Next batch of Thin Lizzy "Deluxe Editions" are Bad Reputation, Black Rose & Chinatown

My only complaint and its not a huge deal, but I would like some info in the liner notes as to the sources of the bonus tracks.

For example the five songs on disc two of "BLACK ROSE" seem to be from Nassau sessions which take place earlier than the actual album recording sessions in London and then Paris.

Unless I skimmed over something, I don't see any explanation of what the Nassau sessions are exactly.

Still a great set of music and I love the slow version of "Don't Believe A Word" done as a vocal duart with Gary Moore!

 

I'd like to see them add a deluxe "Solo in Soho" to this series (or make it a double with The Philip Lynott album and some choice Grand Slamm cuts.)

 

I suggested this to a friend tonight actually!

I don't know the solo albums or Grand Slam stuff but if they release a nice package of this stuff, I sure would pick it (them) up.

 

How do you like CD 1, the original album?

 

I think its a really great album and I am enjoying it very much!

Can't comment about the mastering however as this is my first copy of "BLACK ROSE"!

Full disclosure: for years (and I mean years) all I thought I needed from Thin Lizzy was a greatest hits and "LIVE AND DANGEROUS" and I thought I was complete.

It's been through the reissues and DVDs that I have been really digging into the catalogue and discovering how much of this band I like.

So now I am pretty much commited to picking up all the DEs and and further DVDs they may release.

Watching the SIGHT AND SOUND 83 show that is part of the "LIVE AND DANGEROUS" DVD right now actually!

 

Wow, cool that you caught on to how great Lizzy are.

ALL of the studio/live albums are essential listening in my opinion.

Also, perhaps overlooked, is the box set, the live UK tour 75, live Still Dangerous at the Tower 1977, and (my favorite) the The Peel Sessions.

And I don't know if you saw the thread on this, but they are working on a BBC recordings box set now.

My favorite Lizzy studio album is Fighting and that one hasn't come out on DE yet - maybe not until next year. If I was a new fan with a thirst for Lizzy I would just buy the regular version of it now in the meantime then get the DE later. You need to hear it if you don't have it yet.

And another recommendation - check out Gary Moore's One Night In Dublin Tribute to Phil Lynott DVD. It's short but it has really great versions of some Phil songs.

 

I do have these.

Really enjoyed the bonus tracks on "CHINATOWN" today!

 

Has anybody compared the deluxe Black Rose to the old Metal Blade version?

 

More reissues and a "At The BBC" box set coming in 2012...

http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?nItemID=42741

 

Universal is looking for missing BBC sessions for that box set - see my thread from a couple weeks ago at this link for that info:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=256599


Unfortunately I think they've already gone past their cutoff date for assembling stuff for the box set, but if anyone can help out please get in touch via the info in that thread, maybe they have extended things, who knows.


The rest of the albums will hopefully be getting the deluxe treatment eventually but there have not been any announcements on that yet.

 

Unfortunately, for Lynott's solo material I think they decided to release "Yellow Pearl - The Collection", instead of remastering the two albums. I would've preferred Remastered & Expanded editions of both "Solo In Soho" and "The Philip Lynott Album", with the b-sides added as bonus tracks. Releasing "Yellow Pearl - The Collection" was proberly cheaper for Universal/Spectrum. It's always down to money in the end.

 

That is a shame. I would have loved to have seen a deluxe "Solo In Soho" issued.

 

Too bad.
Expanded editions with b-sides would be perfect for me!

 

Expanded Phil Lynott solos would be great. The "Yellow Pearl" collection does contain a few unique mixes. "Solo In Soho" and "Phil Lynott" would have made a excellent 2 CD collection. I bet there were many different mixes / versions they could have used.

I have been listening to "Black Rose" and "Bad Reputation" Is it just me or does "Black Rose" sound louder than "Bad Reputation" ?

I really love "A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer" on The Bonus Disc. Absolutely stunning GM solo..... This one track is worth the whole disc for me. The slow version of "Don't Believe A Word" is nice too.

 

Just got my Black Rose deluxe and it rules! Best version I have heard. Better than my old Metal Blade which has some weird EQ thing going on. This deluxe can be cranked without problem, and sounds bad to the bone. I highly recommend it.

 

Do they plan on doing a deluxe Renegade and Thunder and Lightning? That might be killer if they get the sound right.

 

If they do, I sure hope they include the track "Memory Pain" with the Deluxe Renegade.

 

Surely they are not going to skip "Night Life" and "Fighting", right? "Fighting" is my favorite TL album.

 

I was disappointed Fighting was skipped over, atleast thus far.

I haven't grabbed any of the deluxe editions yet, although they're all on my wishlist. Based on the mixed reviews relative to the sound of the albums themselves I'm thinking the big draw is the BBC stuff which is on the horizon in one big set.

 

Night Life is possibly my favorite Thin Lizzy album. I'd love to see what extras could be dug up for a deluxe of that one.

 

I can't imagine why they would skip over fighting.

 

Afaik there are plans to do all the remaining albums in some type of "deluxe" fashion, but the BBC boxset will be the next thing coming out. I could be wrong though, "best laid plans" and all that...

 

I've been waiting awhile for my local store to get the deluxe "BAD REPUTATION" and today was told that it has been cancelled and replaced with a single disc remaster that has 6 bonus tracks.

Anybody know anything about this?

And did anyone in Toronto actually see the 2 disc DE in shops?

 

Sorry guys, just went over the thread from the begining and see that "BAD REPUTATION" has always been planned as a single disc DE.

Now I am excited that my local shop will be getting this soon!

 

I believe that it was supposed to be a 2 disc "D.E." thing originally but someone connected with the band vetoed using certain tracks that were being discussed, so it ended up just being a 1 CD version.