2008 five CD box. The Original Album Classics series, courtesy of Sony/BMG, packages together five classic albums from one of the most popular artists on the label's roster, housing them in an attractive slipcase. This set from the Irish guitar legend features the albums Deuce (1971), Calling Card (1976), Top Priority (1979), Jinx (1982) and Fresh Evidence (1988). 56 tracks.

In 1974, award winning film maker Tony Palmer followed Rory Gallagher and his band on their tour of Ireland. The subsequent movie was released in cinemas to great critical acclaim and has gone on to be accepted as one of the great rock films. Being released in conjunction with the newly remastered DVD and, for the first time ever, Blu-ray, the "Irish Tour" CD provides the soundtrack to one of the great rock films of all time.

In 1977, Rory Gallagher entered a San Francisco studio and recorded a whole album's worth of material. The album was eventually shelved, as Rory explained to a journalist in the early 90's, because "maybe eighty percent of the San Francisco album could come out in some form - remixed. The problem was: the mixing was getting complicated and some of the songs (just didn`t sound right)."

For the first time, the recordings from this session will see the light of day on the 2-CD package "Notes From San Francisco". The first disc features the results of this recording session. The version of "Overnight Bag" that appears on here first appeared on the Rory Gallagher "Crest of a Wave" 2-CD compilation (ER201622). The lineup for the studio sessions consists of Rory Gallagher (Guitars / Vocals), Gerry McAvoy (bass), Lou Martin (piano / keyboards), Rod de'Ath (drums), Joe O'Donnell (violin on "Mississippi Sheiks") and Martin Fiero (Saxophone on "Rue The Day" and "Brute Force & Ignorance").

Disc 2 consists of a massively energetic live concert recorded in December of 1979 at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco. The lineup for this show features Rory on guitar & vocals, Gerry McAvoy on bass and Ted McKenna on drums.

Originally released in 1971, Rory Gallagher's second album captures him and his band (Gerry McAvoy on bass & Wilgar Campbell on drums) as a fine-tuned outfit. The album features the live favorite "In Your Town", along with a number of other classics including "Crest Of A Wave" and "Used To Be".

Digitally remastered edition of the Irish guitar legend's 1977 album. Rory's eighth solo album, Calling Card was recorded during 1976 at the famed Musicland Studios in Munich. All of Rory's previous releases had been self produced, for this album he was keen to find a producer who had an affinity with traditional Rock values but who was open to new ideas. Roger Glover, Deep Purple's bassist, offered his services to Rory, seeming to be a perfect candidate to produce the album. The band, Gerry McAvoy on bass, Lou Martin on keyboards and Rod de'Ath on drums added the final element to the `creative' mix. In the three years they had been performing together they had grown into a formidable band. This was the fifth and last release featuring this classic line-up.

In 1974, award winning film maker Tony Palmer followed Rory Gallagher and his band on their tour of Ireland. The subsequent movie was released in cinemas to great critical acclaim and has gone on to be accepted as one of the great rock films. Now for the first time the film has been lovingly restored and remastered from the original footage and is being reissued on DVD and released for the first time on Blu-ray. There is a massive improvement in both sound and picture quality over the original DVD release and finally Gallagher fans can get to see the film as it was meant to be, capturing Rory, his music, the period and the place to perfection. - TRACK LISTING: 1) Walk On Hot Coals 2) Tattoo'd Lady 3) Who's That Coming 4) A Million Miles Away 5) Going To My Home Town 6) Cradle Rock 7) As The Crow Flies 8) Hands Off 9) Bullfrog Blues - BONUS FEATURES: New RTE Music Maker documentary / Audio commentary / Japanese Tour 1974 Home Movie Footage

Legendary Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher played the renowned Montreux Festival on five occasions, spanning his breakthrough years in the mid-seventies right up to the year before his tragic early death at the age of 47 in 1995. This double DVD brings together material from all five shows to create the definitive Rory Gallagher live collection. Disc one features tracks from 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1985, while disc two has the whole concert from 1994 and bonus acoustic tracks from the earlier years.

Rory's sound got lean and mean on this 1978 LP, which saw him return to the power-trio format and deliver a stellar new set of blues-rockers. He plays a bit of acoustic and whole lot of electric as you hear Fuel to the Fire; Early Warning; Overnight Bag; Shin Kicker; Cloak & Dagger , and more!

The Beat Club Sessions shows what Rory Gallagher was really all about a magnificent live performer.
Drawn from the best of three different appearances on the German TV series Beat Club , this disc is an audio
companion to the highlights of disc 2 of the DVD release of Ghost Blues .

Returning quickly to the studio in the summer of 1973 with his Blueprint line-up, Rory was in a prolific and confident mood. Rehearsals for the album began at a rowing club in Cork City, which allowed Rory to develop the musical arrangements of his material at a leisurely, relaxed pace. The album also showcased Rory's writing ability and tracks have gone on to be covered by modern artists, most famously, "Cradle Rock" which was covered by Joe Bonamassa on the album A New Day Yesterday, Live.