The band known as Thin Lizzy left an indelible imprint on Rock and Roll beginning with their 1976 classic, Jailbreak. They were starting to gain an broader audience even before Jailbreak but that album’s three hits pushed them into the blinding lights. Over their 12 studio and one live set, Thin Lizzy gave us an enduring legacy still felt today.
On October 23, Virgin/Universal will release a 6CD/1DVD Boxed set that will deliver 99 career tracks in a Super 10″by 6″ slip-cased box filled with the CDs, DVD, tour program replicas, a hard-bound book filled with photos and notes, a Lynott poetry book, and four prints. The DVD will contain the Bad Reputation BBC documentary, and the band’s filmed participation in Rod Stewart’s A Night On The Town TV show.
The Box is being called Thin Lizzy – Rock Legends. This ultimate set has been previously teased months back.
Rock Legends – Thin Lizzy
CD1 (The Singles)
01 Whiskey in The Jar
02 Randolph’s Tango
03 The Rocker
04 Little Darling
05 Philomena
06 Rosalie (Mix for 7″)
07 Wild One
08 The Boys Are Back in Town
09 Jailbreak
10 Don’t Believe A Word
11 Dancing in The Moonlight
12 Rosalie / Cowgirl’s Song
13 Waiting for An Alibi (With an extra verse)
14 Do Anything You Want To
15 Sarah
16 Chinatown
17 Killer on the Loose
18 Trouble Boys
19 Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)
20 Cold Sweat
21 Thunder and Lightning
22 The Sun Goes Down (Remix)
CD2 (Decca Rarities)
01 The Farmer – Debut 7″ single
02 I Need You – Debut 7″ single B-side
03 Whiskey in The Jar – Extended Version Rough Mix
04 Black Boys on The Corner – Rough Mix
05 Little Girl in Bloom – US Single Promo Edit
06 Gonna Creep Up on You – Acetate
07 Baby’s Been Messin’ – Acetate
RTE Radio Eireann Session 16 January 1973
08 1969 Rock + Intro
09 Buffalo Gal + Intro
10 Suicide + Intro
11 Broken Dreams + Intro
12 Eddie’s Blues/Blue Shadows + Intro
13 Dublin + Intro
RTE Radio Eireann Session 04 January 1974
14 Ghetto Woman
15 Things Ain’t Working Out Down at The Farm
16 Going Down
17 Slow Blues
CD3 (Mercury Rarities)
Demos
01 Rock and Roll with You (Instrumental)
02 Banshee
03 Dear Heart
04 Nightlife
05 Philomena
06 Cadillac (Instrumental)
07 For Those Who Love to Live
08 Freedom Song
09 Suicide
10 Silver Dollar
11 Jesse’s Song (Instrumental)
12 Kings Vengeance
13 Jailbreak
14 Cowboy Song
CD4 (Mercury Rarities – Continued)
Demos
01 The Boys Are Back in Town
02 Angel from The Coast
03 Running Back
04 Romeo and The Lonely Girl
05 Warriors
06 Emerald
07 Fool’s Gold
08 Weasel Rhapsody
09 Borderline
10 Johnny
11 Sweet Marie
12 Requiem for A Puffer (aka Rocky) – Alternate Vocal, “Rocky He’s A Roller”
13 Killer Without A Cause
14 Are You Ready
15 Blackmail
16 Hate
CD5 (Mercury Rarities – Continued)
Demos
01 S & M
02 Waiting for An Alibi
03 Got to Give It Up
04 Get Out of Here
05 Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) A Rock Legend
06 Part One: Shenandoah
07 Part Two: Will You Go Lassie Go
08 Part Three: Danny Boy
09 Part Four: The Mason’s Apron
10 We Will Be Strong
11 Sweetheart
12 Sugar Blues
13 Having A Good Time
14 It’s Going Wrong
15 I’m Gonna Leave This Town
16 Kill
17 In the Delta
18 Don’t Let Him Slip Away
CD6 (Chinatown Tour – Hammersmith – May 29, 1980, May 30, 1980, Tralee – April 04, 1980)
01 Are You Ready? (Day 2)
02 Hey You (Day 2)
03 Waiting for An Alibi (Day 2)
04 Jailbreak (Day 2)
05 Do Anything You Want to Do (Day 2)
06 Don’t Believe A Word (Tralee)
07 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts (Day 2)
08 Got to Give It Up (Day 3)
09 Still in Love with You (Day 3)
10 Chinatown (Day 3)
11 The Boys Are Back in Town (Day 3)
12 Suicide (Day 3)
13 Sha La La (Day 2)
14 Rosalie (Day 2)
15 Whiskey in The Jar (Day 3)
DVD
Thin Lizzy Appearance on Night On The Town Rod Stewart Special – October 24, 1976
01 Jailbreak
02 Emerald
03 The Boys Are Back In Town
04 Rosalie/Cowgirl’s Song
Bad Reputation Documentary – BBC4 – September 2015