Billy Bragg - Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-1	The Milkman Of Human Kindness
1-2	To Have And To Have Not
1-3	Richard
1-4	A New England
1-5	The Man In The Iron Mask
1-6	The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
1-7	Lovers Town Revisited
2-1	Strange Things Happen (Alternative Version)
2-2	The Cloth [1]
2-3	Love Lives Here
2-4	Speedway Hero
2-5	Loving You Too Long
2-6	This Guitar Says Sorry (Alternative Version)
2-7	Love Gets Dangerous (Alternative Version)
2-8	The Cloth [2]
2-9	The Man In The Iron Mask (Alternative Version) Trumpet – Dave Woodhead
2-10	A13, Trunk Road To The Sea Written-By – Bobby Troup
2-11	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend Written-By – John Cale

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – Yep Roc Records
• Licensed From – Elektra Entertainment Group
• Distributed By – Redeye
• Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Billy Bragg
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Entertainment Group
• Copyright (c) – Billy Bragg
• Copyright (c) – Troup-London Music
• Copyright (c) – Universal - Songs Of Polygram International, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
• Recorded At – Chappell Music, Park Street, London
• Recorded At – Kilmore House, Chrisp Street, Poplar
• Recorded At – Acton Lane, London
• Remastered At – Metropolis Mastering
• Remastered At – Sound Mastering

Credits

• Compilation Producer – Grant Showbiz
• Design – Committee
• Producer, Engineer – Oliver Hitch (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Recorded By – Oliver Hitch (tracks: 2-6 to 2-8, 2-10, 2-11), Steve Goldstein (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Wiggy (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Remastered By – Duncan Cowell (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Tim Young (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Written-By – Billy Bragg (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 2-1 to 2-9)

Notes

Disc One - Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy
Recorded 2nd-4th February 1983 Chappell Music, Park Street, London W1.
Released May 1983 UTIL1

Bonus CD
2-1 to 2-3 recorded 6th December 1981 at Kilmore House, Chrisp Street, Poplar E14
2-4, 2-5 recorded 21st/22nd August 1982 in Acton Lane, London W3
2-9 recorded January 1984. Released 1984 on 'A New Optimism' Jamming! magazine SITU-11.
2-6 to 2-8, 2-10, 2-11 recorded 2nd-4th February 1983 during the 'Life's A Riot' sessions, Chappell Music, Park Street, W1
2-10 and 2-11 appeared on the 'Must I Paint You A Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg' bonus disc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 634457260122
• Barcode (Printed): 6 34457 26012 2
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): ifpi L909
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): Z49312 45 YEP2 2601.3-2 01 M0S1
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): R02090442 G1 24 Jan 2006 YEP 2601
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UTIL 1	Billy Bragg	Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy ‎(12", Album)	Utility, Go! Discs	UTIL 1	UK	1983
L 19082, UTIL 1	Billy Bragg	Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy ‎(12", Album)	Chrysalis, Go! Discs	L 19082, UTIL 1	Australia	1986
UTIL 1	Billy Bragg	Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy ‎(12", Album, M/Print, 33 )	Utility, Go! Discs	UTIL 1	UK	1983
COOKCD596	Billy Bragg	Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy (30th Anniversary Edition) ‎(CD, Album)	Cooking Vinyl	COOKCD596	UK	2013
206 443	Billy Bragg	Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy ‎(12", Album)	Utility	206 443	Germany	1983

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