Special Brew

~ Release by Levellers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

"Special Brew" combines the Levellers' cassette only EP 'All The Free Commons of England' with their two 12" EPs 'Carry Me' and 'Outside/Inside'

plus the fanclub only release, the 'OTF' EP - including their version of the Clash's take on Eddy Grant's 'Police On My Back'.

To quote the Bandcamp page: "Levellers found this bootleg compilation of their old Hag EPs...so they bootlegged the bootleg!"

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-11 15:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Barrel of the Gun
electric guitar:
Bucky (electric guitar, early Levs recording)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
Grapevine Studios (early Levellers recording location) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (on 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Barrel of the Gun (on 1988-03-26)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
3:15
2Capital Gain
electric guitar:
Bucky (electric guitar, early Levs recording)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
Grapevine Studios (early Levellers recording location) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (on 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Capital Gain (on 1988-03-26)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
3:27
3Hard Fight
electric guitar:
Bucky (electric guitar, early Levs recording)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
Grapevine Studios (early Levellers recording location) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (on 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Hard Fight (on 1988-03-26)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
5:21
4England My Home
electric guitar:
Bucky (electric guitar, early Levs recording)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
Grapevine Studios (early Levellers recording location) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (on 1988-03-26)
recording of:
England My Home (on 1988-03-26)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers) and Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
arranger:
Levellers
publisher:
On the Fiddle Recordings
4:11
5Carry Me
recording engineer:
Chris Priestly (recording engineer) (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
producer:
Mark Waterman (production music)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
electric guitar, harmonica and mandolin:
Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers)
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
remixer:
Mark Waterman (production music) (in 1989-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1989)
engineered at:
Wilbury Studios (early Levellers recordings) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
produced at:
Bluebox Studios (Early Levs recording) (in 1989-02)
remixed at:
Bluebox Studios (Early Levs recording) (in 1989-02)
recording of:
Carry Me (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
arranger:
Levellers
publisher:
On the Fiddle Recordings
4:40
6What’s in the Way
recording engineer:
Chris Priestly (recording engineer) (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
producer:
Mark Waterman (production music)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
electric guitar:
Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1989)
recorded at:
Wilbury Studios (early Levellers recordings) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
produced at:
Wilbury Studios (early Levellers recordings) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
recording of:
What's in the Way (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
arranger:
Levellers
4:43
7The Last Days of Winter
recording engineer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer) (on 1988-10-24)
producer:
Mark Waterman (production music)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
electric guitar:
Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers)
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-10-24)
produced at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-10-24)
recording of:
The Last Days of Winter (on 1988-10-24)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers) and Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
arranger:
Levellers
2:57
8England My Home
recording engineer:
Chris Priestly (recording engineer) (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
producer:
Mark Waterman (production music)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
electric guitar:
Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers)
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1989)
recorded at:
Wilbury Studios (early Levellers recordings) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
produced at:
Wilbury Studios (early Levellers recordings) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
recording of:
England My Home (from 1989-02-02 until 1989-02-03)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers) and Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
arranger:
Levellers
publisher:
On the Fiddle Recordings
4:18
9Outside / Inside
recording engineer:
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer) (from 1989-09-12 until 1989-09-13)
producer:
Phil Tennant and Phil Vinall (UK producer)
mixer:
Phil Tennant
acoustic guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers) (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers) (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
violin:
Jon Sevink (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers) (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
engineered at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
recording of:
Outside/Inside (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Charlie Heather, Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers) and Jon Sevink
publisher:
On the Fiddle Recordings
2:59
10Barrel of the Gun
recording engineer:
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer) (from 1989-09-12 until 1989-09-13)
producer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
engineered at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
recording of:
Barrel of the Gun (from 1988-09-12 until 1988-09-13)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
3:24
11Hard Fight
recording engineer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer) (from 1988-10-23 until 1988-10-24)
producer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer)
bouzouki:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-10-23 until 1988-10-24)
produced at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-10-23 until 1988-10-24)
recording of:
Hard Fight (from 1988-10-23 until 1988-10-24)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
recording of:
Hard Fight (from 1988-11-23 until 1988-11-24)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
5:34
12I Have No Answers
recording engineer:
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer) (from 1989-09-12 until 1989-09-13)
producer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
mandolin [slide mandolin]:
Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers)
violin:
Jon Sevink
vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1989)
recorded at:
Old Barn Studios in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-09)
recording of:
I Have No Answers (from 1989-09-12 until 1989-09-13)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather, Alan Miles (Ex-Levellers) and Jon Sevink
3:49
13Police on My Back
recording engineer:
Adrian Moore (recording engineer) (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1991)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Police on My Back (in 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd.
3:06
14Where the Hell Are We Going to Live?
recording engineer:
Adrian Moore (recording engineer) (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1991)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Where the Hell Are We Going to Live? (in 1991)
writer:
Vin Garbutt
2:46
15Travelogue
recording engineer:
Adrian Moore (recording engineer) (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1991)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1991)
recording of:
Travelogue (in 1991)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
4:45
16Green Blade Rising (live)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
The Mean Fiddler (1st location, 1982–2000) in Harlesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-11-16, from 1988-11-16 until 1998-11-16)
live recording of:
Green Blade Rising (on 1988-11-16)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
3:28
17What You Know (live)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hag! (in 1988)
recorded at:
The Mean Fiddler (1st location, 1982–2000) in Harlesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-11-16)
live recording of:
What You Know (on 1988-11-16)
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
6:02