The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues — Rum Sodomy & The Lash

40th Anniversary Limited Edition red marbled vinyl 2LP

This 40th Anniversary Limited Edition features the original album plus a bonus disc that brings together the legendary Poguetry In Motion EP, with tracks from the July 1985 BBC Janice Long session, plus original single B-sides. The bonus disc is completed by rare live versions of "A Pair Of Brown Eyes" and "Sally MacLennane" recorded at Glasgow Barrowland in December 1987, and a rough mix of Poguetry In Motion outtake, the band's version of The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe In Magic," all currently unavailable.

Produced by Elvis Costello, Rum Sodomy & The Lash was the second studio album by the London-based, Irish folk punk band. Costello, who was originally brought in to work on the singles, extended his stay to work on the entire album. At the time, he said, "I saw my task was to capture them in their dilapidated glory before some more professional producer fucked them up."

The album was released on August 5, 1985 and reached No. 13 on the U.K. charts. It features the singles "A Pair Of Brown Eyes," "Sally MacLennane," and "Dirty Old Town."

Bonus LP Features:

Tracks 1-2 released on "Dirty Old Town" U.K. 12" — Stiff BUYIT 229, 1985

Tracks 3-6 released as Poguetry in Motion EP — Stiff BUY 243 (U.K.), 1986

Tracks 7 and 10 released on BBC Sessions 1984-1985 — Pogue Mahone 0190295299491, 2020

Tracks 8-9 and 11-13 released on Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say...Poguemahone!!! The Pogues Box Set — Rhino 5144281352, 2008

 

 

Original Album

LP 1 Side A

1. The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn

2. The Old Main Drag

3. Wild Cats of Kilkenny

4. I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day

5. A Pair of Brown Eyes

6. Sally MacLennane

LP 1 Side B

1. Dirty Old Town

2. Jesse James

3. Navigator

4. Billy's Bones

5. The Gentleman Soldier

6. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Bonus Material

LP 2 Side A

1. The Parting Glass

2. A Pistol for Paddy Garcia

3. London Girl

4. A Rainy Night in Soho

5. The Body of An American

6. Planxty Noel Hill

LP 2 Side B

1. Wild Cats of Kilkenny (Janice Long Session, BBC Radio 1 - rec. 7/3/1985, transmitted 7/11/1985)

2. Billy's Bones (Janice Long Session, BBC Radio 1 - rec. 7/3/1985, transmitted 7/11/1985)

3. The Old Main Drag (Janice Long Session, BBC Radio 1 - rec. 7/3/1985, transmitted 7/11/1985)

4. Dirty Old Town (Janice Long Session, BBC Radio 1 - rec. 7/3/1985, transmitted 7/11/1985)

5. A Pair of Brown Eyes (Live at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland - 12/17/1987)

6. Sally MacLennane (Live at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland - 12/17/1987)

7. Do You Believe in Magic (Rough Mix)

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