The Story Of My Life

PHIL LYNOTT / / 8CD box set (import) / Mercury

The Story Of My Life collects Phil Lynott's solo recordings on eight CDs; the singer, bassist and songwriter of Thin Lizzy died in 1986, and Mercury gives the box a release date of 30 October 2026 (7573300).

PHIL LYNOTT - The Story Of My Life album cover

CD Details

ArtistPHIL LYNOTT
TitleThe Story Of My Life
Release date
EditionImport (eight-CD box set)
LabelMercury (Universal Music)
Catalog No.7573300
JAN0602475733003
Format8CD / 98 tracks
BonusA booklet with an essay by Mark Blake, illustrated with photographs and memorabilia. There is no Japanese edition; Universal Music Japan lists the import as 757-3300.
Tracks98

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Track List

  1. [Disc 1] Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
  2. [Disc 1] King's Call
  3. [Disc 1] A Child's Lullaby
  4. [Disc 1] Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)
  5. [Disc 1] Solo In Soho
  6. [Disc 1] Girls
  7. [Disc 1] Yellow Pearl - First Version
  8. [Disc 1] Ode To A Black Man
  9. [Disc 1] Jamaican Rum
  10. [Disc 1] Talk In '79
  11. [Disc 2] Somebody Else's Dream - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  12. [Disc 2] Little Bit Of Water - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  13. [Disc 2] Gino - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  14. [Disc 2] Don't Talk About Me Baby - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  15. [Disc 2] Hate - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  16. [Disc 2] Fatalistic Attitude - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  17. [Disc 2] The Man's A Fool - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  18. [Disc 2] Ode To Liberty (The Protest Song) - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  19. [Disc 2] Cathleen - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  20. [Disc 2] Growing Up - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  21. [Disc 2] Old Town - Fatalistic Attitude Version
  22. [Disc 3] Fatalistic Attitude
  23. [Disc 3] The Man's A Fool
  24. [Disc 3] Old Town
  25. [Disc 3] Cathleen
  26. [Disc 3] Growing Up
  27. [Disc 3] Together - Album Version
  28. [Disc 3] Little Bit Of Water
  29. [Disc 3] Ode To Liberty (The Protest Song)
  30. [Disc 3] Gino
  31. [Disc 3] Don't Talk About Me Baby
  32. [Disc 4] Yellow Pearl - 7" Remix Edit
  33. [Disc 4] Yellow Pearl - 12" Remix
  34. [Disc 4] Yellow Pearl - 7" Remix 2
  35. [Disc 4] Yellow Pearl - TOTP Theme
  36. [Disc 4] Together - 7" Remix Edit
  37. [Disc 4] Together - 12" Dance Mix
  38. [Disc 4] Somebody Else's Dream
  39. [Disc 4] Beat Of The Drum
  40. [Disc 4] The Lady Loves To Dance - 7" Version
  41. [Disc 4] The Lady Loves To Dance - 12" Version
  42. [Disc 4] Nineteen - 7" Mix
  43. [Disc 4] Nineteen - Extended Version
  44. [Disc 4] Nineteen - Dub Mix
  45. [Disc 4] Nineteen - Extended Dub Mix
  46. [Disc 5] Parisienne Walkways
  47. [Disc 5] Spanish Guitar
  48. [Disc 5] Don't Believe A Word
  49. [Disc 5] Tennessee Stud
  50. [Disc 5] Please Don't Leave Me - Original Version
  51. [Disc 5] A Tribute To Sandy Denny
  52. [Disc 5] Out In The Fields
  53. [Disc 5] Military Man
  54. [Disc 5] Still In Love With You
  55. [Disc 5] Stop Messin' Around - Live From The Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK / 18th December 1984
  56. [Disc 5] Parisienne Walkways - Live From The Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK / 18th December 1984
  57. [Disc 5] Out In The Fields - Live From The Manchester Apollo, UK / 23rd September 1985
  58. [Disc 6] Reggae 2 - Demo
  59. [Disc 6] Tattoo - Ruff Mix
  60. [Disc 6] Ode To A Black Man - Diff Mix And Vocals
  61. [Disc 6] Jamaican Rum - Rough Mix
  62. [Disc 6] Something's Going On - Demo
  63. [Disc 6] Parisienne Walkways - Demo
  64. [Disc 6] Bad Is Bad - Demo
  65. [Disc 6] The Story Of My Life - Demo
  66. [Disc 6] Catholic Charm - Monitor Mix
  67. [Disc 6] Dirty Old Town - Monitor Mix
  68. [Disc 6] Sweet Samantha - Demo
  69. [Disc 6] The Man's A Fool - Monitor Mix
  70. [Disc 6] Don't Talk About Me Baby - Monitor Mix
  71. [Disc 6] For Always - Demo
  72. [Disc 6] Mystery Aka I Hear You Call - With Vocal / Rough Mix
  73. [Disc 7] Together - Paul Brady Version
  74. [Disc 7] Together - New Bass And Synths
  75. [Disc 7] Beat Of The Drum - Extended
  76. [Disc 7] Someone's Out To Get Ya - Demo
  77. [Disc 7] I've Heard Lately - Demo
  78. [Disc 7] Blue Parris - Demo
  79. [Disc 7] I Don't Need This - Demo (Grand Slam)
  80. [Disc 7] Crazy - Demo (Grand Slam)
  81. [Disc 7] Hot And Spicy - Demo (Grand Slam)
  82. [Disc 7] Dedication - Demo (Grand Slam)
  83. [Disc 7] Harlem - Demo (Grand Slam)
  84. [Disc 7] Can't Get Away - Demo
  85. [Disc 7] I'm Still Alive - Demo
  86. [Disc 7] One Wish - Demo
  87. [Disc 8] Yellow Pearl - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  88. [Disc 8] Together - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  89. [Disc 8] Kings Call - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  90. [Disc 8] The Man's A Fool - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982 / Version 1
  91. [Disc 8] Dear Miss Lonely Hearts - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  92. [Disc 8] Tattoo - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  93. [Disc 8] Girls - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  94. [Disc 8] Solo In Soho - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  95. [Disc 8] Old Town - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  96. [Disc 8] Growing Up - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982
  97. [Disc 8] The Man's A Fool - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982 / Version 2
  98. [Disc 8] Fatalistic Attitude - Solo Band Rehearsals / 1982

Music Video

Can't Get Away (Demo) · Visualiser

Can't Get Away (Demo) · Official Audio

Somebody Else's Dream · Live on the Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981

Nineteen · Official Music Video

Ode To A Black Man · Live on the Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981

Dirty Old Town (Monitor Mix) · Visualiser

King's Call · Music Video

LINER NOTES
The Story Of My Life collects Phil Lynott's solo recordings on eight CDs; the singer, bassist and songwriter of Thin Lizzy died in 1986, and Mercury gives the box a release date of 30 October 2026 (7573300). Nick Sharp, the archivist behind Thin Lizzy's recent reissues, put it together with the co-operation of Lynott's estate; the sleeve bills him as Philip Lynott, and Mark Blake wrote the booklet essay, which is illustrated with photographs and memorabilia. Disc one is Solo In Soho (1980) and disc three The Philip Lynott Album (1982). Between them sits Fatalistic Attitude, the second solo album as it stood when it was readied for January 1982: Vertigo judged it too dark, and the reworked record became The Philip Lynott Album that September. It follows the running order of Lynott's own acetate and includes "Somebody Else's Dream" and "Hate", which disc three does not. Discs four and five gather non-album mixes, B-sides and guest appearances, among them "Parisienne Walkways" and "Out In The Fields" with Gary Moore; discs six and seven are demos, including Grand Slam's; disc eight holds rehearsals for his 1982 solo tour, for ninety-eight tracks in all. Louder counts twenty-nine previously unreleased songs among them, one of them "Can't Get Away", recorded with Huey Lewis weeks before Lynott's death and the first song shared from the set. Fatalistic Attitude also has its own single-LP edition (7573319) with the same release date. There is no Japanese edition; the import is sold in Japan.