Rory Gallagher The French Connection (Recorded at RTL Studios Paris France 1974) (Vinyl - UMC 2018) ****
Genre: Irish pop/rock
Places I remember: Tattoo - Marbecks Records; The French Connection - Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: A Million Miles Away
Gear costume: Cradle Rock (as always - a real favourite of mine)
Four of the tracks were in the set list for the next few years (cf Irish Tour) and three are on The French Connection in the following year.
The live versions are better (Rory is always better live) but it's still great to hear those first studio stabs at the songs from 1973.
The French Connection is a recent release - recorded live in the studio - it's always great to hear Rory live in 1974 but Irish Tour (and expanded version has also just been released this year) remains the definitive statement.
Where do they all belong? Still a few seventies albums to go before we head into the eighties and end game for Rory - tons of great guitaring to come then.
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