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Horslips: The Táin

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In December 1973, “Horslips Records” label released “The Táin”, the second Horslips studio album. It was recorded in November 1973, at” Escape Studios”, “Manor Studios”, and was produced by Alan O’Duffy, Jim Lockhart, John Fean, Charles O’Connor, Barry Devlin and Eamon Carr.

Personnel:

  • Jim Lockhart – keyboards, flute, tin whistles, uilleann pipes, backing vocals
  • John Fean – lead and backing vocals, guitars, banjo
  • Charles O’Connor – lead and backing vocals, fiddle, mandolin, concertina
  • Barry Devlin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Eamon Carr – drums, bodhrán, percussions

Track listing:

  1. Setanta
  2. Maeve’s Court
  3. Charolais
  4. The March
  5. You Can’t Fool the Beast
  6. Dearg Doom
  7. Ferdia’s Song
  8. Gae Bolga
  9. Cú Chulainn’s Lament
  10. Faster Than the Hound
  11. Silver Spear
  12. More Than You Can Chew
  13. The Morrigan’s Dream
  14. Time to Kill

Rory Gallagher: Defender

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On July 1, 1987, “Capo” label released “Defender”, the thirteenth Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “The Point”, “Olympic Studios”, “West 3 Studios”, “Music Works”, “Redan Studios” in London and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Brendan O’Neill – drums
  • John Cooke – keyboards
  • Lou Martin – piano
  • Bob Andrews – piano
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Alan O’Duffy – production associate
  • Dónal Gallagher – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher except where noted..

  1. Kickback City
  2. Loanshark Blues
  3. Continental Op
  4. I Ain’t No Saint
  5. Failsafe Day
  6. Road to Hell
  7. Doing Time
  8. Smear Campaign
  9. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson II
  10. Seven Days