THE POGUES LIVE IN LYON 1986 THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO TODAY!

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I’m not a massive fan of live recordings but really enjoyed this one of a Pogues concert recorded for Radio-Bellevue in Lyon, France. I then realised the 36th anniversary was only days away so the perfect time to share this free download with you.

I tried to dig up some information for you and there wasn’t a lot out there but I did find some. The concert was recorded for a radio station, Radio-Bellevue, and took place at the ENTPE (Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État). This is not what is called an actual ‘traditional’ music venue but was in fact a school gymnasium. Neither a good place to play or watch a band I imagine. Still 1200 Pogues fans sold out the venue and enjoyed a fantastic show from the boys and gal. The original recorder of the concert went on to add some technical information

“For mixing the show, I’ve used soundboard outputs mixed on-the-fly (headphones) on Sony TCD5M with a couple of additional ambiance mikes (Sennheiser) standing in front of the PA. Some traditional mixing errors for the beginning….as usual.”

By the time of the concert the wheels on The Pogues juggernaut were beginning to wobble. Cait would soon leave the band, Stiff Records would go bust and Shane’s er… personal issues were beginning to take over but by the following year they would release If I Should Fall From Grace With God their most rounded and critically popular album and all would be ok for a while yet. None of the songs here though come from that and this is The Pogues in all their youthful vigour. The sound isn’t perfect by any means but neither is it at all bad but then Celtic-Punk has never been about perfect sound quality. Embrace the music and go back in time…

1. Intro

2. The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn

3. Streams Of Whiskey

4. Billy’s Bones

5. Repeal Of The Licensing Laws

6. Transmetropolitan

7. The Old Main Drag 

8. Dirty Old Town

9. Wild Cats Of Kilkenny

10. Sally MacLennane

11. I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Everyday

12. Greenland Whale Fisheries

13. Dingle Regatta

14. The Body Of An American

15. Poor Paddy

16. Waxie’s Dargle

 

Encore 1:

17. Haunted Cait vocals

18. Waltzing Matilda

 

Encore 2:

19. Jesse James

20. The Parting Glass

Shane MacGowan – Vocals * Spider Stacy – Tin-Whistle * Phil Chevron – Guitars / Vocals * Terry Woods – Guitars / Vocals * Jeremy ‘Jem’ Finer – Guitars / Vocals * James Fearnley – Accordion / Vocals) * Cait O’Riordan –  Bass / Vocals * Andrew Ranken – Drums

You can stream the concert here on You Tube

or download for free here

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Tagged: Shane MacGowan, The Pogues