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Richard Balls @musicbiographer.bsky.social

Forty years ago today, The Pogues’ second album Rum Sodomy & The Lash was released on Stiff Records. Their commercial heights were to come, but this record produced by Elvis Costello, bottled the band’s trademark energy and rebellious spirit better than any. #ThePogues #vinyl #album

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aug 5, 2025, 7:16 pm • 23 5

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Mairi Damer @marzid.bsky.social

FORTY YEARS. Jaysus…

aug 5, 2025, 7:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tristan Lescot @tristanlescot.bsky.social

Thank you, Richards, so many treasures on this album and in my humble opinion, the best, and most poignant song of Shane MacGowan, The Old Main Drag. That says a lot, that says so much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGnW...

aug 5, 2025, 8:54 pm • 1 0 • view
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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social

And a damn fine album it is, it is!

aug 5, 2025, 7:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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Tante Kat @tantekatt.bsky.social

My first concert was the pogues🥰

aug 5, 2025, 7:22 pm • 2 0 • view
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Tristan Lescot @tristanlescot.bsky.social

Me too, what an incredible moment !

aug 5, 2025, 8:51 pm • 2 0 • view