Rory Gallagher's Debut Album Expanded For 50th Anniversary

Michael Angulia | 07-15-2021

UMC/UMe have announced that they are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Rory Gallagher's eponymous 1971 debut solo album, by releasing a special box set.

The five-disc Deluxe Box Set will be hitting stores on September 3rd and will include a brand-new mix of the original album, as well as 30 previously unreleased outtakes and alternate takes.

It will also feature a six-song 1971 BBC Radio John Peel Sunday Concert, plus four 1971 BBC Radio Sounds of the Seventies session tracks, all mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

Also included is a previously unreleased 50-minute DVD of Rory's first-ever solo concert which was filmed in Paris for the "Pop Deux" television show. See the formats and tracklisting below:

4CD+1DVD Deluxe Set / Super Deluxe Digital

CD1
Laundromat - 50th Anniversary Edition
Just The Smile - 50th Anniversary Edition
I Fall Apart - 50th Anniversary Edition
Wave Myself Goodbye - 50th Anniversary Edition
Hands Up - 50th Anniversary Edition
Sinner Boy - 50th Anniversary Edition
For The Last Time - 50th Anniversary Edition
It's You - 50th Anniversary Edition
I'm Not Surprised - 50th Anniversary Edition
Can't Believe It's True - 50th Anniversary Edition

CD2
Gypsy Woman - Tangerine Studio Session
It Takes Time - Tangerine Studio Session
I Fall Apart - Tangerine Studio Session
Wave Myself Goodbye - Tangerine Studio Session
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 1
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 2
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 3
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 4
Advision Jam
Laundromat - Alternate Take 1
Just The Smile - Alternate Take 1
Just The Smile - Alternate Take 2
I Fall Apart - Alternate Take 1
Wave Myself Goodbye - Alternate Take 1
Wave Myself Goodbye - Alternate Take 2

CD3
Hands Up - Alternate Take 1
Hands Up - Alternate Take 2
Hands Up - Alternate Take 3
Hands Up - Alternate Take 4
Hands Up - Alternate Take 5
Hands Up - Alternate Take 6
Sinner Boy - Alternate Take 1
Sinner Boy - Alternate Take 2
Sinner Boy - Alternate Take 3
For The Last Time - Alternate Take 1
For The Last Time - Alternate Take 2
For The Last Time - Alternate Take 3
It's You - Alternate Take 1
It's You - Alternate Take 2
I'm Not Surprised - Alternate Take 1
I'm Not Surprised - Alternate Take 2
Can't Believe It's True - Alternate Take 1

CD4
For The Last Time - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
Laundromat - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
It Takes Time - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
I Fall Apart - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
Hands Up - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
For The Last Time - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
In Your Town - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
Just The Smile - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
Laundromat - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
It Takes Time - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
(*Off-Air Recording)

DVD
Interview
Hands Up
Wave Myself Goodbye
It Takes Time
Sinner Boy
For the Last Time
The Same Thing
I Fall Apart

2CD

CD2
Gypsy Woman - Tangerine Studio Session
It Takes Time - Tangerine Studio Session
I Fall Apart - Tangerine Studio Session
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 3
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 4
Advision Jam
Laundromat - Alternate Take 1
Just The Smile - Alternate Take 1
Wave Myself Goodbye - Alternate Take 2
Hands Up - Alternate Take 2
Sinner Boy - Alternate Take 3
For The Last Time - Alternate Take 1
It's You - Alternate Take 2
I'm Not Surprised - Alternate Take 1
For The Last Time - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
Laundromat - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
It Takes Time - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
I Fall Apart - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
(*Off-Air Recording)

3LP

SIDE A
Laundromat - 50th Anniversary Edition
Just The Smile - 50th Anniversary Edition
I Fall Apart - 50th Anniversary Edition
Wave Myself Goodbye - 50th Anniversary Edition
Hands Up - 50th Anniversary Edition

SIDE B
Sinner Boy - 50th Anniversary Edition
For The Last Time - 50th Anniversary Edition
It's You - 50th Anniversary Edition
I'm Not Surprised - 50th Anniversary Edition
Can't Believe It's True - 50th Anniversary Edition

SIDE C
Gypsy Woman - Tangerine Studio Session
It Takes Time - Tangerine Studio Session
I Fall Apart - Tangerine Studio Session
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 3
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 4
Advision Jam

SIDE D
Laundromat - Alternate Take 1
Just The Smile - Alternate Take 1
Wave Myself Goodbye - Alternate Take 2
Hands Up - Alternate Take 2

SIDE E
Sinner Boy - Alternate Take 3
For The Last Time - Alternate Take 1
It's You - Alternate Take 2
I'm Not Surprised - Alternate Take 1

SIDE F
For The Last Time - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
Laundromat - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
It Takes Time - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
I Fall Apart - Live On BBC "Sounds Of The Seventies" / 1971*
(*Off-Air Recording)

1LP Neon Orange (transparent) Vinyl - John Peel Sunday Concert 28/08/1971

SIDE A
Hands Up - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
For The Last Time - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
In Your Town - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971

SIDE B
Just The Smile - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
Laundromat - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971
It Takes Time - Live On BBC "John Peel Sunday Concert" / 1971

Deluxe Digital HD / Deluxe Digital Standard

Laundromat - 50th Anniversary Edition
Just The Smile - 50th Anniversary Edition
I Fall Apart - 50th Anniversary Edition
Wave Myself Goodbye - 50th Anniversary Edition
Hands Up - 50th Anniversary Edition
Sinner Boy - 50th Anniversary Edition
For The Last Time - 50th Anniversary Edition
It's You - 50th Anniversary Edition
I'm Not Surprised - 50th Anniversary Edition
Can't Believe It's True - 50th Anniversary Edition
Gypsy Woman - Tangerine Studio Session
It Takes Time - Tangerine Studio Session
I Fall Apart - Tangerine Studio Session
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 3
At The Bottom - Alternate Take 4
Advision Jam
Laundromat - Alternate Take 1
Just The Smile - Alternate Take 1
Wave Myself Goodbye - Alternate Take 2
Hands Up - Alternate Take 2
Sinner Boy - Alternate Take 3
For The Last Time - Alternate Take 1
It's You - Alternate Take 2