RORY GALLAGHER / CANADIAN TOUR '74 (2CDR)

Disc One
1. Messin' With The Kid
2. Tattoo'd Lady
3. Garbage Man
4. Cradle Rock
5. Just a Little Bit
6. Laundromat
7. A Million Miles Away
8. Hands Off

Disc Two
1. Too Much Alcohol
2. Pistol Slapper Blues
3. Banker's Blues
4. Goin' to My Hometown
5. Who's That Comin'
6. Bullfrog Blues
7. In Your Town

Live at the Lyric Theatre, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – November 8, 1974

Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitar, mandolin, and harmonica
Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
Lou Martin – keyboards
Rod de'Ath – drums

This release presents a complete, high-quality audience recording of a legendary performance from Rory Gallagher’s 1974 Canadian tour—a period widely considered his artistic peak. The concert, held on November 8, 1974, at the Lyric Theatre in Kitchener, Ontario, has long been the subject of confusion; recordings from this date were previously misattributed to the preceding night (November 7) or even to 1975. It is now confirmed to be the November 8 show—a historic event notable for featuring a then-unknown Rush as the opening act. The audio quality is extraordinary for an audience recording of that era; with its vivid stereo imaging—including distinct left-to-right panning of the guitar—the sound is so pristine that it rivals a professional soundboard recording. A newly unearthed, must-hear discovery for any collector!