Rory Gallagher - 2003 - Wheels Within Wheels (2018 Remaster) [FLAC]
Artist: Rory Gallagher
Title: Wheels Within Wheels (2018 Remaster)
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK & Europe
Producer: Rory Gallagher, Dónal Gallagher, Tony Arnold
Release Date: March 18, 2003 (March 16, 2018)
Recorded: 1975-1982
Label: UMC
Catalog: 5797946
Barcode: 602557979466
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Blues Rock, Rock
Duration: 52:02
Rory Gallagher:
Wikipedia:
William Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and brought up in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste during the late 1960s. His albums have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Gallagher received a liver transplant in 1995, but died of complications later that year in London at the age of 47.
Wheels Within Wheels:
Wikipedia:
Wheels Within Wheels is a blues-orientated acoustic rock album by Rory Gallagher. Featuring a range of acoustic styles including flamenco, skiffle and traditional Irish music, the album was compiled from lost recordings and outtakes by Gallagher's brother Dónal and released posthumously. A number of notable musicians appeared on the album, and the songs were recorded in various locations all over the world between 1974 and 1994.
The album cover was designed by David Oxtoby.
AllMusic Review by Hal Horowitz:
Although best known for his barnstorming blues-rock, Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher had a softer side, too. All of his studio albums contain at least one acoustic folk-blues track, and Gallagher included an unplugged set in the majority of his live shows way before that was fashionable. Almost eight years after his death, Rory's brother Donal compiled a 14-track collection of previously unreleased work dedicated to Gallagher's folkier approach. It's the second such posthumous album (the terrific live and very electric BBC Sessions came out in 1999), and focuses on an important if lesser recognized aspect of the guitarist's career. It's also an eclectic set that shifts from melodic ballads ("Wheels Within Wheels") to instrumental modified flamenco ("Flight to Paradise" with classical guitarist Juan Martin) and solo Delta blues (a studio take of Tony Joe White's "As the Crow Flies," the live version of which was a highlight of Irish Tour). And that's just the first three songs. Unreleased gems such as "Lonesome Highway" sound like classic Gallagher (this even features a plugged-in solo), but the disc is most successful when it unearths rare collaborations with Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, and Scottish skiffle legend Lonnie Donegan. The latter is caught live on a rousing version of "Goin' to My Hometown," one of this album's many highlights. The heavily bootlegged "The Cuckoo," also finds official release in a stirring version assisted by Roland Van Campenhout on second guitar. Three live tunes with stripped-down accompaniment from Béla Fleck on banjo and harmonica master Mark Feltham find Gallagher running through a seemingly improvised medley of "Amazing Grace," Robert Johnson's "Walking Blues," and Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky," showing just how diverse Gallagher's tastes were. Established Gallagher fans will love this for the unusually laid-back setting, but Wheels Within Wheels might also attract a hardcore folk audience likely unaware of the rock guitarist's affinity for this genre. The varying sound quality is a little sketchy, especially on the concert tracks, but the sheer enthusiasm and joy infused in these grooves override any audio shortcomings.
Tracklist:
01. Wheels Within Wheels - 3:32
02. Flight To Paradise - 4:30
03. As The Crow Flies - 4:12
04. Lonesome Highway - 5:20
05. Bratacha Dubha (Traditional; arranged by Rory Gallagher) - 2:59
06. She Moved Thro' The Fair / Ann Cran Ull (Traditional) - 2:22
07. Barley & Grape Rag - 4:25
08. The Cuckoo - 3:45
09. Amazing Grace (Traditional; arranged by Rory Gallagher) - 1:20
10. The Walkin' Blues - 5:34
11. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - 2:54
12. Deep Elm Blues (Traditional) - 4:17
13. Goin' To My Hometown - 4:58
14. Lonesome Highway Refraining - 2:00
Notes:
Tracks 4, 14 rec. 1975
Tracks 9 to 11 rec. 1994 at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Track 13 rec. early 1980s
Personnel:
Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars, harmonica, mandolin
Juan Martín – guitar on track 2
Martin Carthy – guitar on track 5
Chris Newman – guitar on track 5
Bert Jansch – guitar on track 6
Roland Van Campenhout – guitar on track 8 & 12
Lonnie Donegan – guitar, vocals on track 13
Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
Michael Ridout – bass guitar
Lou Martin – keyboards, piano
Rod de'Ath – drums
Paul Bevis – drums
Ted McKenna – drums
Mark Feltham – harmonica on tracks 10-11
Máire Ní Chathasaigh – harp on track 5
Béla Fleck – banjo on tracks 9-11
The Dubliners – on track 7
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