Horslips is a Rock band that started back in the ’70s with a popular peak period from 1970 to 1980, and with nine studio albums during that period. They integrated a Celtic style with Rock to create an interesting blend that attracted fans. They set the stage for the likes of The Pogues later on.  Admittedly, I only had their Aliens (1977), and The Man Who Built America (1978) sets, both of which I enjoyed.

On July 29, Madfish Records will produce a definitive and exhaustive 50th Anniversary 33CD/2DVD Box (much as they have with Wishbone Ash, John Mayall, and will do with Al Stewart) that will be titled More Than You Can Chew. The 33 CDs will provide the original albums through 1980, all newly remastered. In addition, there will be collections of outtakes, single mixes, non-album tracks, rehearsal tracks, live recordings, sessions, alternate mixes, acoustic re-recordings, reunion era albums, and post-Horslips activity. These 33 CDs will hold a whopping 506 tracks, with 252 of them previously unreleased. 

The 2 DVDs will hold two documentaries and look at Horslips during two periods (1973-1979, 2004-2019). Much of the material found on the 2 DVDs will be previously unreleased stuff. 

The Box will pack in a 256-page hard-bound book, an 88-page lyric soft-bound lyric book, five 8″ x 10″ signed photos (a pricier box will include a rare poster authentically signed by the band – pre-order that here), 1970 facsimiles of Fan Club sheets, and a reproduction poster for a 1972 Dublin show at National Stadium.

Literally, more than you can chew. But it will be fun trying! Pre-order here. See product video below tracklist.

More Than You Can Chew (Boxset – 33CD/2DVD) – Horslips

CD1 (Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part [1972])
01 Happy to Meet
02 Hall of Mirrors 
03 The Clergy’s Lamentation 
04 An Bratach Bán
05 The Shamrock Shore
06 Flower Amang them All
07 Bím Istigh Ag Ól 
08 Furniture 
09 Ace and Deuce
10 Dance to Yer Daddy 
11 Scalloway Ripoff 
12 The Musical Priest 
13 Sorry to Part

CD2 (The Táin [1973])
01 Setanta
02 Maeve’s Court
03 Charolais
04 The March 
05 You Can’t Fool the Beast 
06 Dearg Doom 
07 Ferdia’s Song
08 Gae Bolga 
09 Cu Chulainn’s Lament
10 Faster Than the Hound 
11 Silver Spear 
12 More Than You Can Chew
13 The Morrigan’s Dream 
14 Time to Kill! 

CD3 (Dancehall Sweethearts [1974])
01 Nighttown Boy 
02 The Blind Can’t Lead the Blind
03 Stars 
04 We Bring the Summer with Us 
05 Sunburst 
06 Mad Pat 
07 Blindman 
08 King of the Fairies
09 Lonely Hearts 
10 The Best Years of My Life 

CD4 (The Unfortunate Cup of Tea [1975])
01 (If That’s What You Want) That’s What You’ll Get 
02 Ring-A-Rosey 
03 Flirting in the Shadows 
04 Self Defence 
05 High Volume Love 
06 The Unfortunate Cup of Tea 
07 Turn Your Face to the Wall 
08 The Snakes’ Farewell to the Emerald Isle 
09 Everything Will Be Alright 

CD5 (Drive the Cold Winter Away [1975])
01 Rug Muire Mac Do Dhia (Mary Bore a Son to God)
02 Sir Festus Burke/ Carolan’s Frolic 
03 The Snow That Melts the Soonest 
04 The Piper in the Meadow Straying 
05 Drive the Cold Winter Away 
06 Thompson’s/ Cottage in the Grove 
07 Ny Kirree Fo Naghtey (The Sheep ‘Neath the Snow) 
08 Crabs in the Skillet
09 Denis O’Connor 
10 Do’n Oiche Ud I Mbeithil (That Night in Bethlehem) 
11 Lullaby 
12 The Snow and the Frost Are All Over/Paddy Fahey’s 
13 When a Man’s in Love 

CD6 (Horslips Live [1976] Disc 1)
01 Mad Pat 
02 Blindman
03 Silver Spear 
04 High Reel 
05 Stars
06 Hall of Mirrors 
07 If That’s What You Want 
08 Self Defence 
09 Everything Will Be Alright
10 Rakish Paddy 

CD7 (Horslips Live [1976] Disc 2)
11 Rakish Paddy (Continued) 
12 King of the Fairies 
13 Furniture 
14 You Can’t Fool the Beast 
15 More Than You Can Chew 
16 Dearg Doom 
17 Comb Your Hair and Curl It 
18 Johnny’s Wedding 

CD8 (The Book of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony [1976])
01 Daybreak
02 March Into Trouble
03 Trouble (With a Capital T) 
04 The Power and the Glory 
05 The Rocks Remain
06 Dusk 
07 Sword of Light 
08 Dark 
09 Warm Sweet Breath of Love 
10 Fantasia (My Lagan Love)
11 King of Morning, Queen of Day
12 Sideways to the Sun 
13 Drive the Cold Winter Away 
14 Ride to Hell 

CD9 (Aliens [1977])
01 Before the Storm 
02 The Wrath of the Rain 
03 Speed the Plough
04 Sure the Boy Was Green 
05 Come Summer 
06 Stowaway
07 New York Wakes
08 Exiles 
09 Second Avenue 
10 Ghosts
11 A Lifetime to Pay 

CD10 (The Man Who Built America [1978])
01 Loneliness
02 Tonight (You’re with Me) 
03 I’ll Be Waiting 
04 If It Takes All Night 
05 Green Star Liner 
06 The Man Who Built America
07 Homesick 
08 Long Weekend 
09 Letters from Home 
10 Long Time Ago

CD11 (Short Stories / Tall Tales [1979])
01 Guests of the Nation 
02 Law on the Run 
03 Unapproved Road 
04 Ricochet Man 
05 Back in My Arms 
06 Summer’s Most Wanted Girl 
07 Amazing Offer 
08 Rescue Me
09 The Life You Save 
10 Soap Opera

CD12 (The Belfast Gigs)
01 Trouble with a Capital “T” 
02 The Man Who Built America
03 The Warm Sweet Breath of Love 
04 The Power and the Glory 
05 Blindman 
06 Shakin’ All Over 
07 King of the Fairies 
08 Guests of the Nation 
09 Dearg Doom 

CD13 (Tracks from the Vaults – Volume 1)
01 Motorway Madness 
02 Johnny’s Wedding 
03 Flower Amang them All 
04 Green Gravel 
05 The Fairy King 
06 Dearg Doom (Fritz Fryer Mix) 
07 The High Reel
08 King of the Fairies 
09 Phil the Fluter’s Rag 
10 Come Back Beatles (Lipstick) 
11 The Fab Four-Four (Lipstick)
12 Daybreak 
13 Oisin’s Tune 

CD14 (Tracks from the Vaults – Volume 2)
01 Ace & Deuce 
02 More than you Can Chew (45 remix)
03 Nighttown Boy (45 Edit) 
04 (If That’s What You Want) That’s What You Get (45 Edit) 
05 The Power and the Glory (45 remix) 
06 Sir Festus Burke
07 Horslips Presents Horslips (an advance look into The Man Who Built America) 
08 Bridge from Heart to Heart 
09 Red River Rock (live) 
10 Welcome to Ceili House 
11 When Night Comes 
12 Back in My Arms (Alternate Mix)
13 Unapproved Road (Alternate Mix) 
14 Guests of the Nation (Alternate Mix) 
15 Sword of Light (live) 
16 Sure the Boy Was Green (live) 
17 Sandymount Strand / Shilly Shaddle 
18 One Final Ace & Deuce 

CD15 (Horslips Live 1973-75)
01 Happy to Meet 
02 Hall of Mirrors 
03 Scalloway Ripoff 
04 Dance to Your Daddy 
05 Musical Priest 
06 The Sweets of May 
07 Sunburst 
08 Mad Pat
09 The Blind Can’t Lead the Blind
10 Nothing to Say (A Lifetime to Pay)
11 More Than You Can Chew 
12 Dearg Doom 
13 Lonely Hearts 
14 Furniture 
15 The High Reel 
16 Everything Will Be Alright / Rakish Paddy 
17 You Can’t Fool the Beast 
18 More Than You Can Chew 
19 Dearg Doom 

CD16 (Horslips Live 1976)
01 Hall of Mirrors 
02 Daybreak 
03 Drive the Cold Winter Away 
04 Ride to Hell 
05 Sideways to the Sun 
06 Sword of Light
07 The Rights of Man
08 Dark 
09 Furniture 
10 Charolais 
11 More Than You Can Chew 
12 Silver Spear 
13 King of the Fairies 
14 Dearg Doom 
15 The High Reel 
16 Rakish Paddy / Johnny’s Wedding 

CD17 (Horslips Live 1977)
01 New York Wakes 
02 The Wrath of the Rain 
03 Sideways to the Sun 
04 Dearg Doom 
05 Bim Istigh Ag’ol 
06 New York Wakes 
07 The Power and the Glory 
08 The Rocks Remain 
09 Mad Pat 
10 Blindman 
11 Daybreak 
12 Drive the Cold Winter Away 
13 Ride to Hell 
14 Sideways to the Sun 
15 Sword of Light 
16 Dark 
17 Sure the Boy was Green 
18 Warm Sweet Breath of Love 
19 Trouble (with a Capital T) 

CD18 (Book of Invasions & Aliens Rehearsals 1976-77)
01 Aililú na Gamhna 
02 Trouble (alt lyrics/melody)
03 Kilfenora (King of Morning)
04 Fantasia (My Lagan Love)
05 Trouble (acapella) 
06 Mother of Pearl (The Rocks Remain)
07 Johnny’s Riff (The Power and the Glory) 
08 Trouble
09 The Power and the Glory 
10 Warm Sweet Breath of Love 
11 The Power and the Glory 
12 Tiocfaidh an Samhradh (Come Summer) 
13 Seán Ó Dí 
14 Mother of Pearl (The Rocks Remain) 
15 Aililú na Gamhna 
16 Come Summer 
17 Crossroads 
18 Highway 
19 Crossroads / Fead an Iolair 
20 Little Man 
21 Come Summer 
22 Second Avenue (harmonies) 
23 Second Avenue 
24 Come Summer (harmonies) 
25 Sure the Boy Was Green (harmonies) 
26 A Lifetime to Pay 
27 Stowaway 
28 Mailman 
29 Páistín Fionn (Fair-haired Child) 
30 Come Summer 
31 Ghosts 
32 Wrath of the Rain 
33 Aililú na Gamhna / Highway

CD19 (Horslips Live 1978)
01 The Power and the Glory 
02 Blindman 
03 The Man Who Built America 
04 Homesick
05 Tonight 
06 Blitzkreig Bop 
07 Second Avenue 
08 New York Wakes 
09 Speed the Plough 
10 Loneliness 
11 King of the Fairies 
12 Dearg Doom 
13 The Man Who Built America 
14 Jam 
15 If It Takes All Night 
16 Law on the Run 
17 It’ll Be Alright 
18 Long Weekend (instrumental) 
19 Letters from Home 
20 I’ll Be Waiting 
21 Long Time Ago (harmonies) 
22 Long Time Ago 
23 Long Weekend (instrumental) 

CD20 (Horslips Live 1979)
01 The Man Who Built America
02 New York Wakes 
03 Homesick 
04 Culture Clash (When Irish Eyes are Smiling) 
05 Wrath of the Rain
06 Daybreak 
07 Drive the Cold Winter Away 
08 Ride to Hell 
09 Sideways to the Sun 
10 Sword of Light
11 Dark
12 Speed the Plough
13 Sure the Boy was Green
14 Silver Spear 
15 If it Takes All Night 
16 Loneliness 
17 Tonight 
18 The High Reel 
19 King of the Fairies
20 Shakin’ All Over 
21 I Saw Her Standing There 
22 The Hucklebuck 

CD21 (The Last Gig: Ulster Hall – October 8, 1980)
01 Guests of the Nation 
02 Unapproved Road 
03 Warm Sweet Breath of Love
04 Speed the Plough 
05 Sure the Boy was Green 
06 Summer’s Most Wanted Girl 
07 Soap Opera 
08 Trouble 
09 Loneliness
10 King of the Fairies
11 The Power and the Glory 
12 Blindman 
13 The Man Who Built America
14 Amazing Offer 
15 Ricochet 
16 Shakin’ All Over 
17 Dearg Doom

CD22 (The Last Gig [encores] / Live 1980, 2004, 2011)
01 Sword of Light 
02 The Last Time
03 When Night Comes 
04 Law on the Run 
05 Wrath of the Rain
06 I’ll Be Waiting
07 Motorway Madness
08 RTÉ, 2012: Horslips recall the final gig 
09 Flower Amang Them All 
10 Furniture / The Musical Priest / The High Reel 
11 Mad Pat 
12 Trouble (with a Capital T)
13 Sword of Light 
14 Mad Pat 

CD23 (Roll Back – Acoustic Re-recordings Of Classic Catalogue [2004])
01 Trouble (with a Capital T) 
02 The Man Who Built America
03 Guests of the Nation
04 Faster Than the Hound
05 Huish the Cat 
06 Mad Pat 
07 The Wrath of the Rain 
08 Flirting in the Shadows 
09 Cúchulainn’s Lament 
10 Ace and Deuce 
11 Blindman
12 Furniture 
13 The Power and the Glory
14 Long Weekend 
15 My Love is in America 

CD24 (Live at the O2 – Part 1)
01 King of the Fairies 
02 The Power and the Glory 
03 Mad Pat
04 Blindman 
05 Wrath of the Rain 
06 Furniture 
07 The High Reel 
08 Faster Than the Hound 
09 The Piper in the Meadow Straying 
10 Long Weekend 
11 Rescue Me 
12 Maeve’s Court 
13 Charolais 
14 Daybreak 
15 Drive the Cold Winter Away
16 Ride to Hell 
17 Sideways to the Sun 
18 Sword of Light

CD25 (Live at the 02 – Part 2)
01 Flirting in the Shadows
02 Ghosts 
03 Speed the Plough
04 Sure the Boy Was Green
05 I’ll Be Waiting
06 The Man Who Built America
07 Trouble (with a Capital T)
08 Dearg Doom 
09 Loneliness 
10 Warm Sweet Breath of Love
11 Shakin’ All Over 

CD26 (In Session at RTÉ 1971)
01 Flower Amang Them All 
02 Bonny at Morn
03 Ace and Deuce 
04 Carolan’s Frolic
05 Passing Through
06 An Bratach Ban 
07 Lay the Bent to the Bonny Brook 
08 Buttered Peas (take 1) 
09 The Snow it Melts the Soonest (take 1) 
10 Traps 
11 The Tern and the Swallow 
12 Buttered Peas (take 2)
13 The Snow it Melts the Soonest (take 2) 
14 Courtesan 
15 Johnny’s Wedding 
16 Clergy’s Lamentation 

CD27 (In Session at RTÉ 1972)
01 Green Gravel 
02 Charles interview
03 Knockeen-Free (Maeve’s Court) 
04 Jim interview
05 Fairy King / Blody’r Drain
06 Eamon interview
07 Clergy’s Lamentation 
08 Barry interview 
09 An Bratach Bán 
10 Barry interview
11 Scalloway Ripoff 
12 Comb Your Hair and Curl It
13 Passing Through 
14 Furniture 
15 An Bratach Bán 
16 Johnny’s Gone to France 
17 Scalloway Ripoff 

CD28 (In Session at RTÉ 2004-2012)
01 The Man Who Built America
02 Furniture 
03 Huish the Cat 
04 Mad Pat 
05 Trouble (with a Capital T)
06 Dearg Doom 
07 Flower Amang Them All 
08 Dearg Doom 
09 Trouble (with a Capital T)
10 Furniture 
11 Green Star Liner 
12 Trouble (with a Capital T)
13 The Snow it Melts the Soonest 
14 Sword of Light 
15 The Man Who Built America 
16 Furniture 
17 Dearg Doom 
18 Trouble (with a Capital T)
19 Horslips story mini-doc with Eamon, Jim, Barry 

CD29 (The Host – Tryal [1983], singles)
01 Witness Stand
02 First Kiss
03 Vows and Breezes
04 Safe World
05 Declaring War
06 Walk on Love
07 Unearthly Hours
08 Shadowy Figures
09 I Wanted You
10 Strange Disease
11 Dark Light and Air (Break a Spell)
12 The Long Walk
13 Excerpt from Love’s Dark Light (a Novel)

CD30 (The Host: Live & Rare)
01 Maud Gonne 
02 Turn Back, My Love 
03 At The Hawk’s Well
04 Overture 
05 A Flame Forever Burning 
06 The Hellhound Was My Name
07 Home Sweet Broken Home 
08 Coconut Grove
09 Still I’m Sad 
10 Chasing Dragons 
11 William and the Lady 
12 Kitty’s Rambles 
13 The Hidden Curriculum 
14 Dolly’s (The Hidden Curriculum Outtake) 
15 The Hellhound Was My Name 
16 The Trip, The King & The Creel 
17 Circular Riff Jam 
18 The Road To Lisdoonvarna 
19 Don’t Give Up On Yourself 
20 Pipeline / Johnny’s Tune 
21 Maud Gonne 

CD31 (Barry DevlinBreaking Star Codes [1983])
01 Twins (Gemini) 
02 Who Can Tame the Lion? (Leo) 
03 It’s the Cruellest Sign (Virgo)
04 Remember You’re a Winner (Aries) 
05 When Two Stars Collide (Sagittarius)
06 Just Another Line (Pisces) 
07 Let the Scales Decide (Libra)
08 December 21 (Capricorn) 
09 The Stars Said (Taurus) 
10 Remember a Star (Cancer) 
11 Aquarian Girls (Aquarius) 
12 Love with a Sting in its Tail (Scorpio) 
13 When Summer Comes Around

CD32 (Jim Lockhart: Uncollected Works)
01 Cré na Cille (Graveyard Clay)
02 Errors & Omissions – End Credits 
03 Errors & Omissions – Pastoral 
04 Glenroe 
05 Gods and Gallants 
06 Great Book of Ireland – Immanence 
07 Great Book of Ireland – Main Theme 
08 Great Book of Ireland – The Dancing Pen
09 Interlude – Achill’s Hill 
10 Interlude – Fife for Fifty 
11 Interlude – Saltee Air
12 Interlude – Shaskin Way 
13 Interlude – The Coolin 
14 Intro – Clooncunny 
15 Love Stories from Ireland 
16 Lovers of the Lake – Main Theme 
17 Lovers of the Lake – Penance Past 
18 She Moved Through the Fair (Portastudio Demo) 
19 Spring Cleaning 
20 Sunday Sport 
21 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 
22 Thuas ag Gort a’ Charnáin (Above at Gortnacarnaun) 

CD33 (Charles O’Connor’s Resolution Suite)
01 Ocean of Storms 
02 Seachange
03 Comes a Calm
04 Bottom Buttons
05 In Your Own Time
06 Skinner’s Treat 
07 Circles Round the Moon
08 Angel on the Mantelpiece 
09 Basket of Bones 
10 Chocolate Cats 
11 The Grand Tour 
12 When the Long Trek’s Over 
13 Fiddlehead 
14 Ocean of Storms 

DVD1 (The RTÉ Vault 1973-1979)
The Music Makers: Horslips at The Stadium – May 28, 1973
01 Furniture
02 Johnny’s Wedding
03 It’s Never Too Late
04 Bi´m Istigh Ag O´l
On Stage at The Stadium – December 13, 1975, Pt 1
01 Everything Will Be Alright
02 Rakish Paddy
03 King of The Fairies
04 Ny Kirree Fo Naghtey
05 The Piper in the Meadow Straying
06 Silver Spear
07 You Can’t Fool the Beast
08 More Than You Can Chew
09 Dearg Doom
On Stage at The Stadium – June 21, 1976, Part 2
01 Mad Pat
02 Blindman
03 Furniture
04 Bi´m Istigh Ag O´l
05 Johnny’s Wedding
John Molloy’s Dublin – July 16, 1976
01 The Snakes’ Farewell to the Emerald Isle
02 King of The Fairies
03 The Unfortunate Cup of Tea
Live at Cork Opera House – November 8, 1979
01 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
02 Amazing Offer
03 Ricochet Man
04 Summer’s Most Wanted Girl
05 The Man Who Built America
06 Guest of the Nation
07 Loneliness
08 Shakin’ All Over
P.M. Documentary – November 11, 1978
Song clips and talk (in Irish) filmed during The Man Who Built America’s sessions at Advision Studios, London

DVD2 (The Reunion Era: 2004-2019)
Music from an Exhibition – March 20, 2004
01 Flower Amang Them All
02 Furniture
03 The Musical Priest / The High Reel
04 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
Late Late Show – January 21, 2005
01 The Man Who Built America
Other Voices – February 15, 2006
01 The Man Who Built America
02 Furniture
03 Rescue Me
04 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
05 Dearg Doom
06 Shakin’ All Over
Ardán – March 25, 2006
01 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
02 Mad Pat
03 Ghosts
04 Furniture
05 Interview / I’ll Be Waiting
06 Flower Amang Them All
07 Dearg Doom
08 Shakin’ All Over
Miriam Meets… – August 15, 2009
01 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
02 Furniture
03 Dearg Doom
04 Flower Amang Them All
Live at Cropredy Festival – August 13, 2011
01 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
Tall Tales Book Launch Party – October 29, 2013
01 The Snakes’ Farewell to the Emerald Isle
Fleadh TV – August 17, 2019
01 Speed the Plough
02 Sword of Light
03 Dearg Doom
04 Sideways to the Sun
05 Trouble (With a Capital ‘T’)
1980 Belfast Gigs outtake: 2022 Montage Promo
01 Sure the Boy was Green
2004 Roll Back outtake: 2022 Promo Film
01 One Final Ace & Deuce (2004 Roll Back outtake)
Spin Documentary – April 24, 2011: 2022 Promo Film
A ‘Classic Albums’ documentary on Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part

 

By MARowe