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Thin Lizzy (55th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
- Edition
- Limited Japanese edition (import pressing with Japanese insert)
- Release date
- 2026-07-10
- Label
- Universal Music (Decca)
- Catalog no.
- UICY-80758
- Price
- ¥15,950 (incl. tax)
- Format
- 3 SHM-CD + Blu-ray Audio (four discs)
- Bonus
- A 40-page hardcover book by Mojo's Mark Blake, plus Japanese versions of the English liner notes and the lyrics, in a ten-inch rigid box.
LINER NOTES
LANGUAGE
Thin Lizzy's self-titled debut reached shops on 30 April 1971 through Decca, cut in London with Scott English and Nick Tauber sharing the production. The founding trio made it: Phil Lynott on bass and vocals, Eric Bell on guitar, Brian Downey on drums, moving between blues, folk and melodies with an Irish cast.
What defines this 55th-anniversary set is Richard Whittaker's work. He remixed the whole album, and the New Day EP that followed in August 1971, from the original tapes. CD1 pairs a 2026 remaster with that new stereo mix. CD2 runs from the Irish debut single "The Farmer" and its B-side "I Need You" through the four New Day tracks, his mixes of them, and BBC sessions recorded for Stuart Henry and, on 12 October 1971, John Peel. CD3 is studio outtakes, among them the previously unreleased "Beggar's Song"; fifteen recordings across the set had never been issued before. An audio-only Blu-ray carries Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround, stereo and an Atmos instrumental mix, and the label say this album had no Atmos version until now. A ten-inch rigid box holds a 40-page hardcover book written by Mojo's Mark Blake. The Japanese pressing, out on 10 July 2026 as UICY-80758, is a limited run that puts the three CDs on SHM-CD and adds Japanese versions of the English liner notes and the lyrics. Forty-seven tracks across the three discs.
TRACK LIST
- 1.[CD1: Thin Lizzy - 2026 Remaster] The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle
- 2.[CD1] Honesty Is No Excuse
- 3.[CD1] Diddy Levine
- 4.[CD1] Ray-Gun
- 5.[CD1] Look What the Wind Blew In
- 6.[CD1] Eire
- 7.[CD1] Return of the Farmer's Son
- 8.[CD1] Clifton Grange Hotel
- 9.[CD1] Saga of the Ageing Orphan
- 10.[CD1] Remembering (Part One)
- 11.[CD1] The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 12.[CD1] Honesty Is No Excuse (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 13.[CD1] Diddy Levine (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 14.[CD1] Ray-Gun (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 15.[CD1] Look What the Wind Blew In (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 16.[CD1] Eire (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 17.[CD1] Return of the Farmer's Son (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 18.[CD1] Clifton Grange Hotel (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 19.[CD1] Saga of the Ageing Orphan (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 20.[CD1] Remembering (Part One) (Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 21.[CD2: Singles, EP and Sessions] The Farmer (Single A-Side)
- 22.[CD2] I Need You (Single B-Side)
- 23.[CD2] Dublin (New Day EP)
- 24.[CD2] Remembering (Part Two): New Day (New Day EP)
- 25.[CD2] Old Moon Madness (New Day EP)
- 26.[CD2] Things Ain't Working Out Down on the Farm (New Day EP)
- 27.[CD2] Dublin (New Day EP - Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 28.[CD2] Remembering (Part Two): New Day (New Day EP - Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 29.[CD2] Old Moon Madness (New Day EP - Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 30.[CD2] Things Ain't Working Out Down on the Farm (New Day EP - Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix)
- 31.[CD2] Look What the Wind Just Blew In (Stuart Henry Sounds of the Seventies Session)
- 32.[CD2] Return of the Farmer's Son (Stuart Henry Sounds of the Seventies Session)
- 33.[CD2] Dublin (John Peel Session)
- 34.[CD2] Rise and Dear Demise of the Funky Nomadic Tribes (John Peel Session)
- 35.[CD2] Clifton Grange Hotel (John Peel Session)
- 36.[CD2] Ray-Gun (John Peel Session)
- 37.[CD3: Studio Outtakes] Eire (Instrumental Take 1 Outtake)
- 38.[CD3] Beggar's Song (Previously Unreleased)
- 39.[CD3] Clifton Grange Hotel (Instrumental)
- 40.[CD3] Honesty Is No Excuse (Extended)
- 41.[CD3] Honesty Is No Excuse (Instrumental Outtake)
- 42.[CD3] Ray-Gun (Instrumental Take 2 Outtake)
- 43.[CD3] Reminiscing (Take 1 Outtake)
- 44.[CD3] Eire (Outtake)
- 45.[CD3] Ray-Gun (Alt Vocal)
- 46.[CD3] Clifton Grange Hotel (Extended)
- 47.[CD3] Things Ain't Working Out Down on the Farm (Alt Vocal)