THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION features 44 tracks by Irish rockers taken from both the studio and their fiery live performances and includes the tracks "Rainy Night In Soho," "Irish Rover," "Fiesta," and Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town."




Fusing the spirit of punk rock with traditional Irish folk music, Shane MacGowan and the Pogues created a distinctive musical style and influenced such modern alternative heroes as Dropkick Murphys and the Real McKenzies. MacGowan's songwriting and distinctive vocals have created some great music, both in the studio and live. This fantastic double CD brings you the best of both The Pogues' worlds. Disc 1 features 22 classic singles and album tracks including 'Irish Rover' (with The Dubliners), 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes', 'White City, 'London Girl', 'Fiesta', their unique rendition of Ewan MacColl's 'Dirty Old Town' and 'Fairytale Of New York', which features the incomparable vocal talents of the late Kristy MacColl (Ewan's daughter!). Disc 2 showcases The Pogues live in concert, recorded at the legendary Brixton Academy in 2001. This second disc features an additional 22 blistering performances including 'Turkish Song Of The Damned', 'Sally Maclennane', 'Young Ned Of The Hill' and 'The Sickbed of Cuchulainn' among others.





TRACK LIST:

CD 1:

01. Rainy Night In Soho - 04:44
02. Sally MacLennane - 02:42
03. The Irish Rover - 03:39
04. Dirty Old Town - 03:43
05. Fairytale Of New York [feat. Kirsty MacColl] - 04:32
06. Streams Of Whiskey - 02:31
07. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - 02:19
08. Fiesta - 04:10
09. Body Of An American - 04:48
10. Misty Morning, Albert Bridge - 03:00
11. Repeal Of The Licensing Laws - 02:09
12. Boys From The County Hell - 02:54
13. The Sunnyside Of The Street - 02:42
14. A Pair Of Brown Eyes - 03:40
15. Summer In Siam - 04:06
16. The Sickbed Of Cuchulainn - 02:59
17. London Girl - 03:04
18. Tuesday Morning - 03:28
19. White City - 02:29
20. Hell's Ditch - 03:02
21. Young Ned Of The Hill - 02:44
22. Thousands Are Sailing - 05:26




CD 2:

01. Streams Of Whiskey - 02:39
02. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - 02:27
03. Boys From The County Hell - 02:52
04. The Broad Majestic Shannon - 02:51
05. Young Ned Of The Hill - 03:19
06. Turkish Song Of The Damned - 03:13
07. Rainy Night In Soho - 05:05
08. Tuesday Morning - 03:16
09. Rain Street - 03:29
10. A Pair Of Brown Eyes - 03:55
11. Repeal Of The Licensing Laws - 02:10
12. The Old Main Drag - 03:31
13. Thousands Are Sailing - 04:58
14. Body Of An American - 04:28
15. Sally MacLennane - 02:50
16. Lullaby Of London - 03:37
17. Dirty Old Town - 03:50
18. Bottle Of Smoke - 2:42
19. The Sickbed Of Cuchulainn - 03:33
20. Fairytale Of New York - 04:36
21. Fiesta - 04:36
22. The Irish Rover - 03:39