The Pogues, “The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984–1987)”
A collection of B-sides and non-album tracks by Celtic punk favorites The Pogues that originally were released on Stiff Records is being compiled for the first time as a 16-track, 2LP colored-vinyl release for Record Store Day this spring.
Rhino Records will release The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984-1987) on black and green marbled vinyl on April 22 at participating independent record stores in the U.S. and U.K. The label says the upcoming release will be a limited-edition pressing of 6.500 copies.
The double-album collects B-sides from “Dark Streets Of London” and “The Boys From the County Hell,” off 1984’s Red Roses For Me; “Dirty Old Town,” “A Pair Of Brown Eyes” and “Sally MacLennane,” off 1985’s Rum, Sodomy & the Lash; and “Fairytale Of New York,” off 1988’s If I Should Fall From Grace with God.
The set also includes all four tracks off the Poguetry In Motion EP, released in 1986, and the two songs recorded for “The Irish Rover” single with The Dubliners in 1987.
Now in its 16th year of celebrating independent music retailers, Record Store Day is back to a single day — April 22 — following the pandemic-era “drops” that spread the event over multiple months the last couple years.
Head over to recordstoreday.com and recordstoreday.co.uk to see full lists of exclusive, limited-run and “RSD First” releases along with participating independent record stores in the U.S. and the U.K., respectively.
Here’s the tracklist for the new Pogues release:
The Pogues, The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984-1987)
Side A
1. “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” (Eric Bogle)
B-Side of “Dark Streets Of London” (Stiff Records BUY 207, Originally Pogue Mahone PM-1)
2. “Repeal Of The Licensing Laws” (Spider Stacy)
B-Side of “The Boys From The County Hell” (Stiff Records BUY 212)
3. “The Parting Glass” (Trad, Arr. Pogues)
B-Side of “Dirty Old Town” (Stiff Records BUY 229)
4. “A Pistol For Paddy Garcia (Jem Finer)
B-Side of “Dirty Old Town” (Stiff Records BUY 229)
Side B
1. “Whiskey You’re The Devil” (Trad, Arr. Pogues)
B-Side of “A Pair Of Brown Eyes” (Stiff Records BUYIT 220)
2. “Muirshin Durkin” (Trad, Arr. Pogues)
B-Side of “A Pair Of Brown Eyes” (Stiff Records BUYIT 220)
3. “The Wild Rover” (Trad, Arr. Pogues)
B-Side of “Sally MacLennane” (Stiff Records BUYIT 224)
4. “The Leaving Of Liverpool” (Trad, Arr. Pogues)
B-Side of “Sally MacLennane” (Stiff Records BUYIT 224)
Side C
1. “London Girl” (Shane MacGowan)
Poguetry In Motion EP (Stiff Records BUY 243)
2. “A Rainy Night In Soho” (Shane MacGowan)
Poguetry In Motion EP (Stiff Records BUY 243)
3. “The Body Of An American” (Shane MacGowan)
Poguetry In Motion EP (Stiff Records BUY 243)
4. “Planxty Noel Hill” (Jem Finer)
Poguetry In Motion EP (Stiff Records BUY 243)
Side D
1. “The Irish Rover” (feat. The Dubliners) (Trad, Arr. The Dubliners, The Pogues)
The Pogues & The Dubliners – The Irish Rover (Stiff Records BUY 258)
2. “Mountain Dew (The Rare Ould Mountain Dew)” (feat. The Dubliners) (Trad, Arr. The Dubliners, The Pogues)
The Pogues & The Dubliners – The Irish Rover (Stiff Records BUY 258)
3. “The Battle March Medley” (Terry Woods)
B-Side of “Fairytale Of New York” (Pogue Mahone Records/Stiff Records NY 12)
4. “Shanne Bradley” (Shane MacGowan)
B-Side of “Fairytale Of New York” (Pogue Mahone Records/Stiff Records NY 12)
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