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Published 2020-09-09 06:00

Following the commercial and critically acclaimed success of the recent albums “Blues” in 2019 and the 3 week running # 1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart “Check Shirt Wizard : Live in 1977” in 2020, Universal Music is pleased to present a new Rory Gallagher best of collection entitled “The Best Of Rory Gallagher” on October 9th, 2020.

The comprehensive compilation includes Rory’s most iconic songs compiled from across his recording career, including tracks from Rory’s seminal first band Taste, through to his final studio album “Fresh Evidence” in 1990. The album will be released as a 2 CD set featuring 30 tracks, including a previously unreleased collaboration with Jerry Lee Lewis. The album will also be released as a 2 disc black vinyl and direct to consumer limited clear 2 LP, plus a 15- rack single CD, as well as digital HD and digital standard.

Unearthed from the Rory Gallagher Archives is a special bonus track, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, a rare outtake taken from Jerry Lee Lewis’ famous 1973 “London Sessions” featuring Rory singing and playing the Rolling Stones’ classic alongside the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis. The previously unreleased rarity is featured on the 2 CD version and digital versions of the album, and available as a limited edition direct to consumer 7” vinyl single.