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 LegendsThin 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

 

By MARowe