Wilco & Billy Bragg’s Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions Gets More Complete With Expanded New Box Set
In 1998, between their first masterpiece Being There and their next masterpiece Summerteeth , Wilco teamed up with the English folksinger Billy Bragg to release Mermaid Avenue , a batch of newly written songs built from old unused Woody Guthrie lyrics. It's where Wilco got "California Stars," a perennial live staple, and they followed it up in 2000 with Mermaid Ave. Vol. II . The original album…
Stereogum reports that a new box set of Wilco and Billy Bragg's album Mermaid Avenue has expanded with additional content. The original album, released in 1998, combined new songs written using unused Woody Guthrie lyrics with tracks from their previous works. The pair performed the complete album at Wilco's Solid Sound festival in June, reigniting interest in the project. The new box set aims to provide a more comprehensive listening experience for fans.
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