Dirty Old Town: the Platinum Collection [Import]

1. Streams Of Whiskey

2. A Pair Of Brown Eyes

3. Dirty Old Town

4. Sally Maclennane

5. Dingle Regatta

6. Turkish Song Of The Damned

7. Metropolis

8. Thousands Are Sailing

9. A Rainy Night In Soho

10. Misty Morning Albert Bridge

11. I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day

12. Gridlock

13. Young Ned Of The Hill

14. Tuesday Morning

15. Paris St. Germaine

16. Drunken Boat

17. Love You Til The End

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This platinum collection includes the hit's 'Dingle Regatta', 'Young Ned Of The Hill' and many more. The politically-tinged music was reminiscent of The Clash, with whom they played (Joe Strummer produced one of their albums and even joined the group briefly), and used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin, accordion, and more. In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of Shane MacGowan, electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. Warner. 2005.

Platinum Collection: Dirty Old Town,Pogues,Wea,Rock,Rock/Pop

Dirty Old Town: the Platinum Collection [Import]

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Dirty Old Town: The Platinum Collection
The Pogues
Manufacturer: Warner Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Rock | Celtic | International | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
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The Rest of the Best
Hell's Ditch
Waiting for Herb
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The Very Best of The Pogues

ASIN: B000AR9YKK
Release Date: 2005-09-19

Tracks:

Streams of Whiskey
Pair of Brown Eyes
Dirty Old Town
Sally MacLennane
Dingle Regatta
Turkish Song of the Damned
Metropolis
Thousands Are Sailing
Rainy Night in Soho
Misty Morning Albert Bridge
I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Gridlock
Young Ned of the Hill
Tuesday Morning
Paris St. Germaine
Drunken Boat
Love You Till the End

Album Description

This platinum collection includes the hit's 'Dingle Regatta', 'Young Ned Of The Hill' and many more. The politically-tinged music was reminiscent of The Clash, with whom they played (Joe Strummer produced one of their albums and even joined the group briefly), and used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin, accordion, and more. In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of Shane MacGowan, electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. Warner. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Some What Flogging A Dead Horse.......2006-04-15

There have been numerous Pogues "best-of" albums, each containing mostly the same songs on every release. However, this one contains the full version of "A Pair of Brown Eyes," and the original version of "A Rainy Night In Soho." Also some exciting Pogues instrumentals make their appearance for the first time (Dingle Regatta, Metropolis, and Gridlock). Cait O'Riordan's haunting version of "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday," which was originally supposed to be on The Pogues "Ultimate Collection;" but was later omitted finally gets it well deserved place. Other standard highlights include MacGowan's brilliant drunken rave-ups "Streams of Whiskey" and "Sally MacLennane." Philip Chevron's beautiful "Thousands Are Sailing," Terry Woods blistering assault on Oliver Cromwell, "Young Ned of the Hill," and ghost tale epic "Turkish Song of the Damned." However, the biggest surprise is the amount of post-Shane material. Spider Stacy's "Tuesday Morning," and James Fearnley's "Drunken Boat," were all standout tracks on "Waiting For Herb," as was the Spider Stacy and Terry Woods number "Paris St. Germaine," which is now available on the new remastered version of "Waiting For Herb." The Pogues final studio album "Pogue Mahone," even gets its just dues with Darryl Hunt's fantastic "Love You Till the End."

This new release probably can be seen as a purchase of die-hard Pogues fans only, but in the end I love that the album explored the entire career of the band and added some songs that normally wouldn't have been on a standard Pogues "best-of" album.

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Dirty Old Town: The Platinum Collection
The Pogues
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Rock | Celtic | International | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000B9EYIE
Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

Streams of Whiskey
Pair of Brown Eyes
Dirty Old Town
Sally MacLennane
Dingle Regatta
Turkish Song of the Damned
Metropolis
Thousands Are Sailing
Rainy Night in Soho
Misty Morning Albert Bridge
I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Gridlock
Young Ned of the Hill
Tuesday Morning
Paris St. Germaine
Drunken Boat
Love You Till the End

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The Platinum Collection/Dirty Old Town
Happy Mondays , and Pogues
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000KC8NV6
Release Date: 2006-12-18

Tracks:

Step On - Happy Mondays
Judge Fudge - Happy Mondays
Boys Are Back in Town - Happy Mondays
Lazyitis - Happy Mondays
W.F.L. - Happy Mondays
Cut 'Em Loose Bruce - Happy Mondays
Stinkin' Thinkin' - Happy Mondays
Bob's Yer Uncle - Happy Mondays
Tokoloshe Man - Happy Mondays
Mad Cyril - Happy Mondays
Theme from Netto - Happy Mondays
Tart Tart - Happy Mondays
Sunshine & Love - Happy Mondays
Stayin' Alive - Happy Mondays
24 Hour Party People - Happy Mondays

Tracks:

Streams of Whiskey - The Pogues
Pair of Brown Eyes - The Pogues
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Sally Maclennane - The Pogues
Dingle Regatta - The Pogues
Turkish Song of the Damned - The Pogues
Metropolis - The Pogues
Thousands Are Sailing - The Pogues
Rainy Night in Soho - The Pogues
Misty Morning Albert Bridge - The Pogues
I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day - The Pogues
Gridlock - The Pogues
Young Ned of the Hill - The Pogues
Tuesday Morning - The Pogues
Paris St. Germaine - The Pogues
Drunken Boat - The Pogues
Love You Till the End - The Pogues

Album Description

Limited Edition UK-only double CD set from the Warner Platinum series featuring two of their bestselling compilation titles packaged together. This set features Happy Mondays and The Pogues, two bands who started out in the late '80s but achieved their greatest fame in the '90s before they imploded before the turn of the century. Happy Mondays' Platinum Collection features 15 Madchester classics including 'Step On', '24 Hour Party People', 'bob's Yer Uncle' and 'W.F.L.'. The Pogues' Dirty Old Town contains 17 tracks of their Irish-influenced mix of Folk and Punk including 'Streams Of Whiskey', 'Metropolis', 'Rainy Night In Soho' and 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes'. Warner. 2006.