Overview
In support of the Jail Guitar Doors initiative, an organization set up by Billy Bragg which aims to provide instruments to those who are using music as a way of achieving the rehabiliation of prison inmates, July 26th will see the release of a download album from which all profits will be used to fund return visits to UK prisons.
The initiative is supported by Strummerville, the Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music, plus has seen involvement from the likes of Mick Jones (The Clash), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), Wayne Kramer (MC5) and Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape, Fly).
Released via Silverdoor Records, the album will be priced at £8 and will feature 31 tracks, including an exclusive recording of Billy Bragg live from one of Her Majestys Prisons, plus tracks from Pete & The Pirates, Baddies, The Neat, The Victorian English Gentlemans Club, Kids Love Lies, and many more (full tracklisting below).
Breaking Rocks – Charity Album // Out 26th July via Silverdoor Records
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