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In November 1977, after completing a 6 month world tour, Rory Gallagher and his band flew straight from their last show in Japan to San Francisco to begin working on a new album, with famed American producer Elliot Mazer (Neil Young Harvest, Janis Joplin Cheap Thrills, The Band The Last Waltz). Mazer recalls that the sessions grew tense, as Gallagher wasnt happy with the mixing process, describing them as too complicated, and by the end of January 1978 he shelved the whole record and broke up his band of the past 5 years. This lost album from 1977 was remixed and mastered in 2010 by Rorys nephew.

Johnny Marr The man who changed my musical life was Rory Gallagher, I picked up a guitar because of him.

Slash Rory didnt sound like anybody elseHe had a very individual, independent kind of tone and approach and everything. Hes always been a big hero to me.

Brian May So these couple of kids come up, whos me and my mate, and say How do you get your sound Mr. Gallagher? and he sits and tells us. So I owe Rory Gallagher my sound.

Ritchie Blackmore Rory was probably the most natural player Ive ever seen. In all the gigs we did together I dont think I ever heard him play the same thing twice He was the ultimate performer.

Ed Sheeran A Million Miles Away was the first song I learned on guitar. The story goes that when Jimi Hendrix was asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist in the world, he answered, I dont know. Go ask Rory Gallagher.