Hell's Ditch Demos
The Hell's Ditch demos (commonly known as the Falconer demos for the studio in which they were tracked) were recorded prior to Hell's Ditch, released in 1990. "Murder Ska" and "Redemption Song" are both unreleased tracks featuring Spider Stacy on lead vocals. "Victoria" and "Lust for Vomit" are both instrumental versions of songs appearing on Shane MacGowan and the Popes' 1995 debut album The Snake, the latter retitled "A Mexican Funeral in Paris". "NW3" is an early version of "Mother Mo Chroi," which was released on MacGowan's second solo effort, 1997's The Crock of Gold.
"NW3" and "Murder Ska" were played live as early as 1988 but never properly recorded. A studio version of "NW3" was recorded for inclusion on Hell's Ditch, but MacGowan was unable to deliver a satisfactory vocal performance, thus leaving the track as an unfinished instrumental.
The Falconer demos are widely available on the Internet, and pirated copies occasionally surface on the online auction site eBay. Also, the Falconer demos appear on the Pogues box set of rare and unreleased material released by Rhino Entertainment on March 17, 2008.
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