Vagabonds Of The Western World by Thin Lizzy (Celtic Rock, 1973)

TRACK LISTING ;

Side one…
01. Mama Nature Said – (4:52)
02. The Hero And The Madman – (6:08)
03. Slow Blues – (5:14)
04. The Rocker – (5:12)

Side two…
05. Vagabond Of The Western World – (4:44)
06. Little Girl In Bloom – (5:12)
07. Gonna Creep Up On You – (3:27)
08. A Song For While I’m Away – (5:10)

When the album was repackaged for CD in 1991, it included the respective A and B-sides of the two singles released at around the same time. “Whiskey in the Jar” was Lizzy’s first hit.

09. Whiskey in the Jar (Traditional arr. Bell, Downey, Lynott) – (5:44)
10. Black Boys on the Corner – (3:21)
11. Randolph’s Tango – (3:49)
12. Broken Dreams – (4:26)

Remastered and expanded release…
On 11 October 2010 Vagabonds of the Western World was reissued as a 2CD deluxe edition. This version was remastered with bonus tracks. The original album and bonus material is featured on disc 1, while disc 2 features bonus material.
The track listing is as follows:

Disc 1…
01. Mama Nature Said
02. The Hero And The Madman
03. Slow Blues
04. The Rocker
05. Vagabond Of The Western World
06. Little Girl In Bloom
07. Gonna Creep Up On You
08. A Song For While I’m Away
09. Randolph’s Tango
10. Broken Dreams
11. The Rocker (Single version)
12. Here I Go Again
13. Cruising in the Lizzymobile
14. Little Darling
15. Sitamoia”
16. Slow Blues” (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
17. Randolph’s Tango (Radio promo edit)
18. Whiskey in the Jar (Promotional edited version)

Disc 2…
01. The Rocker (BBC Radio One in Concert)
02. Things Ain’t Working Out Down at the Farm (BBC Radio One in Concert)
03. Slow Blues (BBC Radio One in Concert)
04. Gonna Creep Up on You (BBC Radio One in Concert)
05. Suicide (BBC Radio One in Concert)
06. Vagabond of the Western World (BBC Radio One John Peel Session)
07. Gonna Creep Up on You (BBC Radio One John Peel Session)
08. Little Girl in Bloom (BBC Radio One Rock On Session)
09. Sitamoia (Downey) (BBC Radio One Bob Harris Session)
10. Little Darling (BBC Radio One Bob Harris Session)
11. Slow Blues (BBC Radio One Bob Harris Session)
12. Showdown (Lynott) (BBC Radio One Bob Harris Session)
13. Black Boys on the Corner (BBC Radio One John Peel Session)

Singles…
“Whisky in the Jar” / “Black Boys on the Corner” – 3 November 1972
“Randolph’s Tango” / “Broken Dreams” – 4 May 1973
“The Rocker” / “Here I Go Again” – 9 November 1973
In Germany, the B-side was “A Ride in the Lizzy Mobile”
“Little Darling” / “Buffalo Gal” – 11 April 1974
In the USA, the B-side was “The Rocker”

Philip Lynott – bass guitar, vocals
Eric Bell – guitars
Brian Downey – drums, percussion

Additional personnel…
Kid Jensen – voice on “The Hero and the Madman”
Jan Schelhaas – organ on “Mama Nature Said” and “The Hero and the Madman”
Fiachra Trench – string arrangement on “A Song for While I’m Away”