Billy Bragg Albums in Order – Complete Discography & Musicians
by Mike Bell
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Billy Bragg has built a studio album career that fuses punk spirit, folk honesty, and sharp political commentary. Across four decades and more than a dozen albums, he has collaborated with a diverse circle of musicians, including The Blokes, Kirsty MacColl, Wilco, and Joe Henry. This guide lists Billy Bragg’s studio albums in order, as detailed on my music map, with the full musician credits that shaped each release.
Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy (1983)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Vocals, guitar
Dave Woodhead
Trumpet on “The Man in the Iron Mask” (alternative version)
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Vocals, guitar
Dave Woodhead
Trumpet
Kenny Craddock
Organ
Johnny Marr
Guitar, vocals, tambourine
Bobby Valentino
Violin
George Shilling
Percussion
Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (1986)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Vocals, guitar
Dave Woodhead
Trumpet, flugelhorn
Kirsty MacColl
Backing vocals
Simon Moreton
Percussion
B. J. Cole
Pedal steel guitar
Bruce Thomas
Bass guitar
Cara Tivey
Piano, vocals, Hammond C-3 organ
Danny Thompson
Double bass
Julia Palmer
Cello
Workers Playtime (1988)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Guitars (acoustic & electric), vocals
Cara Tivey
Piano, Hammond organ, shakuhachi, vocals
Danny Thompson
Double bass
Michelle Shocked
Backing vocals
Micky Waller
Drums
Theresa Pamplin
Viola
Wiggy
Electric, acoustic & slide guitar, backing vocals
Côr Cochion Caerdydd
Vocals
David Bedford
Arrangement and conducting
The Internationale (1990)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Robert Handley
Vocals on “Hold the Fort”
Dick Gaughan
Vocals
Cara Tivey
Piano, organ
J. F. T. Hood
Drums, percussion
Andy Hobson
Bass
Caroline Hall
Trombone
Elliet Mackrell
Violin
Don’t Try This at Home (1991)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards
Michael Stipe
Backing vocals (“You Woke Up My Neighbourhood”)
Peter Buck
Mandolin
Johnny Marr
Electric guitar
Wiggy
Electric guitar, bass
Andy Hobson
Bass
Jody Linscott
Percussion
Kirsty MacColl
Vocals
William Bloke (1996)
Musician
Contribution
Billy Bragg
Vocals, guitar
Wiggy
Guitars
Andy Hobson
Bass
Cara Tivey
Piano
J. F. T. Hood
Drums, percussion
Simon Moreton
Percussion
Robert Wyatt
Backing vocals
John Porter
Guitar, mandolin, bass
Mermaid Avenue (with Wilco, 1998)
Followed byMermaid Avenue Vol. II(2000) andMermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions(2012).
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