The Internationale | ||||
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Studio album by Billy Bragg | ||||
Released | May 1990 | |||
Recorded | January–March 1990 Gateway Studios, Cathouse Studio and Pier House Studio |
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Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 19:23 | |||
Label | Liberation Records, Utility Records | |||
Producer | Grant Showbiz, Wiggy | |||
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Allmusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | A− |
Robert Christgau | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |
The Internationale is a 1990 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on Bragg's short-lived record label, Utility Records, it is a deliberately political album, consisting mainly of cover versions and rewrites of left-wing protest songs. Although Bragg is known for his association with left-wing causes, this release is unusual; most of Bragg's recordings balance overtly political songs with social observation and love songs.
The album was originally released as a seven track EP in 1990.
In 2006, as part of a planned series of reissues of albums in his back catalogue, The Internationale was remastered and reissued along with the seven tracks from 1988's Live & Dubious EP and five bonus tracks. Also included is a bonus DVD titled Here and There containing live concerts from East Berlin, Nicaragua and the Soviet Union.