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The Short Answer (John Peel Session, 30th August 1988)

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The Short Answer (John Peel Session, 30th August 1988)

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On Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983 - 2019

2019 · 25 tracks

01A New England (John Peel Session, 27th July 1983)2:17
02Fear Is a Man's Best Friend (John Peel Session, 27th July 1983)2:38
03Love Gets Dangerous (John Peel Session, 27th July 1983)2:16
04Like Soldiers Do (David Jensen Session, 22nd December 1983)2:46
05The Man in the Iron Mask (David Jensen Session, 22nd December 1983)2:23
06The Saturday Boy (David Jensen Session, 22nd December 1983)3:18
07A Lover Sings (John Peel Session, 18th September 1984)4:06
08Between the Wars (John Peel Session, 18th September 1984)2:40
09A13, Trunk Road to the Sea (Saturday Live, 13th October 1984)2:14
10There Is Power in a Union (John Peel Session, 20th August 1985)2:22
11Days Like These (John Peel Session, 20th August 1985)1:54
12Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance (Janice Long Session, 18th December 1985)1:56
13Greetings to the New Brunette (John Peel Session, 2nd September 1986)3:24
14Ideology (John Peel Session, 2nd September 1986)3:27
15The Warmest Room (John Peel Session, 2nd September 1986)3:08
16She's Got a New Spell (John Peel Session, 30th August 1988)2:42
17Valentine's Day Is Over (John Peel Session, 30th August 1988)4:25
18The Short Answer (John Peel Session, 30th August 1988)4:24
19Rotting on Remand (John Peel Session, 30th August 1988)3:19
20The Few (John Peel Session, 12th May 1991)4:00
21Accident Waiting to Happen (John Peel Session, 12th May 1991)4:01
22Tank Park Salute (John Peel Session, 12th May 1991)3:47
23Brickbat (John Peel Session, 13th October 1995)2:57
24This Gulf Between Us (John Peel Session, 13th October 1995)2:05
25Goal Hanger (John Peel Divas Bar Live, 1st May 1997)2:53