William Bloke
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William Bloke is the fifth album
by alternative folk artist Billy Bragg
, released in 1996, five years after his last studio album.
The lyrics to "A Pict Song" are by English poet Rudyard Kipling
.
The LP
version also includes a final track, "Qualifications".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by alternative folk artist Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
, released in 1996, five years after his last studio album.
The lyrics to "A Pict Song" are by English poet Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
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Track listing
- "From Red To Blue"
- "Upfield"
- "Everybody Loves You Babe"
- "Sugar Daddy"
- "A Pict Song"
- "Brickbat"
- "The Space Race Is Over"
- "Northern Industrial Town"
- "The Fourteenth Of February"
- "King James Version"
- "Goalhanger"
The LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
version also includes a final track, "Qualifications".