Rory Gallagher Best of ( 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 09-10-2020

2020 EU issie on 180g vinyl 2LP - New Best Of Collection from Guitar Great featuring Tracks from Seminal First Band Taste Through To Last Studio Album Fresh Evidence!

The comprehensive compilation includes tracks from Gallagher’s seminal first band Taste through to his final studio album, 1990’s ‘Fresh Evidence.’

Tracks:(2LP's)
LP1:
A1 Bad Penny
A2 Shadow Play
A3 I Fall Apart
A4 Calling Card
B1 What's Going On
B2 All Around Man
B3 A Million Miles Away
B4 Just The Smile
LP2:
C1 Seven Days
C2 Jinxed
C3 Edged In Blue
C4 Philby
D1 Walk On Hot Coals
D2 Tattoo'd Lady
D3 Crest Of A Wave

If ever there was a "musician's musician" then that accolade surely belongs to Rory Gallagher. Renowned for his blistering live performances and highly respected for his dedication to his craft, he died in 1995, aged just 47, yet his reputation has continued to flourish in the years since. Indeed, some of rock's most seminal figures, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, Queen's Brian May to The Smiths' Johnny Marr, have cited him as an influence. Gallagher remains a touchstone for all would-be guitar heroes in the 21st Century. Following the success of the recent albums Blues (2019) and Check Shirt Wizard – Live in '77 (2020), UMe presents a new Rory Gallagher best of collection. The 15-track double album gathers his most legendary songs compiled from across his recording career, including tracks from Rory's seminal first band Taste through to his last studio album Fresh Evidence (1992).

When asked "How does it feel to be the best guitarist in the world," Jimi replied, "I don't know, why don't you go and ask Rory Gallagher." – Jimi Hendrix

"The man who got me back into the blues." – Eric Clapton

"There are a million guys who sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I never heard anybody who could really pull off sounding like Rory Gallagher." – Slash

"As soon as I heard Cradle Rock, I was hooked. I thought, 'This is what I want to be when I grow up." – Joe Bonamassa

"I really liked Rory, he was fine guitarist and singer and lovely man." – Jimmy Page