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The Pogues
4 Albums

The Pogues

BIOGRAPHY

The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King’s Cross, London in 1982, as “Pogue Mahone” – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning “kiss my arse”. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles. MacGowan left the band in 1991 owing to drinking problems, but the band continued – first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals – before breaking up in 1996. The Pogues re-formed in late 2001, and played regularly across the UK and Ireland and on the US East Coast, until dissolving again in 2014. The group did not record any new material during this second incarnation. Their politically tinged music was informed by MacGowan and Stacy’s punk backgrounds, yet used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin and accordion.

ALBUMS IN COLLECTION

ID
ART
ALBUM_TITLE
ARTIST_NAME
GENRE
DATE_ADDED
STATUS
#32238447
The Best Of The Pogues
The Pogues
ROCK
2025-03-24
#33342023
The Rest Of The Best
The Pogues
ROCK
2025-03-24
#16187018
Hell's Ditch
The Pogues
ROCK
2021-02-09
#12121159
The Best Of The Pogues
The Pogues
ROCK
2018-06-23

The Best Of The Pogues

The Pogues

2025-03-24 #32238447
Rock

The Rest Of The Best

The Pogues

2025-03-24 #33342023
Rock

Hell's Ditch

The Pogues

2021-02-09 #16187018
Rock

The Best Of The Pogues

The Pogues

2018-06-23 #12121159
Rock Folk, World, & Country