Talking with the Taxman About Poetry is the third album by Billy Bragg, originally released in September 1986.
This long overdue vinyl reissue comes in a gatefold sleeve and was remastered by John Webber at Air Studios using high-resolution transfers made from master tapes in Billy's archives. This limited-edition National Album Day release in classic black vinyl includes a bonus 7" single featuring "Walk Away Renee" on the A-side and an etching of the Talking About The Taxman album cover art on the B-side.
For Talking with the Taxman About Poetry, Bragg embraced a more fully realised band sound with the help of special guests Kirsty MacColl and Johnny Marr and production courtesy of John Porter (Roxy Music, The Smiths) and Kenny Jones. �Taxman�� was his first top ten album and gave the world some of his most enduring songs in �Greetings To The New Brunette� (his first top 40 hit), live favourite �Levi Stubbs� Tears� about a victim of domestic abuse taking comfort in the music of the Four Tops, and classic workers� anthem �There Is Power in a Union�.