pre order due 10 FEBRUARY 2023
POGUES, THE
MIGRANTS ON THE HOME FRONT
COMPACT DISC
Item no. :XRYCD033 Barcode :0823564036793 Artist :POGUES, THE Product type :Compact Disc Label :X-RAY Release Date :10 February 2023
EARLY DUBLIN BROADCAST FROM THE MIGHTY POGUES
• Founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as ‘Pogue Mahone’ – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning ‘kiss my
arse’, The Pogues reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles.
• Their politically tinged music was informed by lead vocalist and main songwriter Shane MacGowan’s punk background, yet used
traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin and accordion.
• The future members of the Pogues first met when MacGowan, Peter "Spider" Stacy (tin whistle), and Jem Finer (banjo) were together
in an occasional band called The Millwall Chainsaws in the late 1970s - after MacGowan and Stacy met in the toilets at a Ramones gig
at The Roundhouse in 1977. MacGowan was already with The Nips, though when they broke up in 1980, he concentrated on Stacy's
Millwall Chainsaws.
• They later added Cait O'Riordan on bass and Andrew Ranken on drums. The band played London pubs and clubs, and released a
single independently.
• They came to the attention of the media and Stiff Records when they opened for The Clash on their 1984 tour. Shortening their name
to The Pogues they released their first album, Red Roses for Me, on Stiff Records that October.
• By early 1985, the band were playing sporadic concerts across the UK, and in June that year they performed at the Glastonbury
Festival. On March 1st ’85, they played their first show in Ireland, at the iconic Dublin venue, McGonagle’s.
• This spectacular early gig for the band was recorded for live radio broadcast across the emerald isle, but has not before been available
on record or CD.
• That all changes with this enticing new release which proudly presents this exceptional Pogues concert in its entirety.
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TRACKLIST
1 Greenland Whale Fisheries 2:15
2 Repeal Of The Licensing Laws 1:57
3 Boys From The County Hell 2:48
4 Whiskey, You’re The Devil 2:20
5 Transmetropolitan 3:01
6 A Pair Of Brown Eyes 5:05
7 Dark Streets Of London 3:12
8 Streams of Whiskey 2:50
9 Sally MacLennane 2:58
10 The Auld Triangle 4:03
11 Kitty 4:07
12 Dingle Regatta 2:36
13 Poor Paddy 3:01
14 The Battle Of Brisbane 1:40
15 Waxie’s Dargle 2:35
16 And The Band Played Waltzing Mathilda 5:11
17 Muirshin Durkin 2:04
18 Boys From The County Hell 4:17
