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.
01 The Sick Bed Of Cúchulainn 02 The Old Main Drag 03 Wild Cats Of Kilkenny 04 I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day 05 A Pair Of Brown Eyes 06 Sally Maclennane 07 Dirty Old Town 08 Jesse James 09 Navigator 10 Billy's Bones 11 The Gentleman Soldier 12 And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda