Beskrivelse
Philip Lynott (1949-1986) var en irsk sanger og sangskriver, bedst kendt som grundlægger og frontmand for Thin Lizzy. Født i West Bromwich, England, voksede han op i Dublin, hvor han blev en af de mest markante sorte kulturikoner i Irland og en stærk stemme ikke kun i irsk musik, men også i rockverdenen globalt. Selvom Thin Lizzys hits er kendt af millioner, er Lynotts soloprojekter og samarbejder mindre udforskede. Her fortsatte han med at fortælle historier om arbejderklassen og skabte en række karakterer inspireret af sit eget liv og den keltiske kultur.
For at markere 40-året for Philip Lynotts bortgang samles hans solokarriere nu for første gang i bokssættet "The Story of My Life", der strækker sig over 8 CD’er. Sættet inkluderer soloalbummene "Solo In Soho" og "The Philip Lynott Album" samt samarbejder med navne som Gary Moore, Midge Ure og John Sykes. Derudover indeholder det hele 29 tidligere udgivne numre, blandt andet det alternative album "Fatalistic Attitude". Sidstnævnte udgives også særskilt på LP med originalt artwork af Jim Fitzpatrick, kendt for sit samarbejde med Thin Lizzy, baseret på et foto af Denis O'Regan.
Bokssættet byder også på de første officielle udgivelser af Lynotts solodemoer samt numre indspillet med hans bands efter Thin Lizzy, nemlig Blackmail og Grand Slam. Derudover er der hidtil uudgivne samarbejder med Gary Moore, Junior Giscombe, Paul Brady og Huey Lewis samt aldrig før hørte øveoptagelser fra Lynotts soloturné i 1982.
"The Story of My Life" er kurateret af Thin Lizzy-eksperten Nick Sharp. Det omfattende hæfte medfølger og indeholder nye liner notes af Mark Blake (kendt for "Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History") samt sjældne fotos og memorabilia. Samlingen har fuld opbakning fra Lynotts bo og fungerer som en værdig hyldest til hans musikalske arv 40 år efter hans død.
Trackliste
CD 1
01: Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
02: King's Call
03: A Child's Lullaby
04: Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)
05: Solo In Soho
06: Girls
07: Yellow Pearl - First Version
08: Ode To A Black Man
09: Jamaican Rum
10: Talk In '79
CD 2
01: Somebody Else's Dream - Fatalistic Attitude Version
02: Little Bit Of Water - Fatalistic Attitude Version
03: Gino - Fatalistic Attitude Version
04: Don't Talk About Me Baby - Fatalistic Attitude Version
05: Hate - Fatalistic Attitude Version
06: Fatalistic Attitude - Fatalistic Attitude Version
07: The Man's A Fool - Fatalistic Attitude Version
08: Ode To Liberty (The Protest Song) - Fatalistic Attitude Version
09: Cathleen - Fatalistic Attitude Version
10: Growing Up - Fatalistic Attitude Version
11: Old Town - Fatalistic Attitude Version
CD 3
01: Fatalistic Attitude
02: The Man's A Fool
03: Old Town
04: Cathleen
05: Growing Up
06: Together - Album Version
07: Little Bit Of Water
08: Ode To Liberty (The Protest Song)
09: Gino
10: Don't Talk About Me Baby
CD 4
01: Yellow Pearl - 7" Remix Edit
02: Yellow Pearl - 12" Remix
03: Yellow Pearl - 7" Remix 2
04: Yellow Pearl - TOTP Theme
05: Together - 7" Remix Edit
06: Together - 12" Dance Mix
07: Somebody Else's Dream
08: Beat Of The Drum
09: The Lady Loves To Dance - 7" Version
10: The Lady Loves To Dance - 12" Version
11: Nineteen - 7" Mix
12: Nineteen - Extended Version
13: Nineteen - Dub Mix
14: Nineteen - Extended Dub Mix
CD 5
01: Parisienne Walkways
02: Spanish Guitar
03: Don't Believe A Word
04: Tennessee Stud
05: Please Don't Leave Me - Original Version
06: A Tribute To Sandy Denny
07: Out In The Fields
08: Military Man
09: Still In Love With You
10: Stop Messin' Around - Live From The Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK / 18th December 1984
11: Parisienne Walkways - Live From The Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK / 18th December 1984
12: Out In The Fields - Live From The Manchester Apollo, UK / 23rd September 1985
CD 6
01: Reggae 2 - Demo
02: Tattoo - Ruff Mix
03: Ode To A Black Man - Diff Mix And Vocals
04: Jamaican Rum - Rough Mix
05: Something's Going On - Demo
06: Parisienne Walkways - Demo
07: Bad Is Bad - Demo
08: The Story Of My Life - Demo
09: Catholic Charm - Monitor Mix
10: Dirty Old Town - Monitor Mix
11: Sweet Samantha - Demo
12: The Man's A Fool - Monitor Mix
13: Don't Talk About Me Baby - Monitor Mix
14: For Always - Demo
15: Mystery Aka I Hear You Call - With Vocal / Rough Mix
CD 7
01: Together - Paul Brady Version
02: Together - New Bass And Synths
03: Beat Of The Drum - Extended
04: Someone's Out To Get Ya - Demo
05: I've Heard Lately - Demo
06: Blue Parris - Demo
07: I Don't Need This - Demo (Grand Slam)
08: Crazy - Demo (Grand Slam)
09: Hot And Spicy - Demo (Grand Slam)
10: Dedication - Demo (Grand Slam)
11: Harlem - Demo (Grand Slam)
12: Can't Get Away - Demo
13: I'm Still Alive - Demo
14: One Wish - Demo
CD 8
01: Yellow Pearl - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
02: Together - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
03: Kings Call - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
04: The Man's A Fool - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982 / Version 1
05: Dear Miss Lonely Hearts - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
06: Tattoo - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
07: Girls - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
08: Solo In Soho - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
09: Old Town - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
10: Growing Up - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
11: The Man's A Fool - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982 / Version 2
12: Fatalistic Attitude - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
