This 40th anniversary edition features the original album plus a bonus LP that brings together the legendary POGUETRY IN MOTION EP, with tracks from the July 1985 BBC Janice Long session, plus original single B-sides. The bonus disc is completed by rare live versions of "A Pair Of Brown Eyes" and "Sally MacLennane" recorded at Glasgow Barrowland in December 1987, and a rough mix of POGUETRY IN MOTION outtake, the band's version of The Lovin’ Spoonful's "Do You Believe In Magic," all currently unavailable.

Produced by Elvis Costello, RUM SODOMY & THE LASH was the second studio album by the London-based, Irish folk punk band. Costello, who was originally brought in to work on the singles, extended his stay to work on the entire album. At the time, he said, "I saw my task was to capture them in their dilapidated glory before some more professional producer fucked them up."
The album was released on 5 August 1985 and reached #13 on the UK charts. It features the singles "A Pair Of Brown Eyes," "Sally MacLennane," and "Dirty Old Town."

Label
Rhino Records / Warner
Genre
Pop & Rock LP1: Rum Sodomy & The Lash (1985)
The Sick Bed Of Cúchulainn
The Old Main Drag
Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
A Pair Of Brown Eyes
Sally MacLennane
Dirty Old Town
Jesse James
Navigator
Billy's Bones
The Gentleman Soldier
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
LP2: Bonus Tracks
The Parting Glass (B-Side)
A Pistol For Paddy Garcia (B-Side)
London Girl (Poguetry In Motion EP)
A Rainy Night In Soho (Poguetry In Motion EP)
The Body Of An American (Poguetry In Motion EP)
Planxty Noel Hill (Poguetry In Motion EP)
(BBC Radio 1 - The Janice Long Show - 11th July 1985)
Wild Cats Of Kilkenny (BBC Radio 1 - The Janice Long Show - 11th July 1985)
Billys Bones (BBC Radio 1 - The Janice Long Show - 11th July 1985)
The Old Main Drag (BBC Radio 1 - The Janice Long Show - 11th July 1985)
Dirty Old Town (BBC Radio 1 - The Janice Long Show - 11th July 1985)
A Pair Of Brown Eyes (Live at Glasgow Barrowland)
Sally MacLennane (Live at Glasgow Barrowland)
Do You Believe in Magic? (Rough Mix)

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