Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Rory Gallagher


 




















Artist:  Rory Gallagher 
Birth Name:  William Rory Gallagher
Born:  March 2, 1948.  Ballyshannon County, Donegal, Ireland.
Died:  June 14, 1995 (Aged 47), London, England.
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Mandolin, Sitar, Harmonica, Banjo Dobro, Saxophone.

Rory Gallagher was an Irish Blues Rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter.  He was initially attracted to Skiffle after hearing Lonnie Donegan, and always covered Blues and Folk and playing songs of Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran with his greatest influences in Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy.  He began to learn to play Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Alto Saxophone and Sitar.  He formed Blues Rock Power Trio Band The Taste in 1966 and played supporting Cream at Royal Albert Hall farewell concert and the Blues Rock Supergroup Blind Faith on a tour of North America.  After The Taste break-up, he started his solo career.  His albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.  He received a Liver Transplant and died in 1995 in London, England at the age of 47.




























Title:  Deuce (5th Anniversary Limited Edition Deluxe Set) (2022)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Label:  UMC
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Used To Be (5:08)
 2.  I'm Not Awake Yet (5:39)
 3.  Don't Know Where In Going (2:49)
 4.  Maybe I Will (4:16)
 5.  Whole Lot Of People (4:58)
 6.  In Your Town (5:47)
 7.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (3:38)
 8.   There's A Light (6:01)
 9.  Out Of My Mind (3:07)
10. Crest Of A Wave (5:58)

Disc 2:

 1.  Used To Be (Alternate Take 1) (5:12)
 2.  Used To Be (Alternate Take 2) (4:57)
 3.  I'm Not Awake Yet (Alternate Take 1) (5:47)
 4.  Don't Know Where I'm Going (1:53)
 5.  Maybe I Will (Alternate Take 1) (5:32)
 6.  Maybe I Will (Alternate Take 2) (4:32)
 7.  Maybe I Will (Alternate Take 3) (4:30)
 8.  Maybe I Will (Alternate Take 4) (4:32)
 9.  Maybe I Will (Alternate Take 5) (4:26)
10. Whole Lot Of People (Electric Alternate Take 1) (1:46)
11. Whole Lot Of People (6 String Acoustic Alternate Take 1) (3:59)
12. Whole Lot Of People (12 String Acoustic Alternate Take 2) (3:41)
13. Whole Lot Of People (12 String Acoustic Alternate Take 1) (2:44)
14. In Your Town (Alternate Take 1) (9:01)
15. In Your Town (Alternate Take 2) (8:02)
16. In Your Town (Alternate Take 3) (5:34)

Disc 3:

 1.  In Your Town (Alternate Take 4) (7:00)
 2.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (Alternate Acoustic Take) (3:06)
 3.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (Alternate Take 1) (7:38)
 4.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (Alternate Take 2) (6:17)
 5.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (Alternate Take 3) (3:54)
 6.  There's A Light (Alternate Take 1) (7:15)
 7.  There's A Light (Alternate Take 2) (7:07)
 8.  There's A Light (Alternate Take 3) (7:46)
 9.  Out Of My Mind (Alternate Take 1) (2:22)
10. Out Of My Mind (Alternate Take 2) (2:06)
11. Out Of My Mind (Alternate Take 3) (3:39)
12. Crest Of A Wave (Alternate Take 1) (5:36)
13. Crest Of A Wave (Alternate Take 2) (5:17)
14. Don't Know Where I'm Going (Home Demo) (4:43)
15. Maybe I Will (Home Demo) (3:30)
16. Should've Learnt My Lesson (Home Demo) (2:08)

Disc 4:

 1.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (5:54)
 2.  Crest Of A Wave (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (5:26)
 3.  I Could've Had Religion (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (7:12)
 4.  For The Last Time (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (5:53)
 5.  Messin' With The Kid (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (5:13)
 6.  Don't Know Where I'm Going (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (2:06)
 7.  Pistol Slapper Blues (Radio Bremen 21/12/1971) (2:24)
 8.  Used To Be (BBC In Concert - Live At The Paris Theatre, January 13, 1972) (5:56)
 9.  Should've Learnt My Lesson (BBC In Concert - Live At The Paris Theatre, January 13, 1972) (6:31)
10. Out Of My Mind (BBC In Concert - Live At The Paris Theatre, January 13, 1972) (3:11)
11. I Could've Had Religion (BBC In Concert - Live At The Paris Theatre, January 13, 1972) (9:00)
12. Crest Of A Wave (BBC In Concert - Live At The Paris Theatre, January 13, 1972) (6:54)
13. Messin' With The Kid (BBC In Concert - Live At The Paris Theatre, January 13, 1972) (5:18)

Personnel:


Rory Gallagher:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Gerry McAvoy:  Bass
Wilgar Campbell:  Drums

Deuce is the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Deluxe Set by Rory Gallagher, released on September 30, 2022 by UMC, includes 4 CD Set, 2022 remix and remastered of the original album, with 64-page book with unseen  Mick Rock photographs and 42 previously unreleased alternate takes, BBC and Rad io Bremen Sessions.









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