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Shades of a Blue Orphanage by Thin Lizzy (Celtic Rock, 1972)

TRACK LISTING ;

Side one;
01. The Rise And Dear Demise of The Funky Nomadic Tribes – (7:06)
02. Buffalo Gal – (5:30)
03. I Don’t Want to Forget How to Jive – (1:46)
04. Sarah – (2:59)
05. Brought Down – (4:19)

Side two;
06. Baby Face – (3:27)
07. Chatting Today – (4:19)
08. Call the Police – (3:37)
09. Shades of a Blue Orphanage – (7:06)


On 11 October 2010 a new remastered and expanded version of “Shades of a Blue Orphanage” was released.
This version features the following bonus tracks:

10. Whiskey in the Jar (Full-length version) (Trad. arr. Lynott, Bell, Downey)
11. Black Boys on the Corner
12. Buffalo Gal (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
13. Sarah (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
14. Brought Down (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
15. Suicide (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)
16. Black Boys on the Corner (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)
17. Saga of the Ageing Orphan (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)
18. Whiskey in the Jar (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)


Philip Lynott — vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Eric Bell — lead guitar, twelve-string guitar
Brian Downey — drums, percussion

Additional personnel…
Clodagh Simonds – harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron