Rory Gallagher, one of the most influential blues and rock multi-instrumentalists of all time, will have his first six original albums re-issued to mark the 40th anniversary of the launch of his solo career.
The records ‘Rory Gallagher‘ (1971), ‘Deuce‘ (1971), ‘Live! In Europe‘ (1972), ‘Blueprint‘ (1973), ‘Tattoo‘ (1973) and ‘Irish Tour ’74‘ (1974) will all be re-issued in digipack form, with newly restored cover art and audio.
“It’s fantastic that 40 years since the original release of these albums the interest in Rory’s music is still so strong and vibrant that we can celebrate the man’s music by re-issuing his first six classic solo albums,” Daniel Gallagher, Rory’s nephew and producer of the re-issues has said.
“We’ve aimed to release them in the spirit of the original release by going back to the vinyl artwork and original 1/4” tapes so that they look and sound exactly as Rory intended. It’s also great to see in a digital world that the demand for a physical copy of Rory’s music means we can release these albums on vinyl for the first time in over 30 years.”