Shane MacGowan & the Popes   •   The Snake (1995, USA)

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• The Snake
  • 1995 - ZTT 9-45821-2 CD (USA)

• Tracklist
  1. The Church Of The Holy Spook
  2. Nancy Whiskey (Trad. Arr. Shane MacGowan)
  3. The Song With No Name
  4. Aisling
  5. Roddy McCorley (Trad. Arr. Shane MacGowan)
  6. Victoria
  7. That Woman Got Me Drinking
  8. A Mexican Funeral in Paris
  9. The Rising Of The Moon (Trad. Arr. Shane MacGowan)
  10. The Snake with Eyes Of Garnet
  11. Haunted
  12. I'll Be Your Handbag
  13. Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway (Gerry Rafferty)
  14. Donegal Express
  15. Bring Down The Lamp

• The Popes
  • Shane MacGowan: Lead Vocals
  • Paul McGuinness: Guitars, Vocals
  • Berni "The Undertaker" France: Bass, Vocals
  • Danny Pope: Drums, Percussion
  • Tom MacAnimal: Tenor Banjo
  • Kieran "Mo" O'Hagan: Guitar, Vocals
  • Colm O'Maonlai: Whistles

• Guest Musicians
  • Barney McKenna: Tenor Banjo
  • John Sheahan: Fiddle, Whistle
  • Brian Robertson: Guitar
  • Siobahn Sheahan: Irish Harp
  • Spider Stacy: Whistles
  • Jem Finer: Five String Banjo
  • Tomas Lynch: Uillean Pipes
  • Rick Trevan: Tenor Sax
  • Dick Cuthell: Trumpet
  • Sarah Jane Tuff: Alto Sax
  • Paul Taylor: Trombone
  • Johnny Depp: Guitar Weird Noises
  • Sinéad O'Connor: Vocals (Track: 11)

• Credits
  • Produced by Dave Jordan and Shane MacGowan
    • Except — Track: 11 Produced by Trevor Horn, Dave Jordan and Shane MacGowan
  • All Tracks Mixed by Steve Brown
    • Except — Track: 2 Mixed by Dave Jordan and Track: 11 Mixed by Steve MacMillan
  • Engineered by Niall Flynn, Steve Musters, Darren Westbrook, Richard Rainy and Chris Dickie
  • Recorded at Sarm East, Windmill Lane, Marcus, Raezor, Sarm West Coast, Sarm Hook End, Sarm West
  • Mixed at Raezor and Sarm West
  • Design by STAC
  • Photographs by Andrew Catlin
  • Album Coordinator: Joey Cashman

• Track Notes
  • Track: 2 is from The Church Of The Holy Spook (1994, UK)
  • Track: 5 is from That Woman's Got Me Drinking (1994, UK)
  • Track: 11 is from Haunted (1995, UK)

• Other releases include …
  • The Snake (1994, EUR) — Tracks: 2, 5 & 11 are omitted on this release.
  • The Snake (1995, EUR) — w/1 additional track