The Pogues - Red Roses For Me (Vinyl)

The album that started it all. Released in 1984, Red Roses For Me is the debut from The Pogues, the band who fused the raw energy of punk with traditional Irish folk and changed the rules in the process. Across thirteen tracks the classic lineup of Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, James Fearnley, Jem Finer, Andrew Ranken and Cait O'Riordan set out their unmistakable sound, MacGowan originals like "Transmetropolitan" and "Dark Streets Of London" sitting shoulder to shoulder with traditional tunes such as "The Auld Triangle" and "Poor Paddy". Ragged, rowdy and brimming with poetry, it is the sound of one of the most radical bands of the decade finding their feet.