{"product_id":"billy-bragg-wilco-mermaid-avenue-the-complete-sessions-box-set","title":"Billy Bragg \u0026 Wilco - Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (7LP + 7-inch Box Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3enfdMBjpI?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeluxe 7LP + 7-inch Box Set on 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions puts everything Billy Bragg and Wilco recorded for their Woody Guthrie project into one slipcase. That means all three Mermaid Avenue albums, a seventh LP of alternates and demos, and a single-sided 7-inch of Guthrie singing on his own. Sixteen of the recordings are previously unreleased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuthrie died in 1967 with a large archive of lyrics he had never set to music. His daughter Nora invited Bragg to write tunes for some of them, and Bragg brought in Wilco for sessions in 1997 and 1998. Elektra issued Mermaid Avenue in 1998, and it was nominated for the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Mermaid Avenue Vol. II followed in 2000. A third volume of outtakes came in 2012, when Nonesuch gathered the songs for Record Store Day on CD, with a DVD of the documentary Man in the Sand, to mark Guthrie's centennial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSides M and N hold the new material. They open with a live \"California Stars,\" then move through four alternate versions, among them \"Aginst Th' Law\" and \"All You Fascists,\" four solo takes and eight demos. Two of those demos, \"Psalm\" and \"Long \u0026amp; Hard,\" appear on none of the three albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 7-inch plays at 45 RPM and carries a single track: Guthrie's own home recording of \"Hesitating Beauty,\" which Craft Recordings describes as newly discovered. Its center label reproduces a handwritten tape label dated March 1951. On the first Mermaid Avenue the same lyric is sung to music Jeff Tweedy wrote in 1997, so the box holds both settings of the song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seven LPs are pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Furnace Record Pressing. Vols. I through III use the masters Robert C. Ludwig made at Gateway Mastering in 2012, Paul Blakemore mastered the Alternates \u0026amp; Demos disc, and Chris Bellman cut every lacquer at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The booklet carries new liner notes by the author and music journalist Bob Mehr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Previously unreleased\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A: Mermaid Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalt Whitman's Niece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalifornia Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWay Over Yonder in the Minor Key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B: Mermaid Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirds and Ships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoodoo Voodoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Came Along to Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt My Window Sad and Lonely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C: Mermaid Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngrid Bergman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrist for President\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Guess I Planted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne by One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D: Mermaid Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEisler on the Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHesitating Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Man's Done Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Unwelcome Guest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide E: Mermaid Avenue Vol. II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAirline to Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Flying Saucer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed of Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide F: Mermaid Avenue Vol. II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Rod Hotel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Was Born\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret of the Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStetson Kennedy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide G: Mermaid Avenue Vol. II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember the Mountain Bed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlood of the Lamb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAginst Th' Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide H: Mermaid Avenue Vol. II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll You Fascists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe DiMaggio Done It Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeanest Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Wind Blowing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeday Some Morning Sometime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide I: Mermaid Avenue Vol. III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBugeye Jim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the Roses Bloom Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGotta Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Thirty Thousand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide J: Mermaid Avenue Vol. III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOught to Be Satisfied Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListening to the Wind That Blows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo Down to the Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChain of Broken Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide K: Mermaid Avenue Vol. III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJailcell Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't You Marry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive Me a Nail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jolly Banker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnion Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide L: Mermaid Avenue Vol. III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe Kind to the Boy on the Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin'ta Gonna Grieve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTea Bag Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Out to Get\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide M: Alternates \u0026amp; Demos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalifornia Stars (Live)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAginst Th' Law (Alternate Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll You Fascists (Alternate Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Guess I Planted (Alternate Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Came Along to Me (Alternate Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHesitating Beauty (Solo Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe DiMaggio Done It Again (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsalm (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide N: Alternates \u0026amp; Demos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Rod Hotel (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrist for President (Solo Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive Me a Nail (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong \u0026amp; Hard (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Was Born (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt My Window Sad and Lonely (Solo Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirds and Ships (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Unwelcome Guest (Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAirline to Heaven (Solo Version)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonus 7-inch (Single-Sided)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHesitating Beauty (Woody Guthrie Home Demo)*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Billy Bragg \u0026amp; 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