Thin Lizzy - Peel Session 1976

[@frankgoodall329]

One of the greatest live bands at the time if not of all time.Quality all the way.

[@SuperRowdyone]

Tight and raw, firing on all cylinders...Philip and Thin Lizzy one of rocks best!!!

[@patricknaughton5595]

Wonderful incredible energy, Downey is magnificent

[@roryeames9608]

WOW Takes me back watching this band live not many bands could get near them

[@dynjarren7523]

A Peel session was always an honor for any band to do and it usually brought out the best in any band. Plus Peel was meticulous. I actually wish someone had continued after Peels death and continued the tradition. Phil Lynott and company sound great here! Thanks for uploading this! RIP Phil Lynott

[@paulquinn9353]

Much as I love Lizzy, they weren't my favourite 'album' band, but were, by a country mile, the best live act I've ever seen. I was fortunate enough to see them with Robbo in '77 and Gary Moore in '79. Live performances were where Lizzy thrived. What a band.

[@seanlynch8720]

They were on fire. Some of their best right here.

[@Renegade8652]

Yeah, they were peak Lizzy right here in their prime with the classic lineup. Amazing to have a recording like this. Would love to hear Bad Reputation, Opium Trail, and Dancing in the Moonlight with the same recording style and setup.

[@JolPil]

Sound quality is organic, healthy, holy.

[@notab7626]

No preservatives or hormones. The finest quality of Thin Lizzy 👍

[@Renegade8652]

@@notab7626 Grass fed with that luscious Irish grass out in the countryside, pure.

[@FleshLessOne]

'it's spacey out here' the lads delivery the goods here for John Peel. circa 1976. I was 10yrs young and already a big fan of the lads from Dublin, Crumblin, Eire, Ireland. Rest within Eternal peace, Philip, Gary and Philomena.

[@mikewaring2637]

These sessions are amazing. Lizzy kicked some putting these together. Love 'em.

[@KeenanNeighbors]

Best Lizzy listening are the BBC sessions as told to me by Brian Downey and he was / is right , recorded there band with no frills- This was said to me today by ''Studs'' a roadie for the band

[@mikewaring2637]

@@KeenanNeighbors One of my faves is 'Don't believe a word' and on these sessions, Phil's bass playing is brilliant. Bugger it ! Time to play them all over again (maybe just a BIT louder this time !!!). Hehehe

[@luvhungryman]

ROBBBBBBBOOOO! SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT, PHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL, BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!

[@highlanderrobert]

Amazing sound !

[@jimmurphy834]

Thanks for sharing. Back in the day when I was a youngster, the measure of a band was how did they sound in concert vs album. From what I have read, no one came close to Phil and the Boys. Brian Downey dosen't get enough credit for blending the beat seamlessly into every TL song. The vocals & bass is superb and the twin guitars....enough said.

[@stuartcunninghame5005]

Oh dear god , Shivers up and down!

[@ClarkeDurrant-ti3uk]

Great sound love the twin guitars

[@dantucker7851]

My good god ........all I can say pure class .love .truth.

[@rkc415]

Robbo super wah wah

[@talpajam]

and if the date is correct, tracked on his 20th birthday. he & Mel Galley are the reason i play a black Custom.

[@Lanark83]

woo.. never heard this session before. Fantastic...

[@martinfitzgerald1605]

Wonderful Vibracobra, absolutely brilliant. God bless Mr. Peel too

[@richbland6983]

Wow what a band, and The Warrior leaves you almost reeling withe the guitar riffs spinning & darting here and there -it's an aural delight. We have to count ourselves lucky as we now hear these sessions in high quality. At the time most heard them through tiny tranny or mono car radios, and would have missed the depth& sutble shift of emphasis between the band members. Peelie presided over s unique in our island's cultural history which is recorded here for us to review in wonder. I have only sctatched the surface so far. Enjoy it...

[@danw1374]

Think this was recorded at Maida Vale studios, they had fantastic sound engineers down there in the 70s.

[@jboytoliver8417]

The tube amps sound more badass here than on the record Scott sez the producers never could nail the sound they wanted Seems like Peel did Hell yes

[@simongarrettmusic]

This is it. Absolutely the best. What a Session!

[@Stewkeithmtb]

Superb. Lovely stripped down, spare production.

[@jboytoliver8417]

Dear God This sound from Peele sessions is better than any record Lizzy ever done did DAYUM

[@RabidSnot]

Super tight and outta sight.... here in this session for John Peel. Man, TL were top in the game back in the good ol' Bicentennial Year.of Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Six. R,I,P Philip Philomena Gary Moore. Love Live Lizzy. it's spacey out here... said best Philo.

[@atate2428]

Absolute best sound!

[@Downtempovibrations]

Monster rock n roll, John peel is legend too

[@padraigsisk4057]

This and the live gig from Sydney Harbour Bridge must be the greatest recordings ever. Long live great music.

[@tonyalbanesi5456]

Phil forever!!!

[@dynjarren7523]

I never met or knew him but it’s obvious from this recording and others that Phil Lynott was a Badass!

[@BURGERS13ful]

Gwan Phil...one of the best irish men to walk this planet. .

[@BURGERS13ful]

zorg lord you could be right

[@mindsharping]

Thank you very much for this. It is an absolutely priceless listening experience.

[@jeffreymolnar3426]

thank U, John Peel great exposure back then 💋

[@gustavoautran]

The most explosive collection of T.L. songs ever imagined. Only J.P. is capable of extract that.

[@tweakiepop]

Holy...... Jailbreak sounds amazing!

[@Muddyspace]

Was just thinking the same! Flows better than any other version I have heard, even the album version!

[@coyote4936]

this rocks straight from the beginning. super rad

[@deargdoom.69]

Had this on a bootleg CD. Fantastic

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

Love them

[@Wulfmale]

What an excellent & outstanding recording!!!

[@toejam1]

Cowboy Song

[@edwardsalinas9004]

SAW THEM IN '78'... SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM.... H- TOWN... EXCELLENT BAND. WHEN PEOPLE HARD COMMON COURTESY AND SENCE..... EDDY SALINAS... F. T. W. EVERYTHING & EVERYBODY'S FAKE... THESE DAYS.

[@ggman3000]

fiiing beautiful - such clarity!

[@lynottfan4four826]

Thank you. I loved every second of that !

[@aartman01]

Awesome session from one of the best bands ever. Thanks for posting!

[@stuartcunninghame5005]

Absolutely f ing amazing Lizzy reasonably raw and hard

[@djl9925]

These sessions were also played on the Alan Freeman rock show which I used to tape. I bought Jailbreak as a result but was slightly disappointed that the album tracks were not as stellar as on this session. Great work and many thanks to Vibracobra23 for putting it on here, along with all the other stuff. Brilliant.

[@pietropp4007]

Les meilleures versions de ces chansons sont pour moi celles du concert live à Sydney disponible sur YT. Vitesse et énergie en plus.

[@Muddyspace]

I SO remember this session!! Had recently got in to them via the singles from the Jailbreak album. Recorded this on cassette (as you did back then), then lost it somewhere within the next 40 years. Amazing to hear it again, thank you!

[@MrAdriancooke]

These are better than the studio versions IMO

[@patrickbooten7028]

Do you want to know howa good live band sounds . Listen at the john peel sessions . Legendary as thin lizzy .

[@luvhungryman]

They knew they had the sound down, !!!

[@edwardsikorski9234]

A great set

[@klangimpulseu]

Very cool!

[@Lazyeyewitness]

I always thought Thin Lizzy was cool, but I wasn't a fan until I lived in Dublin. They were always played on the juke box at the early house;) Whisky in the jar!

[@georgesclouny5065]

Super!

[@jboytoliver8417]

The wah wah by Robo Second to none Only player that can touch this is Trower

[@tweakiepop]

‘See the boys n’ me mean bisnissss’

[@jasmoran66]

Ah yes. Great stuff. Thanks a ton.

[@patrickquibodeaux4438]

Vibracobra23 Ennui You are rapidly becoming my hero. I have become addicted to these ever since I discovered Prong did a Peel Session. That seemed unlikely, and here I am.

[@jamesrocktite2007]

wow thats cool, prong aint heard that in a while, looks like peel this guy covered a l;ot of heavy hitters who'd of known

[@davidbarker236]

Really !!🎶

[@chrisr5499]

Thats a great picture pf Phil

[@CarlosJimenez-ys1wk]

Fantastico

[@chrislovecchio7958]

Emerald is better here than the album version

[@jamescarola2754]

Cowboy Song great song. Jack Steeples says so.

[@macin1964]

could have used this session released it as live and dangerous. its that good

[@aa-ph7ev]

This is superb music . And just as i remember when I saw them in around 1981. Where is it today ? So boring ,so corporate nowadays (old age ?)

[@cjmc123]

The guitar solos in Massacre! Wa wa city.

[@dynjarren7523]

I never met or knew him but it’s obvious from this and other recordings that Phil Lynott was a Badass!

[@jboytoliver8417]

Kin A !!!

[@joaocarvalho3310]

Grande Phil Lynott o eterno!!!

[@stuartcunninghame5005]

Saw them at least 10 times. Shook Phil's hand in Ayr when touring as Grand Slam He died the same day, both too young, as my mum.

[@jboytoliver8417]

What an honor man A true legendary man and musician Rarified air He bought me drink and mused with me about his new solo in soho record 1981 when they played in Denver China town tour I believe A toast to you Phil Scott had a broken leg in a cast I signed it lol

[@stuartcunninghame5005]

Who thumbs down this FFS

[@markhunter8554]

Musical Philistines.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

BBC engineers the world's best. Before Auntie got a Bad Reputation.

[@warpigcat]

These versions sound better than the vinyl versions we all know.

[@straycatsean]

God damn

[@michaelmaldonado7369]

Possibly at their peak? Damn,this was quite a band, eh?

[@markhunter8554]

Definitely their peak; classic Lynott/Gorham/Robertson/Downey line up.

[@multymedia5320]

www.discogs.com/Thin-Lizzy-The-Peel-Sessions/release/3753762

[@gregordiezemann-io6zd]

❤😢❤😢Cowboy song😂.

[@Itsyrm8]

Faaken hell emerald hammering in !

[@trentsevern2866]

Can these sessions be found on a dvd or cd and be purchased? These recordings are unbelievable.!

[@Vibracobra23Ennui]

15 of the tracks were officially released on www.discogs.com/Thin-Lizzy-The-Peel-Sessions/release/3753762 and a further 14 on a bootleg ( www.discogs.com/Thin-Lizzy-More-Peel-Sessions/release/10250456 or www.discogs.com/Thin-Lizzy-Tracks-From-The-Vaults-More-John-Peel-Sessions-/release/4788096 ) but I don't know how good the sound quality of the bootleg is. The sound quality of the official release is very good, but not quite as clear as this, which was recorded from broadcast. There are also a further 14 tracks which as far as I know are unavailable as yet. Some earlier BBC recordings of Peel Sessions were wiped so that the tapes could be re-used (shudder!!!), as happened with Roxy Music (4th session - 1972) and The Damned (3rd session - 1978, which is available on my main channel), so the BBC may not have everything. I don't know. I will record anything else which is re-broadcast or may possibly track down recordings of the original broadcasts. Will upload whatever I can get my hands on.

[@MartynRavensdale]

Thin Lizzy not being Horslips. Still damned good though.

[@ЕлоховКонстантин]

Rio

[@jimthescotsman]

Vibracobra23 , Is it possible for you to get the entire Peel session it actually starts with Whiskey in the jar, Rosalie etc. Your 3 peel lizzy videos only cover 75% of the thin lizzy peel session. Your audio is outstanding and dont think Im not grateful for the upload. Its sick man. Just asking for the others ? Ty

[@Vibracobra23Ennui]

Hi! This IS an entire Peel Session, comprising all of the tracks that they recorded on that day and broadcast by Peel as a single session. There are 11 different Thin Lizzy Peel Sessions in total recorded between 1971 and 1977 (43 tracks altogether I think). I believe that you're thinking of the first of the official releases, which is 15 various tracks, presumably chosen by them or their record company and taken from several sessions recorded between 1972 and 1977. The second official release is a further 14 tracks. Those are not Peel Sessions as such, they are official compilation albums made up of tracks from various Peel Sessions. I don't upload official releases or compilations. I upload individual sessions that were each recorded in a single day, many of which include tracks which have never been officially released. I have several of Thin Lizzy's other session tracks, but there are over 4000 Peel Sessions altogether and there is a limit to how fast I can upload those that I do have, especially as I also have to work two jobs in order to be able to eat and I make no money from doing these videos. I also know that the official release that you're thinking of is available elsewhere on KZbin and is, at least for me, among the recommended videos shown on the right hand side of this page. I try not to upload recordings taken from official releases as I believe the sound is more authentic when I use recordings from original BBC broadcasts.

[@jimthescotsman]

@@Vibracobra23Ennui Well cobra, May I begin with a sincere thank you for the fast reply and in depth details to some things I knew but a lot I did not. Man you seem like the kinda guy I'd have no problem drinking cold ones with on a sunny patio deck talking rock facts all day long. haha Ok so the thin lizzy peels stretch back 71-77 and near 40 odd tracks , k got it that's great. And yes that video on the right hand side is the one I play alot but as good as his video is for original sound yours seems a bit tighter than even his. I wont say I just became a thin lizzy fan this last 2 months have always knew an extended amount of their tracks this summer my world changed I started hearing them the way the super fans do, zoning in on johnny the fox albums and lightning , hearing killer on the loose for the first time I mean the sun goes down , little girl in bloom studio version it has been a river of eargasmic bliss so I aint too too fussed to hear you aint got those last 4 tracks / or forgive me likely you do but cant upload 24/7 I am happy as piggies in chit with all the tracks I have , I cannot seem to turn this band off they get played daily afternoonly and nightly lol . Peace my bro , thanks 4 the reply and most important the lowdown on how the peels unfolded for thin lizzy. Blessing from Canada ok .... Jim

[@Vibracobra23Ennui]

Hi Jim, you're welcome. It sounds a bit different to the other video and the official release because it's recorded straight from an on-air BBC broadcast. To me it sounds better and at least then I know that it's as authentic as I could hope for. I do have those last few tracks from that first compilation, but they're not from a single session anyway, rather from several and with some tracks missing, and as you say, the sound isn't as good. So, I'd rather wait until I have the complete individual sessions recorded directly from the BBC if possible, and preferably with John Peel's comments, as with the 1974 session. I tend to get them eventually if I keep my eyes peeled.

[@jimthescotsman]

@@Vibracobra23Ennui I did find this a few seconds ago down the youtube rabbit hole. It is Live radio 1 session 74 and quality is sweet hope you enjoy ... link below kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOzgp6jfbR8oKs

[@guitinator]

KZbin doesn't even the respect, nor class to wait until in between songs to run some STUPID AD!!! 😡 This means I boycott what ever product just interrupted good music. DISGUSTING!!!!

[@mrmegabreath6442]

Iron Maiden made a living out of ripping Emerald off.

[@326vince]

That was screaming. Roberson and Gorham. Lizzy 4 ever. No. I’m not gonna say there the only line up. I fell over when Black Rose came out. And Moore’s early song well just cool. As was Chinatown. Look at music now. It ain’t pretty!!!

[@mightyturkeyneck3498]

Jailbreak is a rockin, rollin number, but the one lyric always bugged me: tonite there's gonna be a jailbreak SOMEWHERE in this town... yeah, you doofuses, odds are it'll be at the JAILHOUSE. Ain't gonna be any jailbreaks goin down at St. Francis Cathedral! 🦃😂🦃😂🦃😂🦃😂🦃😂🦃

[@glennbateman4483]

Might be more than one jail

[@colincampbell4261]

Tunnels.