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Given they were rightly lauded as one of the single finest live rock ‘n’ roll bands of their era, any opportunity we get to cast our eyes over previously unseen live footage of Thin Lizzy is one we take gratefully.
Imagine our delight, then, when we stumbled across this extremely rare, pro-shot footage taken from the 1981 part of Lizzy’s Chinatown tour, which shows the band – magnetic singer/bassist Phil Lynott, guitarists Scott Gorham and Snowy White and drummer Brian Downey – smash through a number of classics taken from the Chinatown album during a show in France in 1981.
The set – filmed at the Pavillon Baltard in Nogent-sur-Marne, a suburb of Paris, on January 18, 1981, shows the band in typically fine form, with a sweat-drenched Lynott ever the focus point as he preens, poses and points his bass at anyone in front of him.
Four Chinatown cuts are played – Killer On The Loose, We Will Be Strong, Genocide and, finally, the thunderous title track, guitar duels and all. It makes for an electric watch, given a touch of endearing roughness courtesy of its evident transfer from VHS.
Chinatown, the tenth album by Thin Lizzy, was released in October 1980, reaching number 7 in the UK album charts and introducing guitarist Snowy White to the fold. He would only play on one more studio album, 1981’s Renegade, before being replaced by John Sykes for Thin Lizzy’s final record, Thunder And Lightning, in 1983.
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- Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town - UK - 12" picture disc - £30.00, $37.50, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 12:11)on April 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm
THIN LIZZY The Boys Are Back In Town (1991 UK limited edition 4-track 12" Picture Disc, also including Johnny The Fox, Black Boys On The Corner and Me And The Boys, complete with a hype and vintage price stickered PVC sleeve and back title insert LIZP115)
- Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $31.25, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 12-Apr-2024 09:52)on April 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm
THIN LIZZY Live & Dangerous (Classic 1978 UK 17-track double LP with Vertigo 'spaceship' labels, regarded as one of the best rock live albums ever, including storming renditions of Jailbreak, Rosalie, Don't Believe A Word & the superb Emerald,complete with photo montage inners. The gatefold picture sleeve shows some edgewear and the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with light signs of play)
- Thin Lizzy - Renegade - 180gm Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.20 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2024 14:42)on April 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm
THIN LIZZY Renegade (2014 UK issue of the 1981 graduated orange label 9-track LP, now pressed on Audiophile quality 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinylincluding the singles Hollywood [Down On Your Luck] & Angel Of Death. Complete with the red &gold printed inner, the glossy picture sleeve & the vinyl remain in Excellent condition with just minor signs of wear & play)
- Thin Lizzy - Killer On The Loose - Double Pack - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.50, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2024 15:59)on April 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm
THIN LIZZY Killer On The Loose (Limited Edition 1980 UK injection moulded 4-track 7" doublepack, also including Don't Play Around plus live versions of Chinatown & Got To Give It Up. Comes housed in a laminated single-pocket flipback sleeve. The picture sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition LIZZY77)
- Thin Lizzy - Killers Live EP + p/s - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $15.00, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2024 16:01)on April 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm
THIN LIZZY Killers Live (1981 UK injection moulded 3-track 7" EP, including live versions of Are You Ready & Dear Miss Lonely Hearts, both recorded at Dublin RDS Hall & Bad Reputation at Seneca College Fieldhouse in Toronto. The picture sleeveshows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played LIZZY8)
This film footage has been available for many years on the bootleg DVD titled “TV Appearances 1981-83”. I must have had it for 20 years.
Also sadly not live.
Music from studio albums and crowd noise from other source.