THIN LIZZY – Sessions and Demos 69-78 (5CD)

Studio Quality 9.0-9.3  – The rating is generally accurate throughout although to be picky you could slightly vary some of the sessions by fractions. Nice to have all of this material gathered together like this. Excellent set!

Thin Lizzy Complete Studio Collection 67-83

Disc 1

Trend Studios Demos ’67-69

01. -Mama & Papa
02. -Ageing
03. -It’s Really Worthwhile
04. -Dublin
05. -The Friendly Ranger (John Cann guitar)

Sessions 71-73

Philip Lynott (vocal/bass)
Brian Downey (drums)
Andy Gee (guitar)

01. -Look what The Wind Blew In
02. -Return of the Farmer’s Son
03. -Dublin
04. -Going Down
05. -Whiskey In The Jar
06. -Black Boys On The Corner
07. -Gonna Creep Up On You
08. -Whiskey In The Jar
09. -Whiskey In The Jar
10. -Gonna Creep Up On You
11. -Little Girl In Bloom
12. -Vagabonds of the Western World
13. -Randolph’s Tango
14. -Slow Blues
15. -Little Girl In Bloom

Disc 2

Studio Sessions 1974

1. -Things Ain’t Working Out At The Farm
2. -Ghetto Woman
3. -Little Darling
4. -Little Girl In Bloom
5. -Little Darling
6. -Showdown
7. -Slow Blues (instrumental)
8. -Sitamoia
9. -Little Darling
10. -Black Boys On The Corner
11. -It’s Only Money
12. -Still In Love With You
13. -Sitamoia
14. -She Knows
15. -It’s Only Money
16. -Sha La La
17. -Philomena
18. -Banshee
19. -Philomena

Disc 3

1974 Frankfurt, Germany
with Andy Gee and John Cann

01. -It’s Only Money
02. -Little Darlin’
03. -Slow Blues
04. -Little Girl In Bloom
05. -Gonna Creep Up On You
06. -Rock ‘N’ Roll With You
07. -Whiskey In The Jar
08. -The Rocker
09. -Sitamoia
10. -Drum Solo
11. -Hard Driving Man
12. -Little Darlin’
13. -Talk To Your Daughter

Disc 4

1975-1978 Sessions

01. -Wild One ITV-75
02. -Rosalie 5/29-75
03. -Suicide 5/29-75
04. -Halfcaste 5/29-75
05. -Warriors 2/12-76
06. -Jailbreak 2/12-76
07. -Emerald 2/12-76
08. -Cowboy Song 2/12-76
09. -Johnny 9/23-76
10. -Fools Gold 9/23-76
11. -Don’t Believe A Word 9/23-76
12. -Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed 9/23-76
13. -Don’t Believe A Word 2/1-77
14. -Bad Reputation 8/1-77
15. -Killer Without A Cause 8/1-77
16. -Dancing In The Moonlight 8/1-77
17. -That Woman’s Gonna Break Your Heart 8/1-77
18. -Downtown Sundown 8/1-77
19. -Dancing in The Moonlight 8/11-77
20. -Rosalie 5/11-77

Disc 5

1978 Black Rose Sessions
January 21st, 1978 Rampart Studios

01 -Rock Your Love (unreleased, written by Jimmy Bain)
02 -A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer (long version)

January 22nd, 1978 Rampart Studios

03 -Cold Black Night (unreleased)
04 -Hate (unreleased)
05 -With Love (Huey Lewis on harmonica)
06 -Parisienne Walkways (Huey Lewis on harmonica)
07 -Black Rose (Huey Lewis on harmonica)
08 -Got To Give It Up (slow, different lyrics)
09 -Toughest Street In Town
10 -Don’t Believe A Word (Lynott-Moore vocals)

February 1st, 1978 Good Earth Studios

11 -Ode To A Black Man (original version)
12 -Spanish Guitar (different lyrics)
13 -Parisienne Walkways (demo)
14 -Are You Ready (unreleased studio version)
15 -Blackmail (unreleased, covered by Wild Horses)
16 -Waiting For An Alibi (slower, different lyrics)
17 -Fanatical Fascists (Lynott vocals)
18 -Leaving Town (unreleased)