Mermaid Avenue
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Mermaid Avenue is a 1998 album of previously unheard lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, put to music written and performed by British singer Billy Bragg and the American band Wilco. The project was the first of several such projects organized by Guthrie's daughter, Nora Guthrie, original director of the Woody Guthrie Foundation and archives. Mermaid Avenue was released on the El…

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Release details

Released
June 23rd, 1998
Type
Album
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Labels
Elektra Entertainment
Warner Music Australia

Professional reviews

Source Rating
AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
4/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (David Browne – September 4, 1998)B+
Rolling Stone (Greil Marcus – June 1, 1998)
4/5 stars
Spin (Jesse Berrett – September 1998)8/10
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – June 30, 1998)A
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3.8

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