The Complete WDR Performances

Quality: Excellent Soundboard, from Video

 

Kein anderere Musiker ist so verbunden mit dem Rockpalast wie Rory Gallagher. Er eröffnete die 1.Rocknacht in der Grugahalle in Essen 1977. Zuvor hatte er bereits ein Rockpalast Konzert am 6.10.76 im Studio gegeben. 1979 war er bei den Maifestspielen in Wiesbaden dabei, die vom Rockpalast aufgezeichnet wurden. Und wieder war Rory bei einer Rockpalast Permiere dabei: Beim ersten live übertragenen Open Air von der Loreley am 28.08.1982. Dort fand die inzwischen legendäre Jam Session mit David Lindley, Eric Burdon und BAP statt. Zum Ende der ersten Rockpalast Ära war er zu Gast bei Peter Rüchel in der „Best of Rockpalast“ Sendung.

 

1990 trat er noch einmal in der Sendung Rocklife in der Live Music Hall in Köln auf.

 

 

DISC 1:

06 Oct 1976, WDR Studio L, Cologne

Rory Gallagher – g/voc

Gerry McAvoy – b

Rod De‘Ath – d

Lou Martin – keyb

 

1  Intro

2  Pistol slapper blues

3  Too much alcohol

4  Out on the western plains

5  Banker‘s blues

6  Ride mama ride

7  Nothin‘ but the Devil

8  Pistol slapper blues 2

9  Going to my hometown

10 I take what I want

11 Calling card

12 Secret agent

 

DISC 2:

1  1 Do you read me

2  Bought and sold

3  Country mile

Rockpalast Interview

 

23. July 1977, Grugahalle, Essen

Rory Gallagher – g/voc

Gerry McAvoy – b

Rod De‘Ath – d

Lou Martin – keyb

 

4  Intro

5  Moonchild

6  Secret agent

7  Calling card

8  Out on the western plains

9  Going to my hometown

10 Tatto‘d lady

 

DISC 3:

1  Souped-up Ford

2  Backstage interview

3  Bullfrog blues

4  Bought and sold

 

06 May 1979, Maifestspiele, Wiesbaden

Rory Gallagher – g/voc

Gerry McAvoy – b

Ted McKenna – dr

5  Intro

6  Shin kicker

7  Last of the Independants

8  Off the handle

9  Bought and sold

10 Shadow play

11 A Million miles away

11 Hellcat

 

DISC 4:

1 Out on the western plains

2 Too much alcohol

3 Going to my hometown

4 Tatto‘d lady

5 Secret agent > Roberta

6 Bullfrog blues

7 Walkin‘ the dog (with Frankie Miller)

8 Sea cruise

9 Around and around (with Frankie Miller)

 

DISC 5:

1 Roll over Beethowen (with Frankie Miller) >
I‘m movin‘ on (with Frankie Miller) >
Roll over Beethoven (with Frankie Miller)

 

28 Aug 1982, Open air Festival, Loreley

Rory Gallagher – Gitarre, Gesang

Gerry McAvoy – Bass

Brendan O‘Neill – Schlagzeug

Ray Beavis – Saxophon

Harold Casey – Saxophon

John Cooke – Tasteninstrumente

2 Intro

3 Wayward child

4 Double vision

5 Big guns

6 What in the world

7 Nadine

8 Follow me

9 Bad Penny

10 Bourbon

11 Jinxed

12 Moonchild

 

DISC 6:

1 Brute force and ignorance

2 The Devil made me do it

3 Out on the western plains

4 Ride on Red, Ride on

5 Philby

6 Philby (conclusion)

7 Shadow play

8 Shin kicker

9 Instrumental

28 Aug 1982, Open air Festival, Loreley – Jam

Eric Burdon – Wolfgang Niedecken – Major Heuser – Rory Gallagher – David Lindley – u.a

10 Intro

11 Knockin‘ on heaven‘s door

12 I‘m ready > Lucille > Dust my broom > I‘m movin‘ on >

13 Be bop a lula

 

DISC 7:

1 Slow down

2 I am the blues

 

17 Oct 1990, WDR Studio, Cologne

Rory Gallagher – voc, g

Gerry McAvoy – b

Brendan O‘Neill – dr

Mark Feltham – harm

Gary Walkins? – keyb

3 Continental OP

4 Don‘t start me to talking

5 Mean disposition

6 Kid gloves

7 Middle name

8 King of Zydeco

9 Out on the western plains

10 Empire state express

11 The Loop

12 Garbage man blues

 

DISC 8:

1 My baby she left me

2 Shadow play

3 Shin kicker

4 Born under a bad sign (with Jack Bruce)

5 I‘m ready (with Jack Bruce)

16 June 1995, Rockpalast

6 Eulogy for Rory Gallagher (by Peter Rüchel)