Billy Bragg marks 30th anniversary of 'Life’s a Riot'

I'm a huge Billy Bragg fan and interviewed him for "Don't Try This at Home." So this looks very interesting. Read below for more info... 

Along with the Oct 29 release of the 30th anniversary edition of Billy Bragg's seminal debut recording Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy, Cooking Vinyl will also make available the 12 additional albums that make up Bragg's acclaimed and influential catalogue.

To celebrate, Cooking Vinyl and Billy Bragg launched "Get Behind Billy Bragg," an exclusive look at Bragg's entire career, releasing new and exclusive commentary from Bragg on his back catalogue leading up to the Oct. 29 re-release of Life's A Riot with Spy Vs. Spy. 

Visit "Get Behind Billy Bragg" here: http://www.billybragg.co.uk/back_catalogue.php

The special edition of Life's A Riot... will feature the original album re-mastered, plus a new, live solo version by Billy recorded as a unique encore at his London Union Chapel show in June 2013.

Life’s A Riot with Spy vs Spy (30th Anniversary Edition) will feature a sleeve based on the original 1983 Barney Bubbles artwork and available on CD, in a replica vinyl card sleeve with inner sleeve, limited edition LP with inner sleeve and lyrics on 180g vinyl with DL and digital. 

Bragg has seemingly been everywhere following the release of his Joe Henry-produced album Tooth & Nail earlier this year, which snagged a top ten spot on the Americana radio charts. After a run through SXSW and sell out, headlining shows throughout the U.S., Europe and Australia, Bragg curated his own stage and performed at Glastonbury in June and was recently named the recipient of the "Outstanding Contribution to Music" Award by the UK's indie label association (AIM).

In October, Bragg completed his longest run of U.S. tour dates in over 20 years, including a string of fall shows which kicked off at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville and wrapped up at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco.

Exclusive album commentary available as follows:

October 21 - Brewing Up With, Talking With The Taxman About Poetry

October 22 - Workers Playtime, The Internationale 

October 23 - Don't Try This A Home, William Bloke 

October 24 - Bloke on Bloke, Reaching To The Converted 

October 25 - England, Half English, Must I Paint You A Picture

October 28 - Mr. Love & Justice, Life's A Riot With Spy vs. Spy