The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash (40th Anniversary Edition) Deluxe 2CD

The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash (40th Anniversary Edition) Deluxe 2CD

THIS IS A PRE ORDER: RELEASE DATE: 19th September 2025

Prepare to raise a glass and stomp your feet as The Pogues' seminal album, 'Rum Sodomy & The Lash,' celebrates its 40th anniversary. Originally released on August 5th 1985, the album captured the raw energy and poetic lyricism that defined The Pogues, solidifying their place as one of the most influential bands of their generation.

This 40th anniversary reissue will come in a collectible 2LP red marble vinyl edition and a Deluxe 2CD set, both offering 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 Barrowlands in 1987 and a rough mix of  Poguetry In Motion outtake, the band' s version of The Lovin’ Spoonfuls Do You Believe In Magic, all currently unavailable.

Label: Rhino, Pogue Mahone

Cat. No. 5021732582560

TRACKLIST

CD 1: Rum Sodomy & The Lash (1985)

1. The Sick Bed Of Cúchulainn [2:59]

2. The Old Main Drag [3:20]

3. Wild Cats Of Kilkenny [2:49]

4. I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day [2:55]

5. A Pair Of Brown Eyes [4:54]

6. Sally MacLennane [2:44]

7. Dirty Old Town [3:46]

8. Jesse James [2:59]

9. Navigator [4:13]

10. Billy's Bones [2:03]

11. The Gentleman Soldier [2:04]

12. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda [8:10]

CD2: Bonus Tracks

1. The Parting Glass (B-Side) [2:17]

2. A Pistol For Paddy Garcia (B-Side) [2:32]

Poguetry In Motion EP

3. London Girl [3:07]

4. A Rainy Night In Soho [5:36]

5. The Body Of An American [4:50]

6. Planxty Noel Hill [3:12]

BBC Radio 1 - The Janice Long Show - 11th July 1985

7. Wild Cats Of Kilkenny [2:46]

8. Billy’s Bones [2:03]

9. The Old Main Drag [3:18]

10. Dirty Old Town [3:42]

Bonus Tracks

11. A Pair Of Brown Eyes (Live at Glasgow Barrowland) [3:41]

12. Sally MacLennane (Live at Glasgow Barrowland) [2:50]

13. Do You Believe in Magic? (Rough Mix) [2:42]