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

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• The Snake
  • 1995 - ZTT 0630-10402-2 CD (EUR)

• 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's Got Me Drinking
  8. You're the One
  9. A Mexican Funeral in Paris
  10. The Rising of The Moon (Trad. Arr. Shane MacGowan)
  11. The Snake with Eyes Of Garnet
  12. Haunted
  13. I'll Be Your Handbag
  14. Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway (Gerry Rafferty)
  15. Bring Down the Lamp
  16. Donegal Express

• 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
  • Maire Brennan: Vocals (Track: 8)
  • Sinead O'Connor: Vocals (Track: 12)

• Credits
  • All tracks written by Shane MacGowan, unless otherwise noted
  • Produced by Dave Jordan and Shane MacGowan, unless otherwise noted …
    • Track: 8 — Produced by Trevor Horn
    • Track: 12 — Produced by Trevor Horn, Dave Jordan and Shane MacGowan
  • Mixed by Steve Brown, unless otherwise noted …
    • Track: 2 — Mixed by Dave Jordan
    • Track: 8 — Mixed by Gregg Jackman
    • Track: 12 — Mixed by Steve McMillian
  • Engineered by Niall Fiynn, Steve Musters, Darren Westbrook, Chris Dickie and Richard Rainy
  • Executive Producer: Liam Teeling
  • Coordinator: Claire Leadbitter
  • Recorded at Sarm East, Windmill Lane, Marcus, Raezor, Sarm West Coast, Sam Hook End, Sarm West
  • Mixed at Raezor and Sarm West
  • Design by STAC
  • Photographs by Andrew Catiin
  • Album Coordinators: Joey Cashman
  • Thanks to Paul Ronan and Neal

• 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: 8 is from You're The One (1995, UK)
  • Track: 12 is from Haunted (1995, UK)

• Other releases include …
  • The Snake (1994, EUR) — Tracks: 2, 5, 8 & 12 are omitted on this release.
  • The Snake (1995, USA) — Track: 8 is omitted on this release.