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The Pogues: Red Roses For Me

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On October 15, 1984, “Stiff” label released “Red Roses for Me”, the debut Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Stan Brennan.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan – vocal, arrangements
  • Country Jem Finer – guitar, banjo, mandola, arrangements
  • Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle, arrangements
  • Jimmy Fearnley – guitar, piano, accordion, mandolin, arrangements
  • Rocky O’Riordan – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Andy “The Clobberer” Ranken – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Nick Robbins – engineer
  • Craig Thompson – engineer
  • Steve Tynan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane McGowan, except where noted.

  1. Transmetropolitan
  2. The Battle of Brisbane
  3. The Auld Triangle – Brendan Behan
  4. Waxie’s Dargle – traditional
  5. Boys from the County Hell
  6. Sea Shanty
  7. Dark Streets of London
  8. Streams of Whiskey
  9. Poor Daddy – traditional
  10. Dingle Regatta – traditional
  11. Greenland Whale Fisheries – traditional
  12. Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
  13. Kitty – traditional

The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash

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On August 5, 1985, “Stiff” label released “Rum Sodomy & the Lash”, the second Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Elvis Costello and Philip Chevron.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan – lead vocals
  • Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle
  • Philip Chevron – guitar, mandolin
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Cait O’Riordan – vocals, bass
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Henry Benagh – fiddle
  • Dick Cuthell – French horn
  • Tommy Keane – uilleann pipes
  • Terry Woods – string instruments
  • Fiachra Trench – string arrangements
  • Paul Scully – engineer
  • Dave Jordan – engineer
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Peter Mennim – cover art
  • Théodore Géricault – original painting
  • Frank Murray – sleeve concept
  • Lilly Lee – hand lettering
  • Cindy Palmano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane MacGowan, except where noted.

  1. The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn
  2. The Old Main Drag
  3. The Wild Cats of Kilkenny – Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer
  4. I’m a Man Tou Don’t Meet Every Day – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  5. A Pair of Brown Eyes
  6. Sally MacLennane
  7. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  8. Jesse James – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  9. Navigator – Phil Gaston
  10. Billy’s Bones
  11. The Gentleman Soldier – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  12. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Eric Bogle

Steve Earle: Copperhead Road

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On October 17, 1988, “Uni” label released “Copperhead Road”, the third Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded December 1987 – July 1988, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Brown and Steve Earle.  

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitars, harmonica, 6-string bass, mandolin
  • Donny Roberts – guitars, 6-string bass
  • Bill Lloyd – acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
  • Bucky Baxter – pedal steel, lap steel, dobro
  • Phil Chevron – guitar, vocals
  • Neil MacColl – mandolin
  • Shane MacGowan – banjo, bodhran
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • Sam Bush – mandolin
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Ken Moore – synthesizer, organ
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Darryl Hunt – bass
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Kurt Custer – drums
  • Terry Woods – cittern
  • Mark O’Connor – violin
  • Edgar Meyer – bass violin
  • Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals
  • John Cowan, Maria McKee, Radney Foster – backing vocals
  • Chris Birkett – drum programming
  • Gary Tallent – arrangements
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  • Joe Hardy – recording, mixing
  • Chris Birkett – recording
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Jeff Morris – design
  • June Beard – patch design

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.

  1. Copperhead Road
  2. Snake Oil
  3. Back to the Wall
  4. The Devil’s Right Hand – arranged by Garry W. Tallent
  5. Johnny Come Lately
  6. Even When I’m Blue
  7. You Belong to Me
  8. Waiting on You – Steve Earle, Richard Bennett
  9. Once You Love – Steve Earle, Larry Crane
  10. Nothing but a Child

Damien Rice: 9

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On November 3, 2006, “Heffa” label released “9”, the second Damien Rice studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Damien Rice.

Personnel:

  • Damien Rice – vocals, clarinet, Fender Rhodes, guitar, percussion, piano, singing bowls, Wurlitzer
  • Shane Fitzsimons – bass, double bass
  • Lisa Hannigan – backing vocals
  • Vyvienne Long – cello
  • Cora Venus Lunny – viola, violin
  • Tom Osander – drums, glasses
  • Joel Shearer – electric guitar
  • Daisy – drawing, painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Damien Rice.

  1. 9 Crimes
  2. The Animals Were Gone
  3. Elephant
  4. Rootless Tree
  5. Dogs
  6. Coconut Skins
  7. Me, My Yoke + I
  8. Grey Room
  9. Accidental Babies
  10. Sleep Don’t Weep (The song ends with 16 minutes of wine glasses and a Tibetan singing bowl)
  11. The Rat Within the Grain (bonus track)

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Stoned & Dethroned

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On August 23, 1994, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Stoned & Dethroned”, the fifth Jesus and Mary Chain (The) album. It was recorded January – November 1993, and was produced by Jim Reid and William Reid.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid– vocals guitar, bass, shaker
  • William Reid– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ben Lurie– guitar, harmonica, organ, bass
  • Steve Monti– drums, percussion
  • Hope Sandoval, Shane MacGowan– vocals
  • Alan Moulder, Dick Meaney – engineer, mixing
  • Stylorouge– design
  • Sophie Muller– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by William Reid, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Water
  2. Bullet Lovers
  3. Sometimes Always
  4. Come On – Jim Reid
  5. Between Us
  6. Hole – Jim Reid
  7. Never Saw It Coming
  8. She – Jim Reid
  9. Wish I Could
  10. Save Me – Jim Reid, William Reid
  11. Till It Shines
  12. God Help Me
  13. Girlfriend
  14. Everybody I Know
  15. You’ve Been a Friend – Jim Reid
  16. These Days
  17. Feeling Lucky

The Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace With God

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On January 18, 1988, “Pogue Mahone” released “If I Should Fall from Grace with God”, the third Pogues (The) album.  It  was recorded in 1987, at the “Rak Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite. “If I Should Fall from Grace with God” became the band’s best-selling album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan– vocals, guitar
  • Kirsty MacColl – vocals
  • Philip Chevron– guitar, mandolin
  • Terry Woods– vocals, cittern lute, concertina, strings, banjo, dulcimer, guitar
  • Ron Kavana – banjo, spoons, mandolin
  • Jem Finer– banjo, saxophone
  • Spider Stacy– vocals, tin whistle
  • James Fearnley– accordion, piano, mandolin, dulcimer, guitar, cello, percussion
  • Darryl Hunt– bass, percussion, vocals
  • Andrew Ranken– drums, vocals
  • Brian Clarke – alto saxophone
  • Joe Cashman – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Taylor – trombone
  • Chris Lee, Eli Thompson – trumpet
  • Siobhan Sheahan – harp

Track listing:

  1. If I Should Fall from Grace with God – Shane MacGowan
  2. Turkish Song of the Damned – Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer
  3. Bottle of Smoke – Shane MacGowen, Jem Finer
  4. Fairytale of New York – Shane MacGowen and Jem Finer
  5. Metropolis – Jem Finer
  6. Thousands Are Sailling – Phil Chevron
  7. Fiesta – Shaven MacGowen, Jem Finer
  8. Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road to Dublin/The Galway Races – traditional
  9. Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six – Terry Woods, Shane MacGowen
  10. Lullaby of London – Shane MacGowen
  11. Sit Down by the Fire – Shane MacGowen
  12. The Broad Majestic Shannon – Shane MacGowen
  13. Worms – traditional