Description
Vinyl LP repressing of this 1985 album from the British band fronted by the troubled genius that is Shane MacGowan. Their second studio album, Rum Sodomy & The Lash was the band's breakthrough album in the UK, reaching #13 in the UK charts. The track 'A Pair of Brown Eyes', based on an older Irish tune, went on to reach #72 in the UK singles chart. In 2000 Q placed it at #93 in it's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2003, the album was ranked #445 on Rolling Stone's the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Track List
- The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn
- The Old Main Drag
- Wild Cats of Kilkenny
- I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
- A Pair of Brown Eyes
- Sally MacLennane
- Dirty Old Town
- Jesse James
- Navigator
- Billy's Bones
- The Gentleman Soldier
- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
