[2] The entire album was re-released as CD2 of Hard Works in 2008.

[3] This compilation stated the album was from 1989 when he was touring with The Rolling Stones in the Steel Wheels era.

This was confusing as the album seems to be released on 7 September 1998, and sources such as Allmusic[4] even state so.

The Living Tradition said The Works was a "good showcase" for Beer's talents: "Phil is not an acoustic fiddle player as everything is pre-amped to get the sound he wants.

There's a good mix of tunes, some traditional, some written by Phil himself, going back some twenty years.