Thin Lizzy will release Rock Legends, a box set consisting of six CDs and one DVD, on Oct. 23. The set contains 99 tracks, including 74 that have never been released and another nine that make their first CD appearance.
Compiled by guitarist Scott Gorham and band expert Nick Sharp, Rock Legends’ first disc consists of single versions of 22 Thin Lizzy songs, including “Whiskey in the Jar,” “The Boys Are Back in Town” an “Dancing in the Moonlight.” Four discs of demos, live takes and alternate versions – one from their time on Decca and three from their Mercury years – follow. The sixth CD features highlights from two of their three dates at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in support of 1980’s Chinatown.
The DVD is comprised of the Bad Reputation documentary that aired on the BBC and a 1976 performance from Rod Stewart’s television special promoting his A Night on the Town album.
The packaging includes replicas of Thin Lizzy tour programs, books of frontman Phil Lynott’s poetry, four prints and a book with quotes from band members, as well as reminiscences by famous fans like James Hetfield, Joe Elliott, Slash, Geddy Lee and Lemmy Kilmister. The set is available for pre-order now at Universal’s web store.
