Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II

~ Release by Billy Bragg & Wilco (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

2x180g vinyl reissue

Annotation last modified on 2013-12-19 11:26 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Remember the Mountain Bed
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and organ:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
piano:
Leroy Bach
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and John Stirratt
recording of:
Remember the Mountain Bed
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1944)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (until 1999) and Jeff Tweedy (until 1999)
56:26
C2Blood of the Lamb
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
acoustic guitar and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
double bass:
John Stirratt
Hammond organ, farfisa and piano and background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
recording of:
Blood of the Lamb
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1955)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (until 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (until 1997)
44:16
C3Aginst Th’ Law
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Corey Harris
banjo:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
mandolin:
Jeff Tweedy
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
resonator guitar:
Bob Egan
recording of:
Against th’ Law
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1947)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1995)
43:03
D1All You Fascists
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy
harmonica and slide guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
All You Fascists (music by Billy Bragg)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
is based on:
All You Fascists (music by Woody Guthrie)
52:43
D2Joe DiMaggio Done It Again
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
banjo and solo acoustic guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
double bass:
John Stirratt
mandolin:
Ben Ivitsky
percussion:
Ken Coomer
violin:
Eliza Carthy
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco), Ken Coomer and John Stirratt
recording of:
Joe DiMaggio Done It Again
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1949)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1995)
42:31
D3Meanest Man
baritone guitar and electric bass guitar:
John Stirratt
electric guitar:
Jeff Tweedy
Hammond organ:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
resonator guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Meanest Man
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1945)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1997)
53:46
D4Black Wind Blowing
resonator guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Black Wind Blowing
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1997)
53:00
D5Someday Some Morning Sometime
bell, double bass and membranophone:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
Wurlitzer electric piano and acoustic guitar:
Jeff Tweedy
vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Someday Some Morning Sometime
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1948)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (until 2000)
52:51