Workers Playtime (album)


Workers Playtime is a 1988 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on the Go! Discs label, it is his fourth release but third full-length album. It was reissued on compact disc in September 1996 on the Cooking Vinyl label before being remastered, expanded and reissued in 2006 on Cooking Vinyl in the UK and on the Yep Roc label in the United States.
The album reached number 18 in the UK albums chart.
It was voted number 499 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
The original album cover has the subtitle "Capitalism Is Killing Music".
The album originally had a region- and format-specific price printed on the artwork, signifying the maximum price the album should be sold for, similar to Bragg's previous albums. For example, in the UK, no more than £4.99 should have been paid for the LP or cassette and £7.99 for the compact disc. Other prices included $15.99 for the LP or cassette in the US and AUD$23.99 for the Compact Disc in Australia. This particular aspect of the album was referenced in the TV series John Safran's Music Jamboree. The prices were removed on subsequent re-releases.

Track listing

All tracks written by Billy Bragg except where noted.
Disc one
  1. "She's Got a New Spell" - 3:26
  2. "Must I Paint You a Picture?" - 5:32
  3. "Tender Comrade" - 2:50
  4. "The Price I Pay" - 3:34
  5. "Little Time Bomb" - 2:17
  6. "Rotting on Remand" - 3:37
  7. "Valentine's Day is Over" - 4:53
  8. "Life With the Lions" - 3:06
  9. "The Only One" - 3:26
  10. "The Short Answer" - 4:59
  11. "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" - 4:35
Disc two
  1. "The Only One" - 3:36
  2. "The Price I Pay" - 4:01
  3. "Love Has No Pride" - 3:35
  4. "That's Entertainment" - 3:53
  5. "She's Got a New Spell" - 2:44
  6. "The Short Answer" - 5:21
  7. "Little Time Bomb" - 2:21
  8. "Bad Penny" - 3:05
  9. "Reason to Believe" - 2:12
  10. "Must I Paint You a Picture?" - 7:13
  11. "Raglan Road" - 3:46

    Personnel

Musicians