THIN LIZZY: Entire 1977 Concert From Philadelphia Available For Streaming

November 13, 2007

The Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend web site reports: It has long been known among THIN LIZZY supporters that a U.S. radio broadcast from "The King Biscuit Flower Hour" of a 1977 show from Philadelphia contained recordings of six songs which subsequently featured on "Live And Dangerous":

"Jailbreak"
"Dancing In The Moonlight"
"Massacre"
"Don't Believe A Word"
"Cowboy Song"
"The Boys Are Back In Town"

The full concert is now available to listen to online at Wolfgang's Concert Vault.

LIZZY played the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia on October 20 and October 21, 1977 and it is most likely that the show featured is the one from October 21; October 26, 1977 being the original broadcast date.

What is remarkable about this recording of the full show is that it is evident that even more of the recording was used as the basis for "Live And Dangerous":

"Emerald"
"Still In Love With You"
"Warriors"

All are said to be "dead-ringers" for the versions on the album.

There's no doubting there was some overdubbing but this recording proves the wildly exaggerated claims that the album was mostly recorded in the studio are nonsense and what the LIZZY supporters who saw them during that period have always known — that LIZZY could cut it live.

It is uncertain where the rest of the "Live And Dangerous" album is sourced from, although it is known that "Are You Ready" is from the Rainbow Theatre Gig on march 29, 1978. Perceived wisdom is that "Southbound" is a soundcheck recording and "Rosalie" recorded at Hammersmith Odeon on November 15, 1976.

The Tower Theatre recording goes on to demolish another "myth" that "Bad Reputation" and "Opium Trail", which subsequently featured on the 1981 "Killers Live" EP, were recorded in Canada and in all likelihood, little or none of "Live And Dangerous" was recorded at Seneca College Fieldhouse, Toronto.

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