Post by warhawk on Oct 28, 2023 7:49:12 GMT
I've spent the last few weeks/months trying to come to a definitive list of my favorite renditions of each Rory song (and there are many I haven't loved initially and then I found a version I did like through the intense perusal I've gone through. Since I've been scouring I've found a lot of great options I wanted to share (a dream would be to see this as an album, even posted a concept album cover at the end here) and I'm here and there adding more as I stumble on another recording that thrills me. Let me know what you think and maybe post your own. Except where indicated by asterisk, these are all high quality versions of these songs (and even then I think those asterisk versions are great even without an audio cleaning up).
Blister on the Moon – Taste – Taste
Born on the Wrong Side of Time – Taste – Taste
Same Old Story – Taste – Taste
What’s Going On – Taste – On the Boards
It’s Happened Before, It’ll Happen Again – Taste – On the Boards
On the Boards – Taste – On the Boards
For the Last Time – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher
Can’t Believe It’s True – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher
At the Bottom (Alternate Take 3) – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
Laundromat (Alternate Take 1) – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
It’s You (Alternate Take 2) – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
I Fall Apart (Live on BBC) – Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
Used to Be – Rory Gallagher – BBC Live in Concert 1972
Young Fashioned Ways – Muddy Waters feat Rory Gallagher – The Muddy Waters London Sessions
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town – Muddy Waters feat Rory Gallagher – The Muddy Waters London Sessions
Hands Up – Rory Gallagher – The Beat Club Sessions [8 Dec 1971 bbc version good too]
I Could’ve Had Religion – Rory Gallagher – The Beat Club Sessions
Messin’ With the Kid – Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe [sd 74 version also amazing]
Going to My Hometown – Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe
Pistol Slapper Blues – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
Out of my Head – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
I Don’t Know Where I’m Going – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
The Cuckoo [radio dialogue removed] – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
I’m Not Awake Yet (Alternate Take 1) – Rory Gallagher – Deuce (50th Anniversary)
Crest of a Wave (Alternate Take 2) – Rory Gallagher – Deuce (50th Anniversary)
They Don’t Make Them Like You Anymore – Rory Gallagher – Tattoo
Livin’ Like a Trucker – Rory Gallagher – Tattoo
Cradle Rock – Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ‘74
I Wonder Who (Who’s Gonna Be Your Sweet Man) – Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ’74
Too Much Alcohol – Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ‘74
Hands Off (Live from Carlton Cinema) - Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)
As the Crow Flies (Live from Carlton Cinema) - Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)
In Your Town [16 min Remix] (Live from Carlton Cinema) - Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)
Ain’t Too Good – Rory Gallagher – Against the Grain
Do You Read Me – Rory Gallagher – Calling Card
Moonchild – Rory Gallagher – Calling Card
Wheels Within Wheels (alt electric version) – Rory Gallagher – Notes from San Francisco
What in the World – Rory Gallagher – BBC Sessions
It Takes Time – Rory Gallagher – BBC Sessions
Daughter of the Everglades – Rory Gallagher – BBC Sessions
Banker’s Blues – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Nothing but the Devil – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Country Mile – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Jackknife Beat – Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Souped Up Ford – Rory Gallagher – 4th December 1976, Boston Music Hall, Boston 1976
Garbage Man – 4th December 1976, Boston Music Hall, Boston 1976
Bullfrog Blues – Rory Gallagher – BBC Golder’s Green Hippodrome, 20th January 1977 Concert
Secret Agent Intro (instrumental only) – Rory Gallagher – Live at the Agora Theatre, 20th November 1978, Cleveland
Secret Agent - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1977 [CSW ’77 good too]
A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1977 [the irish tour 74 version is also very good]
Calling Card – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ’77 [BBC version great too]
Bought and Sold – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ‘77
Barley and Grape Rag – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ‘77
Out on the Western Plain – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ’77 [studio original is also great]
I Take What I Want – Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1977 Concert
Cruise on Out – Rory Gallagher – Photo–Finish
Overnight Bag – Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish
Shadow Play – Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish
Early Warning – Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish (Bonus Tracks)
Fuel to the Fire – Rory Gallagher – Notes from San Francisco
The Last of the Independents – Rory Gallagher – Stage Struck
Off the Handle – Rory Gallagher - The Bottom Line Concert, 6th September 1979, New York
Calling Card Outro (instrumental only) – Rory Gallagher – The Bottom Line Concert, 6th September 1979, New York
Follow Me – Rory Gallagher – Top Priority
Keychain – Rory Gallagher – Top Priority
The Watcher (vocal edit) – Rory Gallagher – Top Priority (Bonus Tracks)
Shin Kicker – Rory Gallagher – All Around Man: Live in London
Easy Come Easy Go – Rory Gallagher – Jinx
Jinxed – Rory Gallagher – Jinx
Bourbon – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1982
Brute Force and Ignorance – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1982
The Devil Made Me Do It – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1982
*Ride On Red, Ride On – Rory Gallagher – 5 January 1984 Ulster TV Studio, Ireland
Bad Penny - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1985
Philby - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1985
*Want Ad Blues – Rory Gallagher – 16th February 1988 Radio 2 Dublin
*Can’t Be Satisfied – Rory Gallagher – August 1992 Radio 1 Dublin
Middle Name - Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1990
The King of Zydeco – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1990
Born Under a Bad Sign - Jack Bruce feat Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1990
I'm Ready - Rory Gallagher feat Jack Bruce - Rockpalast 1990
Politician - Jack Bruce feat Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1990
Tattoo'd Lady - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1994
Blister on the Moon – Taste – Taste
Born on the Wrong Side of Time – Taste – Taste
Same Old Story – Taste – Taste
What’s Going On – Taste – On the Boards
It’s Happened Before, It’ll Happen Again – Taste – On the Boards
On the Boards – Taste – On the Boards
For the Last Time – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher
Can’t Believe It’s True – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher
At the Bottom (Alternate Take 3) – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
Laundromat (Alternate Take 1) – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
It’s You (Alternate Take 2) – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
I Fall Apart (Live on BBC) – Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary)
Used to Be – Rory Gallagher – BBC Live in Concert 1972
Young Fashioned Ways – Muddy Waters feat Rory Gallagher – The Muddy Waters London Sessions
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town – Muddy Waters feat Rory Gallagher – The Muddy Waters London Sessions
Hands Up – Rory Gallagher – The Beat Club Sessions [8 Dec 1971 bbc version good too]
I Could’ve Had Religion – Rory Gallagher – The Beat Club Sessions
Messin’ With the Kid – Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe [sd 74 version also amazing]
Going to My Hometown – Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe
Pistol Slapper Blues – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
Out of my Head – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
I Don’t Know Where I’m Going – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
The Cuckoo [radio dialogue removed] – Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling pt. 1
I’m Not Awake Yet (Alternate Take 1) – Rory Gallagher – Deuce (50th Anniversary)
Crest of a Wave (Alternate Take 2) – Rory Gallagher – Deuce (50th Anniversary)
They Don’t Make Them Like You Anymore – Rory Gallagher – Tattoo
Livin’ Like a Trucker – Rory Gallagher – Tattoo
Cradle Rock – Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ‘74
I Wonder Who (Who’s Gonna Be Your Sweet Man) – Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ’74
Too Much Alcohol – Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ‘74
Hands Off (Live from Carlton Cinema) - Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)
As the Crow Flies (Live from Carlton Cinema) - Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)
In Your Town [16 min Remix] (Live from Carlton Cinema) - Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)
Ain’t Too Good – Rory Gallagher – Against the Grain
Do You Read Me – Rory Gallagher – Calling Card
Moonchild – Rory Gallagher – Calling Card
Wheels Within Wheels (alt electric version) – Rory Gallagher – Notes from San Francisco
What in the World – Rory Gallagher – BBC Sessions
It Takes Time – Rory Gallagher – BBC Sessions
Daughter of the Everglades – Rory Gallagher – BBC Sessions
Banker’s Blues – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Nothing but the Devil – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Country Mile – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Jackknife Beat – Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1976 Concert
Souped Up Ford – Rory Gallagher – 4th December 1976, Boston Music Hall, Boston 1976
Garbage Man – 4th December 1976, Boston Music Hall, Boston 1976
Bullfrog Blues – Rory Gallagher – BBC Golder’s Green Hippodrome, 20th January 1977 Concert
Secret Agent Intro (instrumental only) – Rory Gallagher – Live at the Agora Theatre, 20th November 1978, Cleveland
Secret Agent - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1977 [CSW ’77 good too]
A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1977 [the irish tour 74 version is also very good]
Calling Card – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ’77 [BBC version great too]
Bought and Sold – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ‘77
Barley and Grape Rag – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ‘77
Out on the Western Plain – Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard ’77 [studio original is also great]
I Take What I Want – Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1977 Concert
Cruise on Out – Rory Gallagher – Photo–Finish
Overnight Bag – Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish
Shadow Play – Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish
Early Warning – Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish (Bonus Tracks)
Fuel to the Fire – Rory Gallagher – Notes from San Francisco
The Last of the Independents – Rory Gallagher – Stage Struck
Off the Handle – Rory Gallagher - The Bottom Line Concert, 6th September 1979, New York
Calling Card Outro (instrumental only) – Rory Gallagher – The Bottom Line Concert, 6th September 1979, New York
Follow Me – Rory Gallagher – Top Priority
Keychain – Rory Gallagher – Top Priority
The Watcher (vocal edit) – Rory Gallagher – Top Priority (Bonus Tracks)
Shin Kicker – Rory Gallagher – All Around Man: Live in London
Easy Come Easy Go – Rory Gallagher – Jinx
Jinxed – Rory Gallagher – Jinx
Bourbon – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1982
Brute Force and Ignorance – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1982
The Devil Made Me Do It – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1982
*Ride On Red, Ride On – Rory Gallagher – 5 January 1984 Ulster TV Studio, Ireland
Bad Penny - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1985
Philby - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1985
*Want Ad Blues – Rory Gallagher – 16th February 1988 Radio 2 Dublin
*Can’t Be Satisfied – Rory Gallagher – August 1992 Radio 1 Dublin
Middle Name - Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1990
The King of Zydeco – Rory Gallagher – Rockpalast 1990
Born Under a Bad Sign - Jack Bruce feat Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1990
I'm Ready - Rory Gallagher feat Jack Bruce - Rockpalast 1990
Politician - Jack Bruce feat Rory Gallagher - Rockpalast 1990
Tattoo'd Lady - Rory Gallagher – Montreux Concert 1994