Table of Contents
Bringing it all back home
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Acknowledgements to the first edition
Acknowledgements to the second edition
Foreword
1
Preface: How did I get here? This bloke, 1957-1998
3
1
London A to B: A bit of history
9
2
Alice is bent: Childhood, 1957-1973
16
3
Exile on Magnet: Forming a band, 1974-1977
32
4
Big in Clopton: Riff Raff, 1977-1980
46
5
I Vow To Thee My Country: The army, 1980-1981
68
6
Licensee: Jack Ruby: Birth of Billy, 1981-1983
83
7
Go!: Signing off, signing up, 1983
107
8
A great friend of Dave Gilmour's: Take-off, 1984
121
9
The world turned upside down: A bit of politics, 1984-1985
141
10
How long can a bad thing last?: Another bit of politics, 1985-1987
156
11
Broken-heart surgery: Great leaps forward, 1987-1989
186
12
Stop playing with yourself: A bit of business, 1989-1992
199
13
Try this at home: Rethink, 1992-1995
220
14
New Billy: Back in office, 1996-1997
234
15
Life begins at Woody: The future starts here, 1998
245
16
The Bard of Burton Bradstock: On the map, 1998-2002
251
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Delivery man of human love: Who is Billy Bragg then?
267
Bibliography and sources
276
Towards a Braggiography: Discography of UK releases
278
Index
289
