Workers Playtime

Tracks:

Achbishop's Fanfare - James Lancelot
Salut d'Amour - Malcolm Archer
Trumpet Tune and Air
Gooliwog's Cake-Walk
Allegro Brillante
Rondeau
Miniature Overture
Chorale Prelude: Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen
Flight of the Bumblebee
Calling Alll Workers
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Keith John
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
Sonata No. 288 - Keith John
March [From "Love for Three Oranges"] - Kevin Bowyer
Toccata in D Minor
Aus Tiefer No Schrei Ich Zu Dir - Stephen Cleobury
Ave Maria
March - James Lancelot
Humoresque
Blaze Away
Andante Tranquillo - Malcolm Archer
Toccata in B Minor
Chorale Prelude: Liebster Jesu Wir Send Hier BWV 599 - Keith John
Bour
Penguin's Playtime
Popular Song
Sonata de 1st Tomo
Trumpet Minuet
Pastorale
Russian Dance

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Workers Playtime
Billy Bragg
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I2J7D6
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

She's Got a New Spell
Must I Paint You a Picture?
Tender Comrade
Price I Pay
Little Time Bomb
Rotting on Remand
Valentine's Day Is Over
Life with the Lions
Only One
Short Answer
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards

Tracks:

Only One [#][*][Demo Version]
Price I Pay [#][*][Demo Version]
Love Has No Pride [#][*]
That's Entertainment [#][*]
She's Got a New Spell [#][*][Demo Version]
Short Answer [#][*][Demo Version]
Little Time Bomb [#][*][Demo Version]
Bad Penny [#][*][Demo Version]
Reason to Believe [Live][*]
Must I Paint You a Picture? [Extended Version][#][*]
Raglan Road [Live][#][*]

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Workers Playtime

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ASIN: B000HEZ8WE
Release Date: 2006-10-10

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Workers Playtime
Billy Bragg
Manufacturer: Teichiku
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OZ0JBG
Release Date: 2007-06-04

Tracks:

She's Got A New Spell
Must I Paint You A Picture
Tender Comrade
Price I Pay
Little Time Bomb
Rotting On Remand
Valentine's Day Is Over
Life With The Lions
Only One
Short Answer
Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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Workers Playtime

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ASIN: B000086EEK
Release Date: 2006-12-19

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Workers Playtime
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hallmark
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000060MBZ
Release Date: 2002-01-21

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Workers Playtime

ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000025279
Release Date: 2005-07-19

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Mellow sound of Sierra Leone

Palm Wine Sounds of S.E. Rogie
S.E. Rogie
Manufacturer: Workers Playtime
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00002705J
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

Joejoe Yalal Joe
Clua Koonde
Kekeh Kefarana [The Importance of Children]
Loe Loe Lalah
Ndomei Neneekpa
Watigbee
Tourist Girl
Lef Wakabot
Ebothrie
Amoo Loe Lee
Amoo Loamoo Mooyong

Customer Reviews:

Mellow sound of Sierra Leone.......2006-06-11

The great Sierra Leonean musician Sooliman Ernest Rogie started his career in the early 1960s. He had a long string of hits of which the biggest was My Lovely Elizabeth. However, he only received a measure of success outside Africa in the late 1980s with this album.

Palm Wine music is a Ghanaian style first made famous by Kwame Asare; one of its most popular exponents was Kwaa Mensah. It derives its name from a tradition of being played in the villages during the afternoon siesta whilst the audience indulged in this beverage.

The sound is simple but elegant, consisting of gently flowing vocals backed by acoustic guitar and bubbling percussion. This lovely album opens with Joejoe Yalal Joe (I Lost My Wife), a gentle, poignant number with impressive guitar flourishes. Clua Koonde (It Knocked Me Out) is even more laid back, with long guitar passages between the verses, whilst Kekeh Kefarana (The Importance Of Children) is a moving ballad that sounds similar to traditional folk to these ears.

The tempo rises with Loe Loe Lalah (The Joy Of Love), which is one of my favorites with its lilting tune and lovely backing vocals. Ndomei Neneekpa (Oh Love) is slow soulful ballad with a more complex arrangement and Rogie talking as much as singing. There is delicate interplay between the parts with both voice and guitar and those with guitar only. This is definitely a highlight of the album.

The next song, Watigbe (Always) is mellow pop with a catchy tune, whilst Tourist Girl, sung partly in English, is a buoyant rhythmic number with a simple but effective hook. Another favorite of mine is Amoo Loe Lee (Let's Celebrate), a gently lilting folk-pop number with interesting vocal variation.

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elektra
Billy Bragg at his best
When Billy Was Great.
An album I can't live without ...
Amazing!

Workers Playtime
Billy Bragg
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

She's Got A New Spell
Must Paint You A Picture
Tender Comrade
The Price I Pay
Little Time Bomb
Rotting On Remand
Valentime's Day Is Over
Life With The Lions
The Only One
The Short Answer
Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

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Even as a very young man, Billy Bragg tempered his socialist politics with songs about affairs of the heart, a combination that's served him well. But no matter how lovey-dovey he may croon, Bragg can't help but rail at oppression in its many manifestations. On Worker's Playtime, producer Joe Boyd (Fairport Convention, Nick Drake) frames Bragg's ragged voice with sympathetic folk-rock arrangements. But the real strength of this 1988 collection lies in Bragg's songwriting. The album may boast the pedantic "Capitalism Is Killing Music," but Bragg's sense of humor is in evidence throughout. "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" mixes Mao with Mott the Hoople, while the heart-stopping sincerity of "The Short Answer" suffers not a whit for bringing up Karl Marx. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

elektra.......2006-01-27

My favorite thing about this album was that they sent out a "Capitalism is Killing Music" promotional coffee mug to the music director at my college radio station...I would kill for that mug today.

Billy Bragg at his best.......2005-10-12

I would never have thought politics and love could go so well together. On this album, every song is political, yet every song is a love song, and the politics and love seem completely inseperable. The words are always great--Billy Bragg's best--and the music always serves to make the words even more powerful. You can hate Billy Bragg's politics, but if you've ever been in love or wanted to be, you still find something for yourself here. "Worker's Playtime" was recorded in the 1980s, yet it still sounds fresh and timeless. It's better than anything Billy Bragg's done in the last ten years (though that's not saying that much) and possibly better than any of his other albums.
"She's Got A New Spell" rocks out jangling, with citar, even. "Must I Paint You A Picture?" uses a female vocalist to tell about a decaying relationship, and then declares, "This would never happen, if we lived by the sea." "The Price I Pay" is one of the best piano love songs ever, full of regret and sad hope. And "Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards" is about as good as songs get, building into an anthem, a collectivist anthem embraceable by anyone who's ever hoped for change. "Here comes the future / And you can't run from it / If you've got a blacklist / I want to be on it!"
This is a great album. It will always remind me of my older brother who first introduced me to (good) popular music, and it will always remind me of what Billy Bragg is capable of. (Now if someone would just remind Billy....)

When Billy Was Great. .......2005-06-29

What to say about Workers Playtime? Listening to it is like going back to college and reliving your youth. I'm sure Mr. Bragg feels the same way about it. It's only 11 songs long but it's impossible to think that the music could be much better.

On this album, the master of urban folk created melodies concerning politics and love that are as outstanding as anything found in his oeuvre. "Waiting For The Great Leap Forward" needs little explanation but the tune includes lyrical nuggets like "the revolution is just a t-shirt away." Honestly, there's not a bad song on the CD even though I didn't like the a cappella, "Tender Comrade," at first. Now it goes down like Chimay Ale.

Even though I bought my copy about 15 years ago, I still sing along to the tracks when they play. Workers Playtime is an inspired mix of rock, folk, and late eighties pop. What a combination. It begins with the earnest joy of "She's got a New Spell," which is the perfect tune with which to introduce friends to Billy Bragg. Its lyrics are original and you cannot sit still while listening to it. "Must I Paint You a Picture" and "The Price I Pay" are both intense and passionate. They also showcase his complexity as a lyricist. Personally, I spent years laughing about the line, "I hate the a--hole I become when I'm with you," in "Life with the Lions." The sentiment is quite accurate about many a relationship.

As for the album's zenieth, I would have to say that "The Only One" is right up there with "St. Swithins Day," as Billy's most beautiful love song ever. It'll haunt you for life; just like the rest of this release.

An album I can't live without ..........2005-06-18

Long before I hunkered down in a small Chicago club to hear Billy's cockney crooning "Ingrid Bergman" through a fine Wilco cheesecloth, I was won over by THIS album. (Yeah, they're still albums to me.) It's just ... it's one of 5 I'd take to a deserted island. There's no dross in the mix; it's all shiny. And strong. And witty like Elvis C. Romance and politics in an eminently charming salad, fresh from the Garden, good AND good for you. Just try to resist it.

Amazing!.......2002-10-06

This CD is absolutely flawless. Every song is passionate, beautiful and truthful. I never ever get tired of listening to it. Definitely one of the very best CDs I have evr owned. Billy Bragg is unique and outstanding. This is by far my favorite album of his.

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Elegant sounds from Sierra Leone

Palm Wine Sounds of S.E. Rogie
S.E. Rogie
Manufacturer: Workers Playtime
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00020HC3G
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

Joejoe Yalal Joe
Clua Koonde
Kekeh Kefarana [The Importance of Children]
Loe Loe Lalah
Ndomei Neneekpa
Watigbee
Tourist Girl
Lef Wakabot
Ebothrie
Amoo Loe Lee
Amoo Loamoo Mooyong

Customer Reviews:

Elegant sounds from Sierra Leone.......2004-06-13

Palm Wine music is a Ghanaian style first made famous by Kwame Asare; one of its most popular exponents was Kwaa Mensah. It derives its name from a tradition of being played in the villages during the afternoon siesta whilst the audience indulged in this beverage.

The sound is simple but elegant, consisting of gently flowing vocals backed by acoustic guitar and bubbling percussion. This lovely album opens with Joejoe Yalal Joe (I Lost My Wife), a gentle, poignant number with impressive guitar flourishes. Clua Koonde (It Knocked Me Out) is even more laid back, with long guitar passages between the verses, whilst Kekeh Kefarana (The Importance Of Children) is a moving ballad that sounds similar to traditional folk to these ears.

The tempo rises with Loe Loe Lalah (The Joy Of Love), which is one of my favorites with its lilting tune and lovely backing vocals. Ndomei Neneekpa (Oh Love) is slow soulful ballad with a more complex arrangement and Rogie talking as much as singing. There is delicate interplay between the parts with both voice and guitar and those with guitar only. This is definitely a highlight of the album.

The next song, Watigbe (Always) is mellow pop with a catchy tune, whilst Tourist Girl, sung partly in English, is a buoyant rhythmic number with a simple but effective hook. Another favorite of mine is Amoo Loe Lee (Let's Celebrate), a gently lilting folk-pop number with interesting vocal variation. Those who like the lovely sounds of Rogie might also wish to investigate South African singer Vusi Mahlasela, another musician in the folk tradition with a haunting voice. I highly recommend his albums When You Come Back and Wisdom Of Forgiveness.

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