# Billy Bragg and Wilco Release Expanded Mermaid Avenue

> Billy Bragg and Wilco release expanded Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions with 16 new tracks.
- Title: Billy Bragg and Wilco Release Expanded Mermaid Avenue
- Summary: Billy Bragg and Wilco release expanded Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions with 16 new tracks. Billy Bragg and Wilco release an expanded edition of Mermaid…
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- Source: Consequence — https://consequence.net/2026/10/billy-bragg-wilco-expanded-edition-of-woody-guthrie-project-mermaid-avenue
- Published: 2026-10-08T19:37:16+00:00
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## Nora Guthrie discovers Woody Guthrie lyrics
In the late 1990s, Nora Guthrie, daughter of legendary singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, discovered a large trove of her father's unpublished lyrics.
## Bragg and Wilco record Mermaid Avenue
Bragg subsequently brought Wilco into the fold, and together they recorded Mermaid Avenue, which dropped in 1998.
## Expanded edition announced
Craft Recordings announced the most complete archive of the collaboration yet, an expanded edition of Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (out December 11th).
## Unreleased recording shared
Along with the announcement, Craft shared "Against Th' Law (Alternate Version)," which was previously unreleased.
## New edition includes 16 tracks
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions catalogs the three original volumes as well as bonus material like alternate versions, live cuts, and demos. The new edition also includes 16 previously unreleased recordings.
## Physical and digital releases
Come December 11th, the deluxe package will be available both digitally and in two physical formats: a 7xLP + 7-inch box set and a 4xCD box set.
## Bragg reflects on legacy
Bragg said, "It's been over thirty years since Nora first asked me to look at some unpublished lyrics of her father's, I had no idea then that the project that she, I, and Wilco undertook would lead to a complete reassessment of the legacy of Woody Guthrie."

> It's been over thirty years since Nora first asked me to look at some unpublished lyrics of her father's, I had no idea then that the project that she, I, and Wilco undertook would lead to a complete reassessment of the legacy of Woody Guthrie.
## Key takeaway

Billy Bragg and Wilco release an expanded edition of Mermaid Avenue with 16 previously unreleased recordings.