Artist: THIN LIZZY
Album: FIGHTING DELUXE EXPANDED EDIT. (2CD DIGI)

Year: 1975/ 2012
EAN/UPS: 0602527922270
Media type: CD

The 2012 double-disc deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy's Fighting includes a remaster of the original album on the first disc and a collection of 15 rarities on its second disc. There are a few non-LP songs (the B-side "Half Caste," "Song for Jesse," "Blues Boy," "Bryan's Funky Fazer [Silver Dollar]"), a three-song John Peel Session, a U.S. mix of "Rosalie," alternate and vocal versions of "Try a Little Harder" and "Fighting My Way Back," instrumentals of "Leaving Town" and "Wild One," and extended takes of "Leaving Town" and "Spirit Slips Away." Some of this qualifies as little more than curiosities for the hardcore -- and the Peel Sessions were released as part of 2011's Live at the BBC box -- but much of it is worthwhile high-octane rock & roll, the kind that makes this a valuable expansion.

TRACKLIST CD1 - THE ALBUM:

1. Rosalie
2. For Those Who Love to Live
3. Suicide
4. Wild One
5. Fighting My Way Back
6. King's Vengeance
7. Spirit Slips Away
8. Silver Dollar
9. Freedom Song
10. Ballad of a Hard Man

TRACKLIST CD2 - RARITIES:

1. Half Caste
2. Rosalie (US Album Mix/Remix)
3. Half Caste (BBC Session/Version)
4. Rosalie (BBC Session)
5. Suicide (BBC Session/Version)
6. Ballad of a Hard Man (False Starts and No Vocal/Version)
7. Try a Little Harder (Alternate Vocal/Alternate Take)
8. Fighting My Way Back (Rough Mix with Alternate Vocal/Version)
9. Song for Jesse (No Vocal/Instrumental)
10. Leaving Town (Acoustic, Bass & Drums
11. Blues Boy
12. Leaving Town (Extended Take/Version)
13. Spirit Slips Away (Extended Version
14. Wild One (No Vocal/Instrumental)
15. Bryan's Funky Fazer (Silver Dollar)