''BBC Radio One Live in Concert'' is a live recording from 1983 by

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rock band

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, released in 1992. This show at the

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in 1983 came at the end of their farewell tour, and was originally intended to be the band's last concert. Although they officially split up in 1983, Thin Lizzy played several more concerts after this recording, including the

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festival in Germany a week later. A similar lineup under the name

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performed a series of concerts in 1984 and 1985, before Phil Lynott's death in 1986.

Track listing

#" Jailbreak" ( Phil Lynott) – 4:53 #"Thunder and Lightning" ( Brian Downey, Lynott) – 5:00 #"

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" (Lynott) – 3:29 #"Are You Ready" (Downey,

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, Lynott, Brian Robertson) – 2:57 #"Baby Please Don't Go" (Lynott) – 5:04 #"A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer" (Lynott) – 6:58 #"The Holy War" (Lynott) – 5:06 #" The Sun Goes Down" (Lynott,

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) – 5:56 #"Emerald" (Gorham, Downey, Robertson, Lynott) – 4:11 #" Cowboy Song" (Downey, Lynott) – 6:09 #"

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" (Lynott) – 4:44 #"Suicide" (Lynott) – 5:05 #"Rosalie Medley: Rosalie/

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/The Cowgirl Song" ( Bob Seger/Lynott/ Lynott, Downey) – 8:10 #" Still in Love with You" (Lynott) – 9:10

Personnel

* Phil Lynott –

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–

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– guitar, backing vocals * Brian Downey – drums,

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– keyboards, backing vocals

References

BBC Radio recordings 1994 live albums Thin Lizzy live albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub