Hot Coals: Classic Rory Gallagher Arrives on "Check Shirt Wizard: Live in '77"

Hot Coals: Classic Rory Gallagher Arrives on “Check Shirt Wizard: Live in ’77”

March 12, 2020 By Sam Stone — No Comments

The late Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) is well known for his live albums, and now UMC has added a new one to the Gallagher canon. Out now, Check Shirt Wizard: Live in ’77 is available as a 2-CD or 3-LP set. Each configuration features 20 previously unreleased recordings from Gallagher’s 1977 U.K. tour including performances from the Brighton Dome, Sheffield City Hall, the Hammersmith Odeon, and Newcastle City Hall. The set boasts incendiary versions of his then-most-recent effort, Calling Card, material from his acclaimed Against The Grain, and more.

These recordings – newly mixed and mastered at Abbey Road from the original multi-track master tapes – are an invaluable document of some fantastic performances, all packaged in a newly design sleeve with art by Irish graffiti artist Vincent Zara. Look for it at the links below!

Rory Gallagher, Check Shirt Wizard: Live in ’77 (UMC, 2020)

2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Disc 1:

1. Do You Read Me (Live From The Brighton Dome, 21st January 1977)
2. Moonchild (Live From The Brighton Dome, 21st January 1977)
3. Bought And Sold (Live From Sheffield City Hall, 17th February 1977)
4. Calling Card (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 18th January 1977)
5. Secret Agent (Live From Sheffield City Hall, 17th February 1977)
6. Tattoo’d Lady (Live From The Brighton Dome, 21st January 1977)
7. A Million Miles Away (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 18th January 1977)
8. I Take What I Want (Live From Sheffield City Hall, 17th February 1977)
9. Walk On Hot Coals (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 18th January 1977)

Disc 2:

1. Out On The Western Plain (Live From Sheffield City Hall, 17th February 1977)
2. Barley & Grape Rag (Live From Sheffield City Hall, 17th February 1977)
3. Pistol Slapper Blues (Live From Sheffield City Hall, 17th February 1977)
4. Too Much Alcohol (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 18th January 1977)
5. Going To My Hometown (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 18th January 1977)
6. Edged In Blue (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 18th February 1977)
7. Jack-Knife Beat (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 18th January 1977)
8. Souped-Up Ford (Live From The Brighton Dome, 21st January 1977)
9. Bullfrog Blues (Live From The Brighton Dome, 21st January 1977)
10. Used To Be (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 18th February 1977)
11. Country Mile (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 18th February 1977)

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Sam Stone has been obsessed with catalog music ever since his folks gave him a Contours best-of collection for his fourth birthday. He quickly began to learn all he could about rock and roll history and beyond, a passion that continues to this day.

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