Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher - The Story So Far - 1974 - Polydor (UK)

From the 1976 Polydor album sleeve notes by Jerry Gilbert: "..this album isn't about the acoustic side of Rory Gallagher...it's a cameo of the Rory Gallagher his fans know best. His vibrant bottleneck playing and dazzling left hand runs. All eight tracks have matured through a thousand performances and cover the entire boogie/blues/rock spectrum of Gallagher's music and its gradual expansion through the albums. From the frantic riffing of "Cradle Rock" to the familiar slide work that comes across in the live cut of "Bullfrog Blues" or "In Your Town" this is one hundred percent Gallagher."

If you are a Rory Gallagher fan, then you most likely have all these tracks, as they are taken from the following albums recorded by Rory, - "Rory Gallgher," "Tattoo," "Blueprint," "Deuce," and "Live In Europe." This is a 320 vinyl rip, and the occasional hiss and crackle does not detract from your enjoying this great album. The album was also released in 1976 on a Japanese Polydor issue. Does anybody know if there was a 1973 issue of this album?

TRACK DETAILS

1. Laundromat (4.37) (Recorded at Advision Studios, London: Rory Gallagher, Gerry McAvoy, Wilgar Campbell) - from the "Rory Gallagher" album
2. Cradle Rock (6.14) (Recorded at Polydor Studios, London: Rory Gallagher, Lou Martin, Gerry McAvoy, Rod De'Ath) - from the "Tattoo" album
3. Walk On Hot Coals (6.58) (Recorded at Polydor Studios, London: Rory Gallagher, Lou Martin, Gerry McAvoy, Rod De'Ath) - from the "Blueprint" album
4. Who's That Coming (7.11) (Rory Gallagher, Lou Martin, Gerry McAvoy, Rod De'Ath) - from the "Tattoo" album
5. In Your Town (5.43) (Recorded Tangerine Studios, London: Rory Gallagher, Gerry McAvoy, Wilgar Campbell) - from the "Deuce" album
6. Hands Off (4.26) (Recorded at Polydor Studios, London: Rory Gallagher, Lou Martin, Gerry McAvoy, Rod De'Ath) - from the "Blueprint" album
7. Too Much Alcohol (8.20) (Live, from IRISH TOUR '74: Rory Gallagher, Gerry McAvoy, Lou Martin, Rod De'Ath) - from the "Live In Europe" album
8. Bullfrog Blues (6.41) (From LIVE! IN EUROPE: Rory Gallagher, Gerry McAvoy, Wilgar Campbell) - from the "Live In Europe" album

All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher, except Track 7, by Sonny Boy Williamson, & Track 8, by William Harris

BAND

Lou Martin (Keyboards)
Rory Gallagher (Guitar), (Harmonica), (Vocals)
Wilgar Campbell (Drums)
Rod De'Ath (Drums)
Gerry McAvoy (Guitar (Bass))