Like a lot of other posters have already said, I just want to reiterate that the version of "NW3" included in the box set is amazing. I've always especially loved the song; it seems to have a sort of teeming dynamism to it, like it is constantly on the verge of eruption but is so delicatel...

It doesn't even seem relevant to me to discuss releasing any album in the UK or Europe as opposed to the United States or North America anymore. With the internet, when it's out, it's out. (See also: Billy Bragg's new album) I'm sure shipping will be rough though, and not to mention the US dollar's ...

I'm so glad that Bb realizes that probably no one wants to hear him play with a full band, at least in a post-1991, Red Stars setting. (Of course, there are exceptions to this--e.g., "The Boy Done Good," etc.--but you know what I mean.) I'm looking forward to the special edition, solo vers...

What's another month at this point, you know?

The Rhino Records website doesn't seem to have any information posted on the box set. It's not mentioned in the upcoming releases section. These dudes are slacking.

At first, I was kind of excited by this prospect, but the more I think about it, the more it just sounds like a bad idea. The Nips were a good band for their time and place, and though they did receive some small amount of recognition back then, larger numbers of people only began to care about them...

I wish someone would have shot Courtney Love within the first five minutes.

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AllBusiness37 wrote:....I'm bummed that the Johnny Clash single isn't that great. (I still need to hear the b-side.)

I could be wrong, but I thought it was only available as a download?

It's a 7".

I got through the first few chapters early in the summer, but I couldn't stick with it. I think when reading it I need to sit beside the computer with wikipedia open. It seemed to me, as an American, that it was full of English references that I just didn't get. I sincerely hope it is more interesti...

Please educate me about this song in relation to the Pogues. Why did this collaboration occur when it did? Why was this song so prevalent in live sets around '88? (I believe...?) Please, feel free to offer other interesting bits of trivia.

To start, play your friend the Poguetry in Motion EP. In my opinion, that release best expresses the Pogues as a band in the most concise and direct way. If he is still interested after that, just give him the first three albums because they are all pretty untouchable.

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I agree robertc. I have the first two CDs of that Pogues "B-sides and rarities" series (I think there are eight in all.), and the version of "Rainy Night in Soho" on the first one definitely has the whistle much more prominent in the mix than the RS&L reissue. The Hell's Ditc...

So you finally sold-out like the rest of us, ay?

After listening to it some more, I'd say this album is the strongest since Sing Loud, Sing Proud.