Billy Bragg - A New England (Live on The Tube, 1983)

During the lockdowns I unearthed boxes of video tapes and memorabilia dating back to the earliest years of my career. Over the past months, I’ve been going through them all to pull out clips and photograph objects that illuminate the last 40 years. As the release of my Roaring Forty record approaches, I’m going to be posting the best of what I’ve found, progressing through my career from 1983 to the present day. Each post will be linked to a song from my catalogue as well. I hope you enjoy them.

This first clip comes from my very first TV appearance in October 1983, performing A New England live on the Tube. See if you can spot the moment when I inadvertently catch sight of myself on a nearby monitor and, realising I’m on national TV, almost lose my composure.

The Roaring Forty Spotify playlist - http://bit.ly/407rQNt

The Roaring Forty releases pre-order - https://bbragg.lnk.to/theroaringforty

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