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Rory Gallagher: The Best of Rory Gallagher At The BBC

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by Doug Collette
March 15, 2026

The Best of Rory Gallagher at the BBC is actually a distillation of a 20-disc box, compact disc 15 of which is the second half of this compilation. And, like its larger counterpart, it serves as not only a retrospective on Gallagher's career as a whole (not just at the Beeb), but also reaffirmation of the guitarist's often breathless stage presence. Nephew Daniel Gallagher has now assumed the role of producer from his uncle Donal and his supervision ...

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Rory Gallagher: Deuce: 50th Anniversary Edition

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by Doug Collette
November 19, 2022

Since Rory Gallagher's untimely passing in 1995, there have been more than a few posthumous audio and video packages devoted to the prolific output of the late bluesman. And while most of them, supervised by family members as is this one, have been both historically exacting and passionate in devotion to their subject, none are more so than this Deuce: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the man's second solo album. With its nine and a half inch square ...

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Rory Gallagher: Rory Gallagher: 50th Anniversary Edition Box Set

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by Doug Collette
September 15, 2021

The 50th Anniversary Edition box set of Rory Gallagher's eponymous solo debut is an elaborate expansion upon the virtues at the heart of that 1971 record. In fact, as with brother Donal's prose recount of the album's history, each component of content enclosed in the glossy slipcase--its simple but striking graphic design itself replicating that of the record's original cover--illuminates the process of preparing, recording and promoting the record. As such, this classy, handsome package contains everything a fan would ...