Thin Lizzy, Vagabonds of the Western World (3CD + Atmos Blu-Ray Box Set Nov. 17, 2023)

[paligap]

From the website:

"The digital release will also be in Dolby Atmos for the very first time."

I assume they're referring to this cd/blu-ray release, but I wonder whether there might also be downloads and/or streaming available.

 

[edisonbaggins]

The boys are back!!!

 

[steelydave]

Great news, pending the information about who might've done the Atmos mix. I also hope this marks the beginning of a 50th anniversary reissue campaign because for me things really start to get interesting with the criminally underrated Nightlife from 1974, and Fighting from 1975 which marks the beginning of the Scott Gorham-Brian Robertson dual-guitar golden era of the band.

People who only know these guys for The Boys Are Back in Town are in for a real treat, because from the mid-'70s through the early '80s these guys reeled off one of the best and most consistent hard rock album runs of all time.

 

[marpow]

The Boys Are Back in Town

Written by Phil Lynott and Huey Lewis.

"The digital release will also be in Dolby Atmos for the very first time."

But also includes stereo and 5.1.
Which is cool as some newer releases have only been Atmos and stereo.
Tin Lizzy rules.

 

[marpow]

@Snood
Hit me up bro.

 

[skherbeck]

I hope they nail the surround mix… I love the solos on “The Rocker” and “Whisky in the Jar”. Hoping for years of dual guitar solos in surround… maybe some Wishbone Ash next!

 

[paligap]

The intro into Mama Nature Said gets me playing air guitar, bass, and/or drums every time.

I know some fans and critics rate this album low for various reasons, but I've loved it since I was a wee lad.

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Written by Phil Lynott and Huey Lewis.

Where did you read about that?

 

[GOS]

 

[marpow]

Where did you read about that?

Oh shoot, I think I got confused with Jacobs Ladder which is Lewis and Hornsby, I know how did I get that confused, my bad.
I saw Huey Lewis in the 80's and there closing song was The Boys are Back In Town, sometimes my brain gets all fucked up, sorry.
Huey Lewis opened for them in Clover and they did become friends.

 

[steelydave]

Huey Lewis (who Lynott introduces as 'Bluesy' Huey Lewis) plays harmonica on Baby Drives Me Crazy from the Live and Dangerous album - this is because Lewis' pre-fame band Clover opened for Thin Lizzy on some of the dates that were recorded for the live album. Don't think he had anything to do with The Boys Are Back in Town, which predates those gigs by a couple of years.

 

[colsky]

Oh shoot, I think I got confused with Jacobs Ladder which is Lewis and Hornsby, I know how did I get that confused, my bad.
I saw Huey Lewis in the 80's and there closing song was The Boys are Back In Town, sometimes my brain gets all fucked up, sorry.
Huey Lewis opened for them in Clover and they did become friends.

Huey Lewis played harmonica on a song on Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album, presumably because his band were the support on that tour.

SteelyDave beat me to it! I was typing and the kids disturbed me!

 

[mrcond]

Huey Lewis played harmonica on a song on Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album, presumably because his band were the support on that tour.

SteelyDave beat me to it! I was typing and the kids disturbed me!

We'll give you partial credit.

 

[James_in_VA]

Oh shoot, I think I got confused with . . .
. . . sometimes my brain gets all fucked up, sorry.

I think a lot of us can relate!

 

[edisonbaggins]

I think a lot of us can relate!

Yup! It's rare that LiS video don't have at least one mistake.

 

[discisbetter]

That’s some great news to end the week on. Hopefully not just a one-off with only this album.

I feel like I do with Jethro Tull and hoping the reissue campaign makes it to my favorite album which is kind of at the end of the line, Crest of a Knave.

In this case I hope it’s the start of a Thin Lizzy campaign that eventually makes it to Thunder and Lightning. Although it will be a brutally long wait if this will be a “50th anniversary” type of series.

But for now... great news.

Thunder and Lightning and Jailbreak true gems.

 

[skherbeck]

Listening to this album yesterday, many of the songs are pretty sparse in terms of layers available for mixing, but “Whiskey in the Jar” as well as several others have real potential. I hope the mixer is familiar with SW’s “A Farewell to Kings” mix… the definitive power trio in surround experience

 

[steelydave]

I asked who did the Atmos mix over on the Hoffman forums, and an insider connected with the band's recent reissue campaign said that it's Richard Whittaker.

 

[svengaleekie]

I got all the albums after this one, but this I have never even heard!

 

[GOS]

I asked who did the Atmos mix over on the Hoffman forums, and an insider connected with the band's recent reissue campaign said that it's Richard Whittaker.

Has he done some quality stuff?