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Jacket ~ ex one crease under plastic, see pic Record ~ vg ~ vg+ on first song lite scratch marking which I looked at under microscope; cleaned track grooves with very fine needle; this manufacture defect causes the lp to click about six times, very low and lite. Now you can see wear the work was done by me, but it is a minor blemish. It was very bad until I cleaned out what ever was there. the groove walls look good, but don't know how the scratch marking came about since I bought this brand new. Also in the deadwax upon opening side one two pops in deadwax, more than likely debris, will look at and clean it out.

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Two of the founding members of Thin Lizzy, bass guitarist and vocalist  and drummer , met while at school in  in the early 1960s. Lynott, born on 20 August 1949 in , England, to an Irish mother  (1930–2019) and  father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. Downey was born on 27 January 1951 in Dublin. Lynott joined a local band, The Black Eagles, as vocalist in 1963, and Downey was recruited as drummer in 1965. In 1967, Lynott was asked to join  by bass guitarist ,  who brought teenage Belfast guitarist  (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011) into the band early in 1968.  After a disappointing television appearance in June 1969, Shiels fired Lynott, although they remained on good terms and Shiels subsequently taught Lynott to play bass guitar.  Lynott then formed Orphanage with Downey on drums after Downey's previous band, Sugar Shack, had split.

Guitarist , born in Belfast on 3 September 1947, began his career playing in local bands such as The Deltones, Shades of Blue and The Bluebeats, and the last incarnation of  to feature , between September and October 1966. Bell later moved to Dublin and joined an  named The Dreams,  but left in 1969 with a view to forming a rock band. An acquaintance of Bell's, Belfast organist  (29 June 1947 – 13 July 2015), also a former member of Them, had also moved to Dublin and joined the showband circuit, but had similar plans to progress towards rock music.

Early years (1969–1972) Brian Downey, Phil Lynott and Eric Bell, three of four founding members of Thin Lizzy

In December 1969, Bell and Wrixon met by chance in a pub in Dublin and found that they shared similar ideas of forming a band, and decided to visit the Countdown Club where they saw Lynott and Downey perform with Orphanage. Lynott was not playing bass guitar at this time, but Bell was particularly impressed by Downey, and introduced himself to Lynott and Downey during a break. When Bell asked if they would consider forming a band together, Downey was initially sceptical, but both men were aware of Bell's musical reputation. They agreed that night on condition that Lynott play bass guitar as well as sing, and that the band would perform some of Lynott's compositions. Bell later said, "From there on in we were a band."  Wrixon was also included as organist in the as yet unnamed band, making the initial line-up a quartet.  The following week, Lynott visited Bell at his flat and played him recordings of some of his own songs. Bell was impressed: "They were so good. I knew right away I could put my guitar style into them."

The band started to attract attention in the Irish music press almost immediately, as the band began rehearsals in January 1970. On 1 January, New Spotlight magazine announced that Bell and Wrixon were to be a part of a new band. By early February, the press had begun to question the delay in any public announcement of the "Bell-Lynott supergroup".  The name Thin Lizzy was announced to the press on 18 February. The name came from a robot character in  called Tin Lizzie, which they adjusted to Thin Lizzy as a playful reference to the local Dublin accent, in which "thin" would be pronounced as "t'in". For some of their early gigs, the band were mistakenly promoted as "Tin Lizzy" or "Tin Lizzie".

Thin Lizzy's first gig was at a school hall in , near , in 1970, though sources vary on the date from 16 February, 19 February,  and 20 February.

In July 1970, the band released a single, "The Farmer"/"I Need You", on  with the B-side written by John D'ardis, who owned Trend Studios where the single was recorded. The single sold just 283 copies and is now a collectors' item.  Wrixon left the band before the single's release, meaning there was a greater share of income for the three remaining members. He moved to mainland Europe before returning to Belfast, rejoining his old band, Them. Wrixon died on 13 July 2015.

By the end of the year, Thin Lizzy were signed to  and they travelled to London in January 1971 to record their debut album, . The album sold moderately well but did not chart in the UK, despite airplay and support from influential DJs  and .

Around March 1971, the band permanently relocated to London, before the release of the unsuccessful "New Day"  in August.  Despite poor sales, Decca agreed to finance the band's second album , released in March 1972. Like the previous LP, the songs were filled with Lynott's personal anecdotes and references to his life in Dublin and the people he knew there. Musically the style was , with little warning of the hard rock direction that the band were to take in the future. Again, the album did not chart in the UK.

In mid-1972, Thin Lizzy were asked to record an album of  covers, which was released under the title  Play a Tribute to Deep Purple. No mention was made of Thin Lizzy on the record. Vocals and keyboards were handled by members of another band, Elmer Fudd, and a few instrumental tracks composed by the band were also included on the album. The album was released in January 1973.

"Whiskey in the Jar" (1972–1974) Thin Lizzy in early 1974. L–R: , , .

In late 1972, the band embarked upon a high-profile tour of the UK with , who were enjoying a string of hit singles at the time, and . Around the same time, Decca released Thin Lizzy's version of a traditional , "", as a single. The band was angry at the release, feeling that the song did not represent their sound or their image, but the single topped the Irish chart, and reached No. 6 in the UK in February 1973, resulting in an appearance on . It also charted in many countries across Europe. However, the follow-up single, "Randolph's Tango", was a return to Lynott's more obscure work, and it did not chart outside Ireland.

The band's next album, , was released in September 1973 following strong airplay in the UK, but again failed to chart. The accompanying single "" also found little success outside Ireland, and the momentum gained from their hit single was lost.

Eric Bell suddenly left the band on New Year's Eve 1973 after a gig at , due to increasing ill-health and disillusion with the music industry, and young ex-Skid Row guitarist  was recruited to help finish the tour. Moore stayed until April 1974; the band recorded three songs with him in that time, including the version of "" that was included on the fourth album .

With the departure of Moore, Lynott decided to expand the line-up with two guitarists, and recruited two new members to complete a tour of Germany in May 1974. These were ex- and  guitarist , and Berlin-born , who had played with  and . This lineup proved to be temporary, as Lynott and Cann did not get on personally,  and Gee was under contract to another record label. The tour was ended early when a disillusioned Downey quit the band, and had to be begged to reconsider, at a time when Thin Lizzy's contract with Decca was coming to an end.

Auditions were held for new members, and Lynott and Downey eventually settled on 18 year old Glaswegian guitarist , and Californian . The new line-up gelled quickly, dropped most of the old songs when they played live,  and secured a new record deal with , but the resulting album Nightlife was a disappointment for the band due to its soft production and underdeveloped style. Robertson described 's production as "pretty naff" and Gorham said the record was "ridiculously tame".  Like the previous three albums, it failed to chart.

"The Boys Are Back in Town" (1975–1977) L–R: , ,  performing during the Bad Reputation Tour, 24 November 1977

In early 1975, Thin Lizzy toured the United States for the first time, in support of  and  (BTO). When BTO toured Europe later in the year to support their hit single "", Thin Lizzy again accompanied them on what was a very high-profile tour.  They then recorded the  album, which became the first Thin Lizzy album to chart in the UK, reaching No. 60, although the singles still did not chart. Opening with Seger's "", the album showed the first real evidence of the twin guitar sound that would lead the band towards their greatest successes, particularly with the dual harmonies of "Wild One" and both guitarists' soloing on "Suicide".

After a successful multi-band tour in support of , the band recorded the album , which proved to be their breakthrough record. Released on 26 March 1976, it featured the worldwide hit "" which reached No. 8 in the UK, and No. 12 in the US, their first charting record in that country. The twin guitar sound had been fully developed by this time and was in evidence throughout the album, particularly on the hit single, and other tracks such as "Emerald" and "Warriors". The album also charted well on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching No. 10 in the UK and No. 18 in the US, and the follow-up single, "", also performed well. Thin Lizzy toured the US in support of various bands such as ,  and , and they planned to tour there again in June 1976, this time with . However, Lynott fell ill with  and the tour was cancelled, which set them back a few months.

While Lynott was ill, he wrote most of the following album, . The album was recorded in August 1976 and the sessions began to reveal tensions between Lynott and Robertson; for example, there was disagreement over the composition credits of the hit single "Don't Believe a Word". Lynott was still drawing on  and his own personal experiences for lyric ideas, which dominated Johnny the Fox and the other albums of Thin Lizzy's successful mid-1970s period. The tour to support the album was very successful and there were further high-profile TV appearances, such as the   TV Special.

An important tour of the US in December 1976 had to be cancelled when Brian Robertson's hand was injured by a broken bottle during a fight at  in London, the night before the band were due to fly. Robertson maintains that, contrary to reports at the time, he was not drunk and had only gone to the venue for a meal.  Lynott was angry and replaced Robertson with Gary Moore for another tour of the States in January–March 1977, this time supporting . The tour was a success and Lynott asked Moore to stay on, but he returned to his previous band, . Robertson had not been sacked but was unsure of his position and made plans to start another band with  of Rainbow. Before the American tour, Lynott had also invited Irish guitarist Jimi Slevin to "try out a few things" with Thin Lizzy, prompting speculation that the ex- member could replace Robertson.

Thin Lizzy flew to Canada in May 1977 as a trio to record , with Gorham handling all the guitar parts. A month into the sessions, at Gorham's urging, Robertson joined them, in his own words, "as a session player"  and in Lynott's words, "as a guest".  Robertson added lead guitar tracks to three songs as well as rhythm guitar and keyboards, and was officially reinstated in July. The album was released in September and sold well, reaching No. 4 in the UK, after a successful single, "". Also in 1977, Thin Lizzy headlined the Reading Festival, and played  on 21 August.

"Live and Dangerous" (1978)

In 1978, Thin Lizzy released their first live album . There is some disagreement over just how much of the album is actually recorded live – producer  claimed that the only parts that were not  were the drums and the audience. However Brian Robertson has disputed this, saying that he had refused Lynott's request to re-record a guitar solo, and that the only overdubs were backing vocals and some guitar parts by Gorham. He added, "It's just not true. The only reason we said that it was recorded all over was obviously for tax reasons... so everything that Visconti claims is bollocks."  Gorham concurs, stating that he attempted to re-record a solo but could not recreate the live sound, adding, "I re-did one rhythm track and a few backing vocals. But that's it." The album was a huge success, reaching No. 2 in the UK, and was ranked as the best live album of all time by  in 2004.

The permanent departure of Robertson occurred some time after a gig in  on 6 July 1978, the disagreements with Lynott having developed to an impossible level. (Robertson then teamed up with Jimmy Bain to front their new band, .)

The return of Gary Moore (1978–1979) Phil Lynott in 1978

Lynott replaced Robertson with Gary Moore again, and around this time the band loosely joined forces with  and  of the , and also with  and Jimmy Bain, to form The Greedy Bastards, who played a small number of gigs playing a varied selection of songs. In this way Lynott was able to align his band with the  movement and avoid being tagged as a 'dinosaur' as many other 1970s rock bands had been. Other occasional members of The Greedy Bastards included  and  of the Boomtown Rats.

In August the band began another tour of the US, followed by a trip to Australia and New Zealand. Brian Downey did not accompany them, having contracted pneumonia and preferring to spend some time in Ireland. He was replaced for the tour by American drummer . On their return, Downey rejoined the band and at the beginning of 1979 they recorded  in Paris. The sessions were marked by the increasing drug habits of Lynott and Gorham, and the general presence of drugs around the band. This also showed in the subject matter on the album, in songs such as "Got to Give It Up". Celtic influences remained, however, particularly in the album closer "Róisín Dubh", a seven-minute medley of traditional Irish songs given a twin guitar rock veneer. Two singles, "" and "", were successful, and the album reached No. 2 in the UK. A third, moderately successful single, "" was Lynott's ode to his new-born daughter.

However, on 4 July 1979, after playing their  set in , Gary Moore abruptly left Thin Lizzy in the middle of another tour. Years later, Moore said he had no regrets about walking out, "but maybe it was wrong the way I did it. I could've done it differently, I suppose. But I just had to leave." He subsequently pursued his solo career, releasing several successful albums. He had collaborated with Lynott and Downey on his 1978 album  and the hit single "" before leaving Thin Lizzy, and in 1985 he and Lynott teamed up again on the UK No. 5 single "". Gary Moore died of a heart attack in , Spain on 6 February 2011, aged 58.

After Moore's departure, Thin Lizzy continued the tour for a few nights as a trio before Lynott brought in  to replace him on a temporary basis. Ure had prior plans to join , but had co-written a song, "Get Out of Here", with Lynott on Black Rose: A Rock Legend, and agreed to help Thin Lizzy complete their touring commitments.  He also contributed guitar parts for , a compilation album of remixed and overdubbed versions of Eric Bell-era tracks. On their return to the UK, the band were to headline the Reading Festival for the second time on 25 August 1979, but had to cancel due to the disruption within the line-up.

Before a tour of Japan beginning in September, Lynott decided to bring in another guitarist, , who had played with , to enable Ure to switch to playing keyboards where necessary. The tour was completed successfully, but the line-up now contained two temporary members, and Lynott was spending a lot of time on projects outside Thin Lizzy, including composing and producing material for other bands, as well as putting together his first solo album, . Lynott also reactivated The Greedy Bastards, who released a one-off Christmas single, "A Merry Jingle", in December 1979 as simply The Greedies. With the group now composed of Lynott, Gorham and Downey with Sex Pistols Jones and Cook, the single reached No. 28 in the UK.

Later years and break-up (1980–1983)

While Lynott searched for a permanent guitarist, he and the other members of Thin Lizzy, past and present, worked on Solo in Soho which was released in April 1980, and the next Thin Lizzy album, . Lynott got married on 14 February, and his wife gave birth to a second daughter in July. Dave Flett had hoped to be made a permanent member of Thin Lizzy but Lynott chose , who had played with  and .  Midge Ure was still acting as a temporary keyboard player at gigs during early 1980, but was replaced by  in April, shortly after White joined the band. Wharton was only 18 at the time and was initially hired on a temporary basis. This new line-up completed the Chinatown album between short tours, and two singles were released from it. The first, "Chinatown", reached No. 21 in the UK, but the second, "", reached the top 10 amid much adverse publicity due to the ongoing activities of serial killer , known as "The Yorkshire Ripper".

Thin Lizzy in concert, 1981

Chinatown was finally released in October 1980, and reached No. 7 in the UK, but by this time Thin Lizzy albums were not even reaching the top 100 in the US. After a successful tour of Japan and Australia, the band undertook what was to be their final tour of the US in late 1980.  At the beginning of 1981, Lynott began work on his second solo album, using Thin Lizzy members among a large group of backing musicians. Around the same time, the band were recording material for the next Thin Lizzy album, and as before, the sessions seemed to merge to the extent that musicians were not always sure which album they were working on. Producer for the Thin Lizzy sessions, , stated, "The feeling of confusion was in the air in that sometimes nobody knew if they were working on a Phil solo record or a Lizzy album."  Snowy White had previously felt that, as a member of Thin Lizzy, he should have been paid as a session player to appear on Lynott's solo recordings.

In April 1981, the band's first 'greatest hits' album was released, and  reached No. 6 in the UK, although a stand-alone single, "Trouble Boys", only reached No. 53, the band's worst chart placing since 1975. According to White and Wharton, Lynott was the only person who wanted to release it, and nobody else liked the song. "Trouble Boys" had even been pencilled in as the title for the new album, but the single's chart failure resulted in the song being dropped from the album and the title changed to . One highlight for the band at this time was headlining the first-ever  concert on 16 August, with support from ,  and .

Lynott's second solo album, , was delayed until 1982 while Renegade was completed and released in November 1981. Renegade was not successful, only reaching No. 38 in the UK and No. 157 in the US.  A single, "", also flopped, although it did reach No. 24 on the US  chart. Only two songs from the album were written solely by Lynott, with the other members of the band contributing more to the compositions. Both Gorham and Wharton have since stated their dissatisfaction with some of the songs, such as "Angel of Death", "Fats" and "Mexican Blood".  Wharton was omitted from the band photos on the back of the record sleeve, despite the fact that he was by this time a permanent member of the band. "It hurt me a great deal", he later said.

Thunder and Lightning Thin Lizzy performing at the , showing their famous dual guitars on each side

The beginning of 1982 was marred by both Downey and Gorham having to take breaks from the European tour to recover from personal problems. Downey was involved in a fight in a nightclub in Denmark in February,  and Gorham was suffering from drug-induced exhaustion. Downey missed five concerts, and was replaced by  again for three of them, and by Mike Mesbur of support band The Lookalikes for the other two In March, Gorham collapsed and returned home; eight concerts were performed as a quartet and six others were postponed.

Later in the year, Lynott went on a solo tour and released his second solo album, which did not sell particularly well. Snowy White left the band in August 1982, having tired of the disorganised schedules and Lynott's drug problems, although by his own admission he was too restrained and quiet to fit in well with his more raucous bandmates. White went on to achieve top ten chart success in the UK with his single "" in 1983. Long-time co-manager Chris O'Donnell also left at this time, later stating, "A once-brilliant band was turning to crap before my very eyes."

Lynott wanted to find a replacement for White before starting to record the next album, which would turn out to be the band's last. By September 1982, he had settled on  who had been a member of , and he co-wrote the first single from the album, "", although the rest of the album had already been written.  was released in March 1983, and was much more successful than its predecessor, reaching No. 4 in the UK. Sykes' presence had rejuvenated the band musically, the composing credits were evenly shared, and the style had grown much heavier, veering towards .

The tour to support the album was to be a farewell tour, although Lynott was not convinced that this would be the end of the band. Sykes wanted to continue, although Gorham had had enough. The tour was successful, and some concerts were recorded to compile a live album. Partway into the tour, many of Thin Lizzy's past guitarists were invited onstage to contribute to some of the songs they had originally recorded, the only exception being Snowy White. The album was released in October 1983 as , which included an older performance of "Renegade" featuring White, and reached No. 29 in the UK. The tour continued while two more singles were released, the last of them, "", only reaching No. 52 in August. Lynott also undertook another solo tour, accompanied by Downey and Sykes, under the name of The Three Musketeers.

After a difficult leg of the tour in Japan, where some members of the band had difficulty obtaining heroin,  Thin Lizzy played their final UK concert before their break-up at the  on 28 August 1983, which was eventually released in 1992 as their  album. The last concert came in  on 4 September, at the  festival, after which the band members went their separate ways.

Before the end of 1983, Phil Lynott formed a new band called , but they were never able to secure a contract with a record company and split by the beginning of 1985. Sykes and Downey initially agreed to be a part of the band, but Sykes joined  and Downey also changed his mind. Lynott began to focus more on his solo career and enjoyed a No. 5 hit single "" with Gary Moore in May 1985. The song, composed by Moore, was taken from his solo album  featuring various contributions from Lynott. Lynott's solo efforts did not fare so well, and his last single, "Nineteen", only reached No. 76 in the UK.

Before his death, Lynott was planning a third solo album, and had spoken to Downey about a possible reformation of Thin Lizzy around March 1986, possibly with Gorham and Sykes, and had booked studio time for January of that year. "Phil asked Brian Downey and I to re-form Thin Lizzy and we both agreed," recalled guitarist Robin George, on whose album Dangerous Music Lynott had played. "We made some recordings in the studio in his back garden in the house at  during December [1985]. It went absolutely great… Unfortunately, the cassette of our material failed to resurface after his death. It was the only copy. It was such a shame as Phil was vibed up about the new Lizzy."

Lynott died in hospital in , Wiltshire, on 4 January 1986, aged 36, having suffered from internal ,  and , brought on by his drug dependency, which led to multiple organ failure.

On 17 May, Thin Lizzy reformed for the  concert, with a line-up of Gary Moore, Downey, Gorham, Wharton and  on bass.  and Moore handled most lead vocals, though various singers got onstage for "". A compilation album, Soldier of Fortune, was released in 1987, and also that year, the "Vibe for Philo" tribute concert in Lynott's memory was organised by Dublin DJ and promoter Smiley Bolger, which continues on an annual basis on the anniversary of Lynott's death.

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