Rock Legends (6CD+DVD)

Limited seven disc (six CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) set. In celebration of 50 years of Thin Lizzy, Universal announce the Rock Legends box set, the first installment of an archive release program for the Irish rock staples. The box set contains a mammoth 99 tracks in total. Seventy-four of these are previously unreleased and 83 of them have never been available. The material embraces Lizzy's entire career and has been newly mastered by Andy Pearce. The wide array of unreleased material include demos, radio sessions, live recordings and rare single edits. The tracklisting for Rock Legends has been compiled by Thin Lizzy's celebrated guitarist Scott Gorham along with band expert Nick Sharp. It embraces a collection of newly-discovered tapes, most of which have never been heard. The DVD contains the hour-long BBC documentary Bad Reputation. Also featured is Lizzy's performance on the Rod Stewart A Night on the Town television special of 1976. Other treats in the set include replicas of the band's tour programs, bound into a hardback book; the much sought-after Phil Lynott poetry books; four prints by Lizzy cover artist Jim Fitzpatrick; and a book featuring quotes by all the members of the band about their experiences playing with Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy. The book also highlights numerous stars from the world of music and beyond talking about their love of Thin Lizzy. They include Slash, Lemmy, Joe Elliot, Geddy Lee, James Hetfield, Ian Gillan, Henry Rollins, Billy Corgan, Bobby Gillespie, Craig Finn and tennis stars John McEnroe and Pat Cash.