He said it was a phenomenal album, just released, and if I didn't dig it, I could return it. When the Pogues got together in 1982, the band was originally called Pogue Mahone, which is essentially ...

Pogue Mahone (Gaelic for 'kiss my arse ... two months later, came their debut album Red Roses For Me. But it was the band's striking second album, released the following year, that established ...

Pogue Mahone (Gaelic for 'kiss my arse ... two months later, came their debut album Red Roses For Me. But it was the band's striking second album, released the following year, that established ...

The first truly classic Pogues album. Producer Elvis Costello retains the fearsome energy of the band's debut but gives proceedings a sheen of professionalism. Includes the band's classic take on ...