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''Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels'' is a 2001 4-disc set by Irish
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Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. The band initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon although Wr ...
, which also contains a book chronicling the life of the band and music in some detail, with rare photos and a discography. The set was packaged in a
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format with the booklet fixed inside like a book. As well as including all of Thin Lizzy's best known songs and successful hits, this set features a number of rarer tracks, such as the band's first single, "The Farmer", the 1973 b-side "Cruising in the Lizzymobile", and the 1978 live b-side "Me and the Boys", none of which had been released on CD before. "Try a Little Harder" was a previously unreleased outtake from the ''
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'' recording sessions, and "Song for Jimi" had only been available on a
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given away with a magazine. Other non-album b-sides were also included, such as "Half Caste", "Just the Two of Us" and "Don't Play Around". All of these tracks except "Me and the Boys" and "Song for Jimi" were later re-released on expanded versions of the studio albums, as part of a remastering of the whole Thin Lizzy catalogue. This boxed set also includes a small number of
Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...
solo songs, and one by his post-Thin Lizzy band,
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. The track "A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer" had been recorded in January 1978 by the '' Black Rose: A Rock Legend'' line-up of Thin Lizzy, but was eventually released as a Phil Lynott solo track on the 12" version of his "Nineteen" single in November 1985.


Track listing

;Disc 1 (1970-1973) #"The Farmer" (
Philip Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...
) #"The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle" (
Eric Bell Eric Robin Bell (born 3 September 1947) is a Northern Irish rock and blues musician, best known as a founding member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy, of which he was a member from 1969 to 1973. After his time in Thin Li ...
, Lynott) #"Remembering, Pt. 1" (Lynott) #"Dublin" (Lynott) #"Remembering, Pt. 2 (New Day)" (Lynott, Bell, Brian Downey) #"Things Ain't Workin' Out Down at the Farm" (Lynott) #"Buffalo Gal" (Lynott) #"Sarah" (Lynott) #"Brought Down" (Lynott) #"
Whiskey in the Jar "Whiskey in the Jar" ( Roud 533) is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee (highwayman) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, is ...
" (Trad. arr. Lynott, Bell, Downey) #"Black Boys on the Corner" (Lynott) #"Randolph's Tango" (Lynott) #"Broken Dreams" (Lynott, Bell, Downey) #"Vagabond of the Western World" (Lynott) #"Little Girl in Bloom" (Lynott) #"Slow Blues" (Lynott) #" The Rocker" (Lynott, Bell, Downey) #"Here I Go Again" (Lynott) ;Disc 2 (1974-1975) #"Cruising in the Lizzymobile" (Downey, Bell, Lynott) #"Little Darling" (Lynott) #"Sitamoia" (Downey) #"Philomena" (Lynott) #" Still in Love with You" (Lynott) #"Showdown" (Lynott) #"It's Only Money" (Lynott) #"Rosalie"
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Bob Seger Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throu ...
) #"Half Caste" (Lynott) #"King's Vengeance" (
Scott Gorham William Scott Gorham (born March 17, 1951) is an American guitarist and songwriter who is one of the "twin lead guitarists" for the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. Although not a founding member of Thin Lizzy, he served a continuous membership after ...
, Lynott) #"Suicide" (Lynott) #"Wild One" (Lynott) #"Try a Little Harder" ( Brian Robertson, Lynott) #"Fighting My Way Back" (Lynott) #"
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" (Lynott) #"Romeo and the Lonely Girl" (Lynott) #"
The Boys Are Back in Town "The Boys Are Back in Town" is a song by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song was released in 1976 as the first single from their album '' Jailbreak''. It is considered by ''Rolling Stone'' to be the band's best song, placing it at No. 272 ...
" (Lynott) #" Cowboy Song" (Lynott, Downey) #"Emerald" (Gorham, Robertson, Downey, Lynott) ;Disc 3 (1976-1978) #"Johnny" (Lynott) #"Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) #"Fools Gold" (Lynott) #"Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" (Lynott, Gorham, Downey) #"Massacre" (Lynott, Gorham, Downey) #"Soldier of Fortune" (Lynott) #"Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) #"Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) #"Killer Without a Cause" (Gorham, Lynott) #"Warrior"
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(Lynott, Gorham) #"Are You Ready"
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(Lynott, Gorham, Downey, Robertson) #"Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song"
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(Seger, Lynott, Downey) #"Me and the Boys"
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(Lynott) #"
Parisienne Walkways "Parisienne Walkways" is a song by guitarist Gary Moore that reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1979. The song is featured on Moore's album '' Back on the Streets'' and features a vocal from Thin Lizzy frontman, Phil Lynott, who c ...
" (Lynott,
Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy ...
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Do Anything You Want To "Do Anything You Want To" is a song by the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. It was the second single released from their 1979 album '' Black Rose: A Rock Legend''. It was recorded at Pathe Marconi EMI Studios in Paris, France.'' Black Rose: A Roc ...
" (Lynott) #"
Waiting for an Alibi "Waiting for an Alibi" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the first single from the band's 1979 album, '' Black Rose: A Rock Legend''. ''Black Rose'' was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band, an ...
" (Lynott) #"
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" (Lynott, Moore) #"Got to Give It Up" (Lynott, Gorham) #"Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend" (Lynott, Moore) #"Just the Two of Us" (Lynott, Gorham) ;Disc 4 (1979-1985) #"Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Lynott,
Jimmy Bain James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albu ...
) ¶ #"King's Call" (Lynott) ¶ #"Chinatown" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott,
Snowy White Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (as a backing guitarist from 1977 to 1980), and later for Roger Waters' ...
) #"Sugar Blues"
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(Downey, Gorham, Lynott, White) #"
Killer on the Loose "Killer on the Loose" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released as a single in September 1980. It was written by Phil Lynott, and is from their 1980 album ''Chinatown''. The song was a chart hit, peaking at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart ...
" (Lynott) #"Don't Play Around" (Lynott, Gorham) #"Song for Jimi" (Lynott) #"Renegade" (Lynott, White) #"
Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, written by guitarist Scott Gorham and bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott, and released as a single in 1982. It was the only single to be released from their 1981 album '' Rene ...
" (Gorham, Lynott) #"
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" (Bain, Lynott) ¶ #"Thunder and Lightning" (Lynott, Downey) #"
Cold Sweat "Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a No. 1 R&B hit, and rea ...
" (Lynott,
John Sykes John James Sykes (29 July 1959 – December 2024) was an English guitarist and singer, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. ...
) #" The Sun Goes Down" (Lynott,
Darren Wharton Darren Leigh Wharton (born 25 December 1961) is a British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He has fronted his own band, Dare, since 1985, but first came to attention as a member of Thin Lizzy. In 2023, Wharton launched a second band alongside ...
) #"Sisters of Mercy" (Lynott,
Mark Stanway Mark Stanway (born 27 July 1954) is an English musician. He was the keyboard player for the hard rock band Magnum from 1980 until the end of 2016. Career Stanway first appeared with Magnum on the 1980 recording of '' Chase the Dragon'' (re ...
) † #"Nineteen" (Lynott) ¶ #"A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer" (Lynott) ¶ * All tracks by Thin Lizzy except: ‡ by
Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy ...

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Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...

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Personnel

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Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...
bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
except disc 4: track 10,
vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
* Brian Downey
drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
,
percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...
except disc 3: track 17; disc 4: tracks 10 and 14–15 *
Eric Bell Eric Robin Bell (born 3 September 1947) is a Northern Irish rock and blues musician, best known as a founding member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy, of which he was a member from 1969 to 1973. After his time in Thin Li ...
guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
,
backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
on disc 1; disc 2: track 1; disc 4: track 7 (lead guitar removed) *
Scott Gorham William Scott Gorham (born March 17, 1951) is an American guitarist and songwriter who is one of the "twin lead guitarists" for the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. Although not a founding member of Thin Lizzy, he served a continuous membership after ...
– guitar, backing vocals on disc 2: tracks 4, 6–19; disc 3: tracks 1–13, 15–16, 18–20; disc 4: tracks 1–6, 8–9, 11–13, 16 * Brian Robertson – guitar, backing vocals on disc 2: tracks 4, 6–19; disc 3: tracks 1–5, 9–13 *
Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy ...
– guitar, backing vocals on disc 2: tracks 2–3, 5; disc 3: tracks 14–20; disc 4: track 16 *
Snowy White Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (as a backing guitarist from 1977 to 1980), and later for Roger Waters' ...
– guitar, backing vocals on disc 4: tracks 1–6, 8–9 *
John Sykes John James Sykes (29 July 1959 – December 2024) was an English guitarist and singer, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. ...
– guitar, backing vocals on disc 4: tracks 11–13 * Eric Wrixonkeyboards on disc 1: track 1 *
Darren Wharton Darren Leigh Wharton (born 25 December 1961) is a British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He has fronted his own band, Dare, since 1985, but first came to attention as a member of Thin Lizzy. In 2023, Wharton launched a second band alongside ...
– keyboards, backing vocals on disc 4: tracks 3–6, 8–13 *
Frankie Miller Francis John Miller (born 2 November 1949) is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor. Miller wrote for and performed with many recording artists and is best known for his 1977 album ''Full House'', the singles "Be Good To Yourself", " D ...
– joint lead vocals on disc 2: track 5 *
Roger Chapman Roger Maxwell Chapman (born 8 April 1942 in Leicester), also known as Chappo, is an English Rock music, rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Family (band), Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney ...
– backing vocals on disc 2: track 8 *
John Helliwell John Anthony Helliwell (born 15 February 1945) is an English musician, best known as the saxophonist, secondary keyboardist, and backing vocalist for the rock band Supertramp. He also served as an MC during the band's concerts, talking and ma ...
saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to p ...
on disc 3: track 8 *
Huey Lewis Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American actor and former singer-songwriter. Lewis sang lead and played harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, until being forced into retirement due ...
harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...
on disc 3: track 17 *
Mark Nauseef Mark Nauseef (born June 11, 1953) is an American drummer and percussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging from rock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of the Ian Gillan Band and, temporarily with Thin Lizzy when Brian D ...
– drums on disc 3: track 17 *
Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is the one of the two members who stayed during the band's existence ...
– guitar on disc 4: track 2 *
Rusty Egan Rusty Egan (born 19 September 1957 in London) is a British-Irish musician and DJ. Along with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock (bass and vocals), Steve New (guitar and vocals), and Midge Ure (guitar, vocals, and keyboards), Egan was the ...
– drums on disc 4: track 10 *
Jimmy Bain James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albu ...
– bass guitar and backing vocals on disc 4: track 10 *
Laurence Archer Laurence Archer (born 9 November 1961) is a British guitarist and songwriter notable for his work with British rock bands UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He wrote many of Grand Slam's songs together with Phil Lynott and Mark Stanway, some of ...
– guitar on disc 4: track 14 *Doish Nagle – guitar on disc 4: track 14 *
Mark Stanway Mark Stanway (born 27 July 1954) is an English musician. He was the keyboard player for the hard rock band Magnum from 1980 until the end of 2016. Career Stanway first appeared with Magnum on the 1980 recording of '' Chase the Dragon'' (re ...
– keyboards on disc 4: track 14 * Robbie Brennan – drums on disc 4: track 14 *
Paul Hardcastle Paul Louis Hardcastle (born 10 December 1957) is an English composer, musician, record producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song " 19", which went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1 ...
– keyboards on disc 4: track 15 *Robin George – guitar on disc 4: track 15


Charts


References

{{Authority control 2001 compilation albums Thin Lizzy compilation albums Vertigo Records compilation albums