Hell's Ditch is the fifth studio album by the Pogues, released on 1 October 1990, and the last to feature frontman Shane MacGowan as a member.

Andrew Ranken – drums, tambourine, backing vocals
Darryl Hunt – bass guitar, bells, congas, backing vocals
Jem Finer – banjo, mandola, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, shaker
James Fearnley – accordion, piano, banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin, electric sitar, kalimba
Terry Woods – mandolin, cittern, concertina, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, accordion, auto harp, lead vocals on "Rainbow Man", "Maidrin Rua" and "Six to Go"
Philip Chevron – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, accordion, backing vocals
Spider Stacy – tin whistle, harmonica, lead vocals on "The Wake of the Medusa"
Shane MacGowan – vocals

The Pogues – percussion on "Hell's Ditch", "Maidrin Rua" and "Six to Go"
Siobhan Sheahan – harp on "Summer in Siam"
Fiachra Trench – string arrangement on "A Rainy Night in Soho"
Spider Stacy, Terry Woods, Darryl Hunt, Andrew Ranken, John Sheahan, Eamonn Campbell, Paul Verner, Jim Hand, Frank Murray – chorus on "Jack's Heroes"

Joe Strummer – producer
Paul Cobbold – engineer
Joshua Cheuse – cover art
Dave Jordan – producer on "Jack's Heroes" and "Whiskey in the Jar"
Terry Woods – producer on "Jack's Heroes" and "Whiskey in the Jar"
Steve Lillywhite – producer, mixing on "A Rainy Night in Soho"
Chris Dickie – engineer on "Jack's Heroes", "Whiskey in the Jar" and "A Rainy Night in Soho"
Eamonn Campbell – mixing on "Whiskey in the Jar"
John Sheahan – mixing on "Whiskey in the Jar"

WEA (Pogue Mahone 9031-72554/2) (1990)
Island 422-846-999-2

Formats: LP, Cassette, CD

Remastered in 2004