Rum Sodomy & the Lash (40th anniversary edition)

~ Release by The Pogues (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

List of subparts
CD2 tracks 1 to 2: CD 2: Bonus Tracks
CD2 tracks 3 to 6: Poguetry In Motion EP
CD2 tracks 7 to 10: The Janice Long Show BBC Radio - 11th July 1985
CD2 tracks 11 to 13: Bonus Tracks

Trifold digisleeve with twenty four page booklet

Tracks 2-1 and 2-2 originally released on Dirty Old Town
Tracks 2-3 to 2-6 originally released as Poguetry in Motion
Tracks 2-7 to 2-10 originally released on The BBC Sessions 1984–1986
Tracks 2-11 and 2-12 are previously unreleased live recordings at Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow on Dec. 19, 1987
Track 2-13 is an outtake from the sessions for Poguetry in Motion. Originally released on Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say… Pogue Mahone!!

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc One): [Warner logo] 58629821/5021732582560-1 21
Mastering SID Code (Disc One): IFPI LP73
Mould SID Code (Disc One): IFPI 0707
Matrix / Runout (Disc Two): [Warner logo] 58631173/5021732582560-2-1 21
Mastering SID Code (Disc Two): IFPI LB45
Mould SID Code (Disc Two): IFPI 0727

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-28 09:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Parting Glass
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Philip Chevron and Elvis Costello
arranger:
The Pogues (Irish‐British Celtic punk band)
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Parting Glass
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (until 1605)
publisher:
Fearing and Loathing Music and Mummy Dust Music Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3004)
2:14
2A Pistol for Paddy Garcia
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Philip Chevron
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia
composer:
Jem Finer
2:30
3London Girl
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
London Girl
lyricist and composer:
Shane MacGowan
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
43:05
4A Rainy Night in Soho
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Rainy Night in Soho
lyricist and composer:
Shane MacGowan
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:36
5The Body of an American
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Body of an American
lyricist and composer:
Shane MacGowan
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
54:49
6Planxty Noel Hill
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Planxty Noel Hill
composer:
Jem Finer
3:11
7Wild Cats of Kilkenny (BBC Janice Long Show July 3rd 1985)
engineer:
Martyn Parker
producer:
Barry Anthony Andrews
recording of:
Wild Cats of Kilkenny
2:46
8Billy’s Bones (BBC Janice Long Show July 3rd 1985)
engineer:
Martyn Parker
producer:
Barry Anthony Andrews
recording of:
Billy’s Bones
2:03
9The Old Main Drag (BBC Janice Long Show July 3rd 1985)
engineer:
Martyn Parker
producer:
Barry Anthony Andrews
recording of:
The Old Main Drag
3:18
10Dirty Old Town (BBC Janice Long Show July 3rd 1985)
engineer:
Martyn Parker
producer:
Barry Anthony Andrews
3:43
11A Pair of Brown Eyes (live at Glasgow Barrowland)
engineer:
Chris Dickie
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
live recording of:
A Pair of Brown Eyes
3:41
12Sally MacLennane (live at Glasgow Barrowland)
engineer:
Chris Dickie
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
live recording of:
Sally MacLennane
2:31
13Do You Believe in Magic? (Poguetry in Motion EP sessions rough mix)
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
cover recording of:
Do You Believe in Magic?
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Koppelman–Rubin Enterprises, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
2:40

Credits

Release

mastering:Henry Rudkins
remastering:Nick Robbins (engineer)
fiddle:Henry Benagh
horn:Dick Cuthell
uilleann pipes:Tommy Keane (uilleann piper)
performer:Philip Chevron
James Fearnley
Jem Finer
Andrew Ranken
Shane MacGowan
Spider Stacy
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!)
miscellaneous support:Manor Mobile (mobile recording studio owned by Richard Branson in the mid 1970s until the late 1980s) (task: recorded by)
recorded at:Elephant Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Glasgow Barrowlands in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
mastered at:AIR Mastering (Audio mastering division of Air Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remastered at:Sound Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
glass mastered at:Sonopress in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35196412 [info]