ROCK LEGEND NEWS 2012

 

REMEMBERING

1st January 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Vibe for Philo After Party - Are you Ready?!!

The Vibe for Philo After Party takes place at
The Button Factory, Dublin, 4th January 2012

1st January 2012

 

 

 

Are You Ready To Dance?
Are You Ready To Hit the Floor?


It's official ...

We're in a recession.

So ... in a nostalgic nod to the last one, and heady nights in McGonagles, The New Inn, Morans Hotel, and the Garden-shed in Collins Avenue, the Smile-meister has dusted down the twin-decks, and will rock the 26th Vibe with another of those legendary sets lovingly preserved on the b-side of The Boomtown Rats 'Looking After Number One'.

 

Channeling 'the spirits of James Brown and James Joyce', Mick Pyro's Republic of Loose have been admired by everyone from Snow Patrol to Sinead O'Connor and U2. The super radio friendly funksters have won numerous awards and promise something special and poignant for this years show.

Former Bogey Boy and Grand-Slammer Doish Nagle brought us to tears with an emotional acoustic set a few years ago. Now he's back with a full-on electric show. If your ready, he's ready. Not to be missed.

 

Matt Wilson and Phil Edgar, personify the best of the current Norn' Iron' Indie scene. Together they are known to vibe regulars for their blistering, heart-rending, loving, interpretations of Philo's legacy. Matt's driving the agenda this year, so expect something surprising and left of field, which will probably steal the show, yet again.

 

'Legends' according to John Rodgers, The Thin Lizzy Experience, make grown men weep and pubescent girls react like they did when Philo treaded the boards. They have the lights, the pyrotechnics, the shapes, and a Philo look-alike who'll make you feel like you just walked into the Old Town video.

 

'Television Screen' launched the Punk Wars in Ireland and 'Faithful Departed' put Philip Chevron into the pantheon of Irish Singer-songwriters. Individually several of the Radiators (From Space) have played The Vibe, including the first one 26 years ago. This year, after several attempts and near misses, the boys will finally make their collective Vibe debut. Anyone for smashing a telecaster?

 

Are you Ready – the 26th Vibe For Philo takes place at The Button Factory on the 4th January 2012. The Pre-Vibe takes place at Whelans, Wexford Street on the 3rd January 2012.

Afro wigs and look-alike costumes are optional.

 

www.vibeforphilo.com

Hugo McGuinness

 

 

 

 

Fighting My Way Back: Thin Lizzy 69-76

- by Martin Popoff

21st November  2011

 

 

 

 

Dublin's Thin Lizzy have become one of the most revered cult acts of all time, studious and discerning fans of hard rock the world over reveling in the storytelling acumen of the legendary Philip Lynott and the craft and class of his band.

Fighting My Way Back: Thin Lizzy 69 – 76, through numerous new interviews with most of the principles involved and a mountain of painstaking research, examines the band’s suite of six records culminating in 1976’s superlative and sparkling Jailbreak, home of such hits as Cowboy Song, Emerald, Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back In Town.

 

Thin Lizzy, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage, Vagabonds Of The Western World, Nightlife, Fighting and then momentously Jailbreak … along the way, alcohol and drugs wreak havoc between band members, producers and managers, but despite line-up changes and a mostly grinding, rockscrabble existence, Ireland’s favourite sons persevere to experience, finally, the smash hit record they’d deserved for so long.

 

Immerse yourself in Popoff’s celebrated record-by-record methodology and emerge a rejuvenated Lizzy fan, newly appreciative of the deep album tracks hiding within this singular band’s often forgotten early years …

 

The book’s 280 pages include 328 rare, archival black & white photos and memorabilia shots to accompany my usual in-depth track-by-track play-by-play type o’ crazy biog.

 

Fresh new interviews for this book included (and most a few times), Eric Bell, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Gary Moore and Brian Robertson along with a couple of managers in Terry O’Neill and Ted Carroll, producers Nick Tauber and Ron Nevison, Nigel Grange from Vertigo, Frank Murray who kept it all together on the road, cover artist Jim Fitzpatrick, and a range of others. As well, historical press interviews helped bring out the real Phil in all his dastardly guises.

 

OK, the usual … books will be signed by me to you, so please make clear if it’s a Christmas present.

 

Price including shipping:

US orders: $34.00 US funds

International orders (all books go air): $45.00 Cdn. funds

Canadian orders: $38.00 Cdn. funds

 

PayPal happily accepted!

Ask me if you’d like a PayPal invoice (please indicate what country you are in), or just do yer usual and direct funds to [email protected]

 

Or mail payment (personal check in US funds, cash, or INTERNATIONAL money order), to:

Martin Popoff

P.O. Box 65208, 358 Danforth Ave.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M4K 2Z2

 

 

 

 

Thin Lizzy At The BBC Box Set

31st October  2011

 

 

 

 

'This incredible archive represents a great set of previously unreleased recordings in the Lizzy catalogue. The collection has been brought together by trawling the BBC archives, but also by inviting contributions from fans. The BBC had a habit of wiping tapes after they were broadcast which has meant that some of the Corporation’s output has been lost forever. However thanks to fans recording broadcasts at home a couple of gems have been reclaimed here for this set.

 

This collection brings together a raft of sessions and live recordings from throughout the band’s career. Included also is a DVD of the bands sought after appearances on Top of the Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test a well as concerts from throughout the band’s career. This is a first for the band as these recordings have never been available in one place before. With comprehensive notes by Classic Rock’s Malcolm Dome who tells the story of the bands history at the BBC'.

 

Due for release on 7th November 2011

 

Tracklist:

 

DISC ONE
Sounds Of The Seventies - 07/07/71

01. Look What The Wind Blew In
02. Return Of The Farmer's Son
John Peel Session - 14/11/72
03. Whiskey In The Jar
04. Suicide
05. Black Boys On The Corner
06. Saga Of The Ageing Orphan
John Peel Session - 31/07/73
07. Vagabond Of The Western World
08. Gonna Creep Up On You
09. Little Girl In Bloom
John Peel Session - 06/08/73
10. Randolph's Tango 
11. The Rocker
12. Slow Blues
Bob Harris Session - 29/08/73
13. Randolph's Tango
14. Little Girl In Bloom
15. The Rocker


DISC TWO
Rock On Session - 25/02/74

01. Little Girl In Bloom
02. Little Darling
03. Showdown
Bob Harris Session - 06/03/74
04. Sitamoia
05. Little Darling
06. Slow Blues
07. Showdown
John Peel Session - 04/04/74
08. It's Only Money
09. Little Darling
10. Still In Love With You
11. Black Boys On The Corner
12. Sitamoia
John Peel Session - 03/10/74
13. She Knows
14. It's Only Money
15. Sha La La
16. Philomena


DISC THREE
Bob Harris Session - 23/10/74

01. Dear Heart
02. Banshee
John Peel Session - 29/05/75
03. Half Caste
04. Rosalie
05. Suicide
John Peel Session - 12/02/76
06. Emerald
07. Warriors
08. Cowboy Song
09. Jailbreak
John Peel Session - 23/09/76
10. Don't Believe A Word
11. Johnny
12. Fools Gold
13. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed
John Peel Session - 01/08/77
14. Killer Without A Cause
15. Bad Reputation
16. That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart
17. Dancing In The Moonlight
18. Downtown Sundown


DISC FOUR
BBC In Concert - 1973
Hippodrome Golders Green - 26/07/73

01. The Rocker
02. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm
03. Slow Blues
04. Gonna Creep Up On You
05. Suicide
BBC In Concert - 1974
Hippodrome Golders Green - 27/11/74

06. She Knows
07. It's Only Money
08. Still In Love With You
09. Showdown
10. Rock And Roll With You
11. Baby Drives Me Crazy


DISC FIVE
BBC In Concert - 1981
Hammersmith Odeon - 26th November 1981

01. Angel Of Death
02. Renegade 
03. Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) 
04. The Pressure Will Blow
05. Killer On The Loose
06. The Boys Are Back In Town
07. Are You Ready
08. Baby Drives Me Crazy
09. Emerald


DISC SIX
BBC Sight And Sound In Concert - 1983
Regal Theatre, Hitchin - 26th January 1983

01. Introduction 
02. Jailbreak
03. This Is The One
04. Cold Sweat
05. The Sun Goes Down
06. The Holy War
07. The Boys Are Back In Town
08. Rosalie
09. Baby Please Don't Go
10. Still In Love With You
11. Dancing In The Moonlight
12. Baby Drives Me Crazy


DISC SEVEN - DVD
Live And Dangerous At The Rainbow - 29th March 1978
BBC 2 Old Grey Whistle Test Special

01. The Boys Are Back In Town
02. Emerald
03. Dancing In The Moonlight
04. Massacre
05. Still In Love With You
06. Don't Believe A Word
07. Are You Ready
08. Sha La La 
09. Baby Drives Me Crazy
10. Me And The Boys ...
BBC Sight And Sound In Concert - 1983
Regal Theatre, Hitchin - 26th January 1983

11. Jailbreak
12. This In The One
13. Cold Sweat
14. The Sun Goes Down
15. The Holy War
16. The Boys Are Back In Town
17. Rosalie
18. Baby Please Don't Go
19. Whiskey In The Jar - Top Of The Pops - 01/02/73
20. Jailbreak - Top Of The Pops - 29/09/76
21. Don't Believe A Word - Top Of The Pops - 23/12/76
22. Dancing In The Moonlight - Top Of The Pops - 11/08/77
23. Dancing In The Moonlight - Top Of The Pops - 25/08/77
24. Rosalie - Top Of The Pops - 11/05/78
25. Rosalie - Top Of The Pops - 22/06/78
26. Waiting For An Alibi - Top Of The Pops - 01/03/79
27. Sarah - Top Of The Pops - 01/11/79
28. Chinatown - Top Of The Pops - 29/05/80
29. Are You Ready - Top Of The Pops - 30/04/81
30. Are You Ready - Top Of The Pops - 14/05/81
31. Back On The Streets - Gary Moore & Friends - Old Grey Whistle Test - 09/01/79
32. Don't Believe A Word - Gary Moore & Friends - Old Grey Whistle Test - 09/01/79
33. Ode To A Black Man - Philip Lynott & Friends - Old Grey Whistle Test - 11/04/81
34. Somebody Else's Dream - Philip Lynott & Friends - Old Grey Whistle Test - 11/04/81
35. Renegade - Three Of A Kind - BBC 1 - Broadcast 01/01/83

 

 

 

 

An accompanying budget-priced, 2 CD taster compilation is due for release on the same date.

 

Tracklist:

 

DISC ONE
01. Look What The Wind Blew In - Stuart Henry - 07/07/71
02. Whiskey In The Jar - John Peel - 14/11/72
03. Saga Of The Ageing Orphan - John Peel - 14/11/72
04. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm - In Concert - 26/07/73
05. Suicide - In Concert - 26/07/73
06. Vagabond Of The Western World - John Peel - 31/07/73
07. Gonna Creep Up On You - John Peel - 31/07/73
08. Randolph's Tango - John Peel - 06/08/73
09. Slow Blues - John Peel - 06/08/73
10. The Rocker - Bob Harris - 29/08/73
11. Little Girl In Bloom - Bob Harris - 29/08/73
12. Showdown - Rock On - 25/02/74
13. Little Darling - Bob Harris - 06/03/74
14. Black Boys On The Corner - John Peel - 04/04/74
15. Sitamoia - John Peel - 04/04/74
16. It's Only Money - John Peel - 04/04/74


DISC TWO
01. She Knows - John Peel - 03/10/74
02. Sha La La - John Peel - 03/10/74
03. Philomena - Bob Harris - 23/10/74
04. Still In Love With You - In Concert - 27/11/74
05. Baby Drives Me Crazy - In Concert - 27/11/74
06. Rosalie - John Peel - 29/05/75
07. Half Caste - John Peel - 29/05/75
08. Jailbreak - John Peel - 12/02/76
09. Cowboy Song - John Peel - 12/02/76
10. Don't Believe A Word - John Peel - 23/09/76
11. Johnny - John Peel - John Peel - 23/09/76
12. Bad Reputation - John Peel - 01/08/77
13. Dancing In The Moonlight - John Peel - 01/08/77
14. Renegade - In Concert - 26/11/81
15. Killer On The Loose - In Concert - 26/11/81
16. Cold Sweat - Sight And Sound In Concert - 26/01/83
17. The Boys Are Back In Town - Sight And Sound In Concert - 26/01/83

 

 

 

 

 

Remembering Philip Parris Lynott 

August 2011

 

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILIP

 

 

 

 

Philip Lynott - A Celebration - Hot Press 

18th August 2011

 

'We asked for your help in putting together a unique tribute to a unique spirit. Creating the ultimate image of Philip Parris Lynott was never going to be easy, that's why we needed your help to create this very special Hot Press cover'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.hotpress.com/Philip-Lynott/n ... w_layout=1

 

Order a copy here:

http://www.hotpress.com/2841310.html

 

 

 

 

http://www.philiplynottexhibition.com

 

 

 

 

 

The Philip Lynott Exhibition returns!

5th July 2011

 

The Philip Lynott Exhibition returns to the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre in Dublin for a second run, beginning on Wednesday 6th July ...

 

 

The highly acclaimed exhibition, which brought visitors to Dublin from all over the world since it opened in March, will now run through the months of July and August, with a programme of events being lined up to bring additional fun and entertainment to the run.

Full details will be announced over the coming weeks.

The exhibition is being supported by Dublin's Radio Nova (100.3 FM), who were instrumental in the decision to re-open the exhibition.

 

"It really is a fantastic exhibition," Radio Nova chief executive Kevin Branigan commented. "Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy are such an extraordinary Irish rock legend, so it is brilliant to see their career celebrated in this way. Some of the personal material from Philip's childhood, the hand-written song lyrics and so on are stunning."

"All of the presenters here at Nova are very excited about it," he added. "Among all the great Irish bands, Thin Lizzy stand out as being especially important to Radio Nova and to its listenership, so it is a great privilege for us to be involved in this amazing celebration of the band and their legacy."

The run will encompass Philip Lynott's birthday, on August 20, when a special Samba Band tribute is already planned for the city.

"A lot of people will come to Dublin to catch the exhibition over the summer, and especially around Philip's birthday".

 

Mark Hogan of Hot Press said. "The exhibition was so positively received by everyone who attended that we have continued to get emails and requests from overseas, asking us about getting to see it. It is something that we want to share with the wider community of Thin Lizzy Fans, all over Ireland - and indeed all over the world - so it is great to be able to work with Radio Nova to make this happen."

The Philip Lynott Exhibition will return to The Stephen's Green Shopping Centre in Dublin from July 6th  until August 31st 2011.

 

http://www.hotpress.com/archive/8031846.html

 

 

 

 

Deluxe Edition Remastered Reissues

17th June 2011

 

Deluxe Edition, re-mastered and expanded reissues of Bad Reputation, Black Rose and Chinatown set for release on Monday 27th June.

 

 

BAD REPUTATION

DISC ONE
01. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
02. BAD REPUTATION

03. OPIUM TRAIL
04. SOUTHBOUND

05. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)
06. KILLER WITHOUT A CAUSE

07. DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN

08. THAT WOMAN’S GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART
09. DEAR LORD
BONUS TRACKS
10. KILLER WITHOUT A CAUSE (BBC Session 01/08/77)
11. BAD REPUTATION (BBC Session 01/08/77)
12. THAT WOMAN'S GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART (BBC Session 01/08/77)
13. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) (BBC Session 01/08/77)

14. DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN (BBC Session 01/08/77)

15. ME AND THE BOYS (Soundcheck - Universal Monitor Mixes)

BLACK ROSE

DISC ONE
01. DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO

02. TOUGHEST STREET IN TOWN
03. S & M

04. WAITING FOR AN ALIBI
05. SARAH
06. GOT TO GIVE IT UP

07. GET OUT OF HERE

08. WITH LOVE

09. RÓISÍN DUBH (Black Rose) A Rock Legend

 

DISC TWO - BONUS TRACKS
01. JUST THE TWO OF US (B-Side Do Anything You Want To 7")

02. A NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF A BLUES SINGER (Longer Version)

03. ROCKULA aka ROCK YOUR LOVE (Unreleased)
04. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD (Slow Version: Phil & Gary Vocals)

05. TOUGHEST STREET IN TOWN (Different Version)
06. S & M (Nassau 1978)
07. GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Nassau - 23rd April-3rd May 1978)
08. COLD BLACK NIGHT (Nassau - 23rd April-3rd May 1978)

09. WITH LOVE (Nassau - 23rd April-3rd May 1978)

10. BLACK ROSE (Nassau - 23rd April-3rd May 1978)


CHINATOWN

DISC ONE
01. WE WILL BE STRONG

02. CHINATOWN

03. SWEETHEART

04. SUGAR BLUES

05. KILLER ON THE LOOSE

06. HAVING A GOOD TIME

07. GENOCIDE (The Killing Of The Buffalo)

08. DIDN’T I
09. HEY YOU


DISC TWO BONUS TRACKS
01. DON’T PLAY AROUND (B-Side Killer On The Loose 7")

02. WE WILL BE STRONG (US Single Version)
03. SUGAR BLUES (Live At City Hall, Cork, Ireland 13/04/80 - Chinatown 7”)
04. WHISKEY IN THE JAR (Live At City Hall, Cork, Ireland 13/04/80 - Nineteen 7”)

05. ARE YOU READY (Live At RDS Hall, Dublin, Ireland 07/06/80 - Killers live EP)

06. CHINATOWN (Live At RDS Hall, Dublin, Ireland 07/06/80 - Killer On The Loose 7”)
07. GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Live At RDS Hall, Dublin, Ireland 07/06/80 - Killer On The Loose 7”)

08. DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS (Live At RDS Hall, Dublin, Ireland 07/06/80 Killers live EP)

09. KILLER ON THE LOOSE (Live At Hammersmith Odeon 26/11/81 - Thunder And Lightning Bonus LP)
10. CHINATOWN (Edited Version - Chinatown 7” Promo Single)
11. CHINATOWN (Soundcheck - City Hall, Cork, Ireland 13/04/80)
12. DON’T PLAY AROUND (Soundcheck - Hammersmith Odeon 29/05/80)
13. SWEETHEART (Soundcheck - Hammersmith Odeon 29/05/80)
14. DIDN’T I (Soundcheck - City Hall, Cork, Ireland 13/04/80)
15. HEY YOU (Soundcheck - City Hall, Cork, Ireland 13/04/80)

 

 

 

The Philip Lynott Exhibition

5th March 2011

 

 

 

 

Philip Lynott - Hot Press Special Edition

5th March 2011

 

 

 

 

Philomena Lynott - My Boy

5th March 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin Lizzy - Back on Black

5th March 2011

 

Or more to the point on coloured vinyl ...

 

 

 

 

White Knuckles And Blue Moods

5th March 2011

 

A forthcoming documentary from Jörgen Holmstedt ...

Gary Moore - White Knuckles And Blue Moods

 

 

 

 

REST IN PEACE GARY MOORE

February 2011

 

 

 

 

Robbo - Diamonds And Dirt

02 February 2011

 

Legendary guitarist Brian Robertson signs with SPV/Steamhammer - New Solo Album due out in March 2011

 

It's not for the first time in the history of rock music that coincidence led to the discovery of hidden treasures: a carrier bag full of music tapes (note: tapes!) turned out to be the basis for DIAMONDS AND DIRT, the first solo release by Scottish guitarist/composer Brian Robertson, due to be released on 28 March 2026 (Germany: 25 March; US/Canada: April 5th) on Steamhammer/SPV.

 

'I thrust the bag into my friend Sören's hand and said: 'Why don’t you listen to these some time when you're bored. They're a number of my previously unreleased compositions'.  - Robbo

 

Sören Lindberg happens to be one of former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson’s closest friends. He had plenty of time to listen to that pile of tapes in his lorry on the way back to Scandinavia.

Robertson remembers 'he called me as soon as he reached Stockholm: ‘Brian, there’s some brilliant stuff on those tapes. We should make an album of them'.

 

Lindberg already had a number of musicians in mind: he enlisted two of his country's most renowned instrumentalists, in drummer Ian Haugland (Europe) and bassist Nalley Påhlsson (Treat).

 

Robertson: 'They’re great, the best rhythm section I've played with since Phil Lynott and Brian Downey'.

 

Leif Sundin (ex-Michael Schenker Group) was recruited as an additional vocalist, and the amazing Liny Wood joined the fold as backing vocalist.

'It wasn't easy to get all these extremely sought after musicians in one place at the same time, which is why the work on DIAMONDS AND DIRT took longer than originally scheduled. But it was important to us to get the best possible line-up, so we preferred to wait until they could all be there'.   - Robbo

 

 

The result is a superb album at the interface of hard rock with definite blues elements. Gritty, mainstream, wonderfully melodic and full of excellent guitar arrangements. In terms of composition, the album presents a number of outstanding Robertson numbers, such as the driving title track, the truly intense Passion.

 

Texas Wind with it's wonderfully atmospheric beginning, and the powerful Devil In My Soul with its awesome wah-wah guitar solo. The album is rounded off by tracks from Robertson's extremely successful collaboration with Philip Lynott during their Thin Lizzy days in the years 1974 to 1978, and his fellow-countryman Frankie Miller, with whom he recorded DANCING IN THE RAIN in 1986.

 

'I think Philip would be proud of what I've done with those Lizzy songs' says Robertson.

'My guitar style is audibly stronger than it was back then when we admittedly still sounded a little wooden'.

 

Robertson is referring mainly to It's Only Money  - from the 1974 recording of  NIGHTLIFE.

The up until now unreleased Robertson/Lynott co-composition 'Blues Boy' and the Lizzy track Running Back (from the JAILBREAK album) present Robertson as an impressive instrumentalist.

Coincidentally, the track has been recorded in two versions: 'I said to Sören: 'Let’s cut it the way I hear that number'.

So we tried several interpretations, among them a slower version, which we've also included on the album'.

The three Frankie Miller numbers - Mail Box, Do It Till We Drop (Drop It!) and Ain’t Got No Money - sound equally accomplished.

To keep Miller happy, former Riverdogs front-man, Rob Lamothe, was enlisted to record the latter. 

Robbo: 'I played the first version to Frankie, but he didn't like my vocals. So we asked Rob to sing the number. Frankie was very pleased with the result'.

And rightly so.

 

 

The album, with it's top-notch production, courtesy of Robertson, Sören Lindberg and Chris Laney, fascinates from the first listen to the very last note. We can only hope that we will get an opportunity to see this illustrious line-up live on stage.

 

'For organizational reasons, I have my doubts that it will be possible to get these musicians together for a full tour, but who knows: we may always turn up for a number of festival gigs this summer. I’m sure we'd all enjoy that. So hopefully, would the audience'.       Sören Lindberg

 

TRACKLISTING

 

01: Diamonds And Dirt (Brian Robertson)

02: Passion (Brian Robertson)

03: It's Only Money (Phil Lynott)

04: Mail Box (Frankie Miller)

05: Running Back (Phil Lynott)

06: Texas Wind (Brian Robertson)

07: Devil In My Soul (Brian Robertson)

08: Do It Till We Drop(Drop It!) (Frankie Miller/Jeff Barry/Brian Robertson)

09: Blues Boy (Brian Robertson/Phil Lynott)

10: That's All..! (Brian Robertson)

11: 10 Miles To Go On A 9 Mile Road (Jim White)

12: Running Back (Phil Lynott)  (slow version)

13: Ain't Got No Money (Frankie Miller) (bonus track)

 

Produced by Chris Laney, Sören Lindberg and Brian Robertson except for Ain't Got No Money produced by Sören Lindberg and Brian Robertson

 

LINE-UP:

Brian Robertson - All Guitars, Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Guitar and Percussion on Ain't Got No Money

Ian Haugland - Drums and Percussion (Drummer EUROPE)

Nalle Påhlsson - Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals (Bass player THERION and TREAT)

Leif Sundin - Lead Vocals (Ex-singer MSG)

Liny Wood - Backing Vocals

 

Rickard Jakobson - Percussion

Chris Antblad - Piano on Running Back

Ola Gustafsson - Dobro on Running Back (slow version)

Rob Lamothe - Lead Vocals on Ain't Got No Money (RIVERDOGS)

Håkan Persson - Drums on Ain't Got No Money

Ellinor Alm - Backing Vocals on Ain't Got No Money

 

www.spv.de

 

 

 

REMEMBERING

Philip Parris Lynott

20th August 1949 - 4th January 1986

 

 

A coal fire and it's pouring rain

Wave goodbye to a very good friend and never meet again

Little thoughts bring little memories

 

 

 

Classic Rock - Phil Lynott 1949 - 1986

01 January 2011

 

 

 

The latest (February 2011) edition of Classic Rock features Philip Lynott on the front cover and contains a major, 12 page article, written by Harry Doherty on 'Phil Lynott's Last Year'.

 

"25 years after his death, we look back at the Thin Lizzy man's tragic final year.

In the final year of his life, Phil Lynott struggled to get his career back on track - he forgot to get his life back on track too.

Harry Doherty looks back over a year of bad drugs, crazy deals and lost passports.

PLUS: Eric Bell on the first and last time he met Lynott. Scott Gorham and Joe Elliott on remixing Lizzy. And the stolen Lynott tracks traded by a secret group of collectors".

 

 

 

 

 

Jailbreak, Johnny The Fox, Live And Dangerous - Remastered

21 December 2010

 

The Deluxe Digitally Remastered versions of three of Thin Lizzy's finest albums are due for release on 24th January 2011. 

 

 

JAILBREAK

 

 

DISC ONE

01. JAILBREAK

02. ANGEL FROM THE COAST

03. RUNNING BACK

04. ROMEO AND THE LONELY GIRL

05. WARRIORS

06. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

07. FIGHT OR FALL

08. COWBOY SONG

09. EMERALD

 

DISC TWO

01. JAILBREAK - Remix

02. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - Remix

03. EMERALD - Remix

04. JAILBREAK - BBC Session 12/02/76

05. EMERALD - BBC Session 12/02/76

06. COWBOY SONG - BBC Session 12/02/76

07. WARRIORS - BBC Session 12/02/76

08. FIGHT OR FALL - Extended Version - Rough Mix

09. BLUES BOY - Previously unreleased studio track

10. DERBY BLUES - Early Live Version of Cowboy Song

 

 

JOHNNY THE FOX

 

 

DISC ONE

01. JOHNNY

02. ROCKY

03. BORDERLINE

04. DON’T BELIEVE A WORD

05. FOOLS GOLD

06. JOHNNY THE FOX MEETS JIMMY THE WEED

07. OLD FLAME

08. MASSACRE

09. SWEET MARIE

10. BOOGIE WOOGIE DANCE

 

DISC TWO

01. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD - Remix One

02. JOHNNY THE FOX MEETS JIMMY THE WEED - Remix

03. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD - Alternate Remix

04. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD - BBC Session 11/10/76

05. JOHNNY THE FOX MEETS JIMMY THE WEED - BBC Session 11/10/76

06. FOOLS GOLD - BBC Session 11/10/76

07. JOHNNY - BBC Session 11/10/76

08. FOOLS GOLD - Instrumental Run Through

09. JOHNNY THE FOX MEETS JIMMY THE WEED - Instrumental Run Through/Extended

10. ROCKY - Instrumental Run Through

11. MASSACRE - Instrumental Take With Lynott's Directions To Band

12. SCOTT'S TUNE - Unreleased Scott Gorham Composition

 

 

 

LIVE AND DANGEROUS

 

 

DISC ONE

01. JAILBREAK

02. EMERALD

03. SOUTHBOUND

04. ROSALIE/COWGIRLS SONG

05. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT (It's Caught Me In It's Spotlight)

06. MASSACRE

07. STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU

08. JOHNNY THE FOX MEETS JIMMY THE WEED

 

DISC TWO

01. COWBOY SONG

02. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

03. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD

04. WARRIORS

05. ARE YOU READY

06. SUICIDE

07. SHA-LA-LA

08. BABY DRIVES ME CRAZY

09. THE ROCKER

10. OPIUM TRAIL - Bonus track from L&D Outtakes

11. BAD REPUTATION - Bonus track from L&D Outtakes

 

DISC THREE - DVD

01. INTRODUCTION/ROSALIE

02. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

03. EMERALD

04. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT

05. MASSACRE

06. STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU

07. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD

08. ARE YOU READY

09. SHA LA LA

10. BABY DRIVES ME CRAZY

11. ME AND THE BOYS

 

All at the Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend Website and Forum are thrilled and very     proud of the Site being mentioned on the CD booklets.

 

 

 

Brian Robertson - Diamonds And Dirt

21 December 2010

 

Photo courtesy and ©Micke Johansson

 

 

Robbo's long awaited and eagerly anticipated solo album is due for release in the New Year .....

 

Brian Robertson - Diamonds And Dirt

 

01: Diamonds And Dirt (Brian Robertson)

02: Passion (Brian Robertson)

03: It's Only Money (Phil Lynott)

04: Mail Box (Frankie Miller)

05: Running Back (Phil Lynott)

06: Texas Wind (Brian Robertson)

07: Devil In My Soul (Brian Robertson)

08: Do It Till We Drop (Drop It!) (Frankie Miller/Jeff Barry/Brian Robertson)

09: Blues Boy (Brian Robertson/Phil Lynott)

10: That's All! (Brian Robertson)

11: 10 Miles To Go On A 9 Mile Road (Jim White)

12: Running Back (Phil Lynott) - Slow Version

13: Ain't Got No Money (Frankie Miller) - Bonus Track

 

Tracks 1-12 recorded at Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden 2008-2010 and track 13 recorded at Das Boot Studios, Stockholm, Sweden 2002

 

Brian Robertson - All Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards (Bass Guitar and Percussion on Ain't Got No Money)

Ian Haugland - Drums and Percussion

Nalley Påhlsson - Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals

Leif Sundin - Lead Vocals

Liny Wood - Backing Vocals

 

Rickard Jakobson - Percussion

Chris Antblad - Piano on Running Back

Ola Gustafsson - Dobro on Running Back (slow version only)

Håkan Persson - Drums on Ain't Got No Money

Rob Lamothe - Lead Vocals on Ain't Got No Money

Ellinor Alm - Backing Vocals on Ain't Got No Money

 

Produced by Chris Laney, Sören Lindberg and Brian Robertson except for

Ain't Got No Money produced by Sören Lindberg and Brian Robertson

 

The release dates for the album on SPV are ...

Germany - March 25th, 2011

Europe - March 28th, 2011

USA/Canada - April 5th, 2011

 

Sören is hopeful that he may be able to offer advance copies for sale at The Vibe For Philo on January 4th 2011

 

 

 

Black Rose - The 25th Annual Vibe for Philo

December 2010

 

For the latest news on the Vibe For Philo click on either of the images .....

 

 

 

 

 

Decca Remasters Released

13 October 2010

 

The Deluxe Digitally Remastered versions of Thin Lizzy's first three albums have finally been released by Universal. Copies have begun dropping through letterboxes in Sweden, hopefully followed soon by the rest of Europe.

 

 

 

     1. The Friendly Ranger At Clontarf Castle

     2. Honesty Is No Excuse

     3. Diddy Levine

     4. Ray-Gun

     5. Look What The Wind Blew In

     6. Eire

     7. Return Of The Farmer's Son

     8. Clifton Grange Hotel

     9. Saga Of The Ageing Orphan

   10. Remembering Part 1

   11. The Farmer

   12. Dublin

   13.. Remembering Part 2 (New Day)

   14. Old Moon Madness

   15. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm

   16. Look What The Wind Blew In (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   17. Honesty Is No Excuse (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   18. Dublin (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   19. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed)

 

 

 

     1. The Rise And Dear Demise Of The Funky Nomadic Tribes

     2. Buffalo Gal

     3. I Don't Want To Forget How To Jive

     4. Sarah (Version 1)

     5. Brought Down

     6. Baby Face

     7. Chatting Today

     8. Call The Police

     9. Shades Of A Blue Orphanage

   10. Whiskey In The Jar (Full Length Version)

   11. Black Boys On The Corner

   12. Buffalo Gal (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   13..Sarah (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   14. Brought Down (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   15. Suicide (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

   16. Black Boys On The Corner (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

   17. Saga Of The Ageing Orphan (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

   18. Whiskey In The Jar (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

 

 

 

         Disc One

     1. Mama Nature Said

     2. The Hero And The Madman

     3. Slow Blues

     4. The Rocker

     5. Vagabond Of The Western World

     6. Little Girl In Bloom

     7. Gonna Creep Up On You

     8. A Song For While I'm Away

     9. Randolph's Tango (Single Only - A-Side)

   10. Broken Dreams (Single Only - B-Side)

   11. The Rocker (Single Edit)

   12. Here I Go Again (Single Only - B-Side)

   13. Cruising In The Lizzymobile (German Single - B-Side)

   14..Little Darling (Single Only - A-Side)

   15. Sitamoia (Studio Outtake)

   16. Slow Blues (1977 Overdubbed & Remixed Version)

   17. Randolph's Tango (Radio Promotional Edited Version)

   18. Whiskey In The Jar (Radio Promotional Edited Version)

 

         Disc Two

     1. The Rocker (BBC Radio 1 In Concert)

     2. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm (BBC Radio 1 In Concert)

     3. Slow Blues (BBC Radio 1 In Concert)

     4. Gonna Creep Up On You (BBC Radio 1 In Concert)

     5. Suicide (BBC Radio 1 In Concert)

     6. Vagabond Of The Western World (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

     7. Gonna Creep Up On You (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

     8. Little Girl In Bloom (BBC Radio 1 Rock On Session)

     9. Sitamoia (BBC Radio Bob Harris Session)

   10. Little Darling (BBC Radio Bob Harris Session)

   11. Slow Blues (BBC Radio Bob Harris Session)

   12. Showdown (BBC Radio Bob Harris Session)

   13..Black Boys On The Corner (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

 

 

All at the Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend Website and Forum are thrilled and very     proud of the Site being mentioned on the CD booklets.