Thin Lizzy "Live and Dangerous" original 1978 vinyl double-LP Vertigo 9199 657/8

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Description

Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist and lead vocalist Phil Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott led the group throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums, writing most of the material. The singles "Whiskey in the Jar" (a traditional Irish ballad), "The Boys as Back in Town" and "Waiting for an Alibi" were international hits. After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band emerged over the years based initially around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Gorham later continued with a new line-up including Downey.

Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. Thin Lizzy featured several guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their early members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack".

Live and Dangerous is their live double album, released in June 1978. It was recorded in London in 1976, and Philadelphia and Toronto in 1977, with further production in Paris. It was also the last Thin Lizzy album to feature guitarist Brian Robertson, who left the band shortly after its release.

The band decided to release a live album after their producer Tony Visconti did not have enough time to work on a full studio session. The group listened through various archive recordings from earlier tours and compiled the album from the best versions. Various studio overdubs were made to the live recordings during early 1978 in Paris; exactly how much of the album is overdubbed has been a contentious topic since its release. The album reached No. 2 in the UK album charts, ultimately selling over half a million copies. It has continued to attract critical acclaim and it has appeared in several lists of the greatest live albums of all time.

Tracklist

A1 Jailbreak
A2 Emerald
A3 Southbound
A4 Rosalie / Cowgirl's Song
B1 Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)
B2 Massacre
B3 Still In Love With You
B4 Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed
C1 Cowboy Song
C2 The Boys Are Back In Town
C3 Don't Believe A Word
C4 Warrior
C5 Are You Ready
D1 Suicide
D2 Sha La La
D3 Baby Drives Me Crazy
D4 The Rocker

Notes

Live Recorded on

'Johnny The Fox' Tour, 1976
'Bad Reputation' Tour, 1977

LP 1 # 9199 657
LP 2 # 9199 658

Gatefold sleeve.

Comes with thick paper picture inner sleeves with photo collage.
Inner sleeve for disc 1 with printed code REC1 9199 645 and photos for Brian Downey in one side and Brian Robertson in the other side.
Inner sleeve for disc 2 with printed code REC2 9199 646 and photos for Scott Gorham in one side and Philip Lynott in the other side.

'Johnny The Fox' Tour 1976
Venue: Hammersmith Odeon, King Street, London W6.
Dates: Sunday 14th November
Monday15th November
Tuesday 16th November
Promoter: Adrian Hopkins for Adrian Hopkins Promotions

'Johnny The Fox' 1976 Tour
Promoters: Adrian Hopkins and Harvey Goldsmith, Adrian Coulthard - Adrian Hopkins Promotions, Paul Loasby- Harvey Goldsmith Promotions.

Bad Reputation' Tour 1977
Venue: Seneca College Fieldhouse,
1750 Finch Avenue East, Don Mills, Toronto.
Date: Friday 28th October
Promoter: Mike Cohl for Concert Productions International

'Bad Reputation’ Tour 1977
Promoters: Howard Rose Agency Ltd., Hollywood, California
Showco: Jack Calmes, Jimmy Page, Sarah Legrand

Info courtesy of Wikipaedia and Discogs.com

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