RORY GALLAGHER - Pop History Vol XXX 12" Vinyl LP Album

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This is a compilation album of Rory Gallagher tracks which comes in a gatefold (aka fold open cover ) on the inside pages their is a biography of "Rory Gallagher" in both English and German.

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Description / Collector's info: : 

Gatefold (FOC) cover design. Full page liner notes in German and English with very early photos of Rory Gallagher and his band  

Music Genre:

Irish Blues Rock Music  

Album Production Information:

Produced by Tony Colton

Record Label Information:

Polydor 2478 041 ( 2478041 ) / 2679 006

Media Format:

12" Double LP  

Country of Origin 

Made in Germany

Transcript of Liner Notes with Rory Gallagher's biography

 „Rolling Stone” wrote: ..Rory Gallagher is the greatest thing to come from Ireland since Van Morrison." Rory Gallagher is Irish , his place of birth Cork. Born in 1949. he had his first guitar at the age of 9. and listened to Tennesee Ernie Ford and Guy Mitchell like the other children. and sang at parties. Then came the wild rock years however and he. like most others. raved about Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry and that whole R & B thing".

 At the age of 12 in possession of an electric guitar he founded his first group. They played rock'n" roll but the unity did not last long. After that he tried his best to bring an acceptable group together, but all the tea in China couldn't find him a bass player in Ireland. At the age of 13 he got a job with a show-band called "Impact" (later on ..Fantana") and played up and down the Top 20.

 He did not enjoy a but it brought him money and he got around a little bit, as the band played in England and on the Continent. After two and a-half years the group disbanded and Rory then got together with the drummer and bassist. One of they first engagements was in Hamburg in the summer of 1965. The organiser wanted a four-man group and so the three racked their brains and maintained: ,.Our organist got ill suddenly."

 They returned to Cork and disbanded. At the same time Norman Damery and Eric Kittringham were looking for a third man after the ,.Axels" had disbanded. That was back in August 1966. Rory and the Ex-Axels got together and received a few good offers from Belfast. England and Hamburg. There wasn't too much money then, but Rory thinks back gladly: „I don't regret one minute of my stay in Hamburg.

 We really did have fun." He finally find himself in rather „hot" company, for alternating with him on the stage in St. Pauli were the .,VIPs" (later called Spooky Tooth), and „Remo 4" (later called Ashton, Gardner and Dyke). Rory called this group the „First Taste" and this lasted until July 1968. A few weeks later Rory met John Wilson and Richard McCracken, Irishmen like himself. The three called themselves „Taste".

 Rory played lead guitar, mandolin, mouth-organ and saxophon. Richard McCracken bass and John Wilson drums. What followed then is more than known: within a few months Taste established itself as the up-and-coming rock-blues group. (See Pop-History Taste.) One cannot avoid the fact that the driving force was Rory. He wrote all the songs for the group and decisively influenced the music of the group.

 And it is not without reason that the first 5 titles on this album are taken from the Taste days and are typical of Rory (By the way: Rory chose the titles for this album himself and even decided on the cover). In any case the Taste enjoyed two extremely successful years together until they disbanded in October 1970 to the dismay of their fans and critics.

 The musical differences had become too great. John Wilson and Richard McCracken called themselves „Stud" from then on, whilst nothing more was heard from Rory for a while. There were any amount of applications as it became known that Rory Gallagher was looking for a bassist and drummer. Wilgar Campbell (drums) and Gerry McAvoy (bass) were ahead of the other and Rory chose them because he already knew them from their previous group and were used to playing with each other.

 The trio was just called „Rory Gallagher". The rest of the tracks were recorded by this group. In June 1972 Wilgar Campbell left the group (to go the ,Mick Abraham's Group) and was replaced by Rod deAth (formerly with ,Killing Floor'). It did not take long for Rory to be showered with Awards and to earn tributes of all sorts.

 The english music paper ,Disc' wrote: .,Rory Gallagher is England's most important Rock-Blues guitarist today." And he was even compared with Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton at different times. However true these comparisons may have been, they don't shed any light on Rory Gallgher's personality and musical ambitions. „Ry Cooder and John Hammond really turn me on.

 They do far more important things than many a guitar-superstar. They go much deeper." That is Rory Gallagher. For him it is something that can be expressed in Blues and Rock. That's why he doesn't release any singles and rushes from concert to concert, carries his old speakers with him still and never wants to be a superstar. „For me it the playing, the people, the sweat, changing rooms and broken strings.

 That is music." He surely is a superstar!

 Gunter Ehnert

 „Rory Gallagher”, schrieb der ,Rolling Stone', „ist das Größte, was Irland seit Van Morrison hervorgebracht hat." Ja, Rory Gallagher ist Ire. Sein Geburtsort heißt Cork. Rory, Jahrgang 1949, hatte mit 9 die erste Gitarre in der Hand: hörte wie andere Kin-der Tennesee Ernie Ford und Guy Michel! und sang auf Parties.

 Aber dann kamen die wilden Rock-Jahre und er begeisterte sich wie die meisten für Buddy Holly und Eddie Cochran, für Chuck Berry ,.and that vvhole R & B thing". Mit 12, im Besitz einer elektrischen Gitarre, gründete er seine erste eigene Band. Man spielte Rock'n'Roll, aber das Bündnis hielt nicht lange. In der nächsten Zeit nahm er immer wieder neuen Anlauf, eine akzeptable Truppe zu-sammenzubringen. aber es sollte nicht sein.

 denn nicht für Geld und gute Worte war in ganz Irland ein Bassist aufzutreiben... Mit 13 stieg er in eine Show-Band ein, die "Impact" hieß (später „Fantana") und spielte dort die ,Top 20' rauf und runter. Spaß hat es ihm nicht gemacht, aber es gab Geld und er kam ein bißchen herum, denn die Band wurde nach England und auf den Kontinent verpflichtet.

 Nach 2'h Jahren löste sich die Show-Band auf und Rory tat sich mit dem Bassisten und dem Schlag-zeuger zusammen. Eine ihrer ersten Ver-pflichtungen kam im Sommer 1965 aus Hamburg. Allerdings wollte der Veranstalter eine 4-Mann-Gruppe mit Orgel und so mußten sich die drei Ausreden einfallen lassen, wie _unser Organist ist plötzlich krank geworden... Nach Cork zurückgekehrt, liefen sie auseinander.

 Aber zur gleichen Zeit sahen sich auch Norman Damery und Eric Kittringham nach einem dritten Mann um, nachdem sich die ,.Axels" aufgelöst hatten. Das war im August '66. Rory und die Ex-Axels machten gemeinsame Sache und bekamen auch einige gute Angebote aus Belfast, England und Hamburg. Viel Geld gab's damals nicht, aber Rory erinnert sich gern daran. „Ich bereue keine Minute meiner Hamburger Zeit.

 Wir hatten wirklich jede Menge Spaß." Schließlich befand er sich auch damals in potenter Gesellschaft: denn mit ihm gingen abwech-selnd „The VIP's" (später wurden daraus die „Spooky Tooth") und die „Remo 4" (später Ashton. Gardner & Dyke) auf die Bühne in St. Pauli. Diese Gruppe, Gallagher nennt sie „The First Taste", bestand bis zum Juli 1968.

 Nur ein paar Wochen später traf Rory Gallagher auf John Wilson und Richard McCracken: Iren wie er selbst. Die drei nannten sich „Taste". Rory spielte Lead-Gitarre, akustische Gitarre, Mandoline. Mundharmonika und Saxophon, Richard McCracken Baß und John Wilson Schlag-zeug.

 Was dann passierte ist mehr als be-kannt• Taste etablierte sich innerhalb weniger Monate als d i e kommende Rock-Blues-Gruppe. (Siehe auch Pop-History Taste). Man kommt nicht an der Feststellung vorbei, daß von Anfang an Dreh- und Angelpunkt Rory Gallagher war.

 Er schrieb fast alle Songs der Taste und hat den Sound der Gruppe entscheidend geprägt. Nicht ohne Grund sind die ersten 5 Titel dieses Albums aus der Taste-Zeit und für Rory Gallagher typische Werke. (Rory hat übrigens die Titel für dieses Album selbst ausgesucht, ebenso die Fotos für das Cover bestimmt).

 Jedenfalls erlebte die Taste zwei äußerst erfolgreiche Jahre bis sich die Gruppe, zu, Entsetzen der Fans und Kritiker, im Oktober 1970 trennte. Die musikalischen Differenzen waren zu groß geworden. John Wilson und Richard McCracken nannten sich fortan „Stud". während man von Rory Gallagher in den nächsten Monaten erst einmal nichts mehr hörte.

 Jede Menge Musiker meldeten sich, als bekannt wurde, daß Rory Gallagher einen neuen Bassisten und Schlagzeuger suchte. Wilgar Campbell (Schlagzeug) und Gerry McAvoy (Baß) machten das Rennen. Rory entschied sich für die beiden, weil er sie schon aus ihren früheren Gruppen kannte und sie zudem schon aufeinander eingespielt waren.

 Das Trio hieß nur noch „Rory Gallagher". Alle restlichen Aufnahmen dieses Albums wurden von dieser Besetzung eingespielt. Im Juni 1972 verließ Wilgar Campbell die Gruppe (um zur _Mick Abrahams Group" zu gehen) und wurde durch Rod deAth (früher „Killing Floor") ersetzt. Es dauerte auch nicht lange, da wurde Rory Gallagher mit Auszeichnungen bedacht und ausgesuchten Attributen beschrieben. „Rory Gallagher". teilte das englische Pop-Blatt ,Disc. seinen Lesern mit, „ist heute Englands wichtigster Blues-Rock-Gitarrist".

 Und auch von anderer Seite wurde er bisweilen mit Jimi Hendrik und Eric Clapton verglichen. Wie richtig und wohlmeinend diese Vergleiche auch sein mögen, sie charakterisieren nicht die Persönlichkeit Rory Gallaghers und nicht dessen musika-lische Ambitionen. „Ry Cooder und John Hammond imponieren mir. Sie machen wichtigere Dinge als mancher Gitarren-Superstar. Sie gehen tiefer". Das ist Rory Gallagher.

 Für ihn ist es das, was man im Blues und Rock aus-drücken kann. Darum macht er keine r Singles, darum hetzt er von Konzert zu Konzert, schleppt immer noch seine alten Boxen mit sich herum und möchte nie und nimmer ein Superstar sein. „Für mich hat das alles etwas mit spielen zu tun, mit Leuten und schwitzen, mit Umkleide- räumen und zersprungenen Saiten.

 Das ist für mich Musik". Wahrscheinlich ist er doch ein Superstar.

 Günter Ehnert

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Track Listing of: Rory Gallagher Pop History Vol XXX
    Side One:
  • Blister on the Moon
  • Born on the wrong side of Time
  • Leaving Blues
  • Railway and Gun
  • Eat My Words

    Side Two:
  • Hands Up
  • Just the Smile
  • Wave Myself Goodbye
  • Can't Believe it's True
    Side Three:
  • Used to be
  • I'm not Awake Yet
  • Don't know where I'm Going
  • Should've Learned my Lesson
  • Going to my home Town

    Side Four:
  • Message with the Kid
  • In Your Town
  • Bullfrog Blues

 

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