s.a., Elektra / Wea, 61935 2, 1996 |
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Forever Young Re United States
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William Bloke
Factory Sealed Cd With Gold Metallic Promo Stamp With Featuring Sticker Is Out Of Print With 11 Tracks - 1996 Elektra 61935-2 Us, Elektra, 619352, 1996 |
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Forever Young Re United States
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William Bloke
Nm. Us, Elektra, 619352, 1996 |
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William Bloke : Deluxe Edition -2cd-
Deluxe Edition (2cd) : 2006 Remastered Reissue Of Wonderful 1996 Album Featuring 'upfield' & 'the Space Race Is Over'. Expanded With 11 Bonus Tracks Including Demos & Pr... |
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Red Eye Records Australia
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William Bloke 2 copies |
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CMS Music United Kingdom
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$2.99 - $7.49 |
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William Bloke
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CMS Music United Kingdom
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William Bloke
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CMS Music United Kingdom
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William Blake
"promotional Cd In A Standard Cd Case - 1. From Red To Blue 3:20 2-61935-p, <br>3. Everybo 4 copies |
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VS Music United States
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William Bloke
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VS Music United States
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William Bloke
Promo Elektra 61935-2, 1996 |
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Krohn's Boulevar United States
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William Bloke
Billy Bragg William Bloke (1996 Uk 11-track Cd Album His First Album Since 2001s Dont Try This At Home Including The Singles Upfield Goalhanger And Sugardaddy Comes With T... |
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William Bloke - Autographed Copy
Indie/singer Songwriter ~ 1996 ~ Autographed In Light Black Marker Pen ~ . Tracks: 1: From Red To Blue, 2: Upfield, 3: Everybody Loves You Babe, 4: Sugardaddy, 5: A Pict Song, 6... |
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More Music Secon United Kingdom
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$30.02 |
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William Bloke 2 copies |
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Forever Young United States
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$160.00 - $199.98 |
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William Bloke
New Not Sealed Lp Is Out Of Print With 11 Tracks 1996 Uk Cook 100 Sticker Mark On Sleeve, Slight Shelf Wear Netherlands, Polydor, S1179, 1965 |
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Forever Young United States
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William Bloke
New Not Sealed Lp Is Out Of Print With 11 Tracks 1996 Uk Cook 100 Sticker Mark On Sleeve, Slight Shelf Wear Uk, Cooking Vinyl, Cook100, 1996 |
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William Bloke Poster
1996 Promo Poster, 24x18 Elektra, 61935 |
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Let It Be Record United States
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William Bloke
Put Nm But This Is Perfect Throughout, Both Discs, Booklet And Triple Foldout Card Sleeve. Canada, Outside Music, Out9022, 2006 |
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The Disc Loft United Kingdom
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