Historical non-fiction: Thin Lizzy’s lost recordings

From Parade and Classic Rock: More than half a century ago, the legendary music broadcaster John Peel invited Thin Lizzy to the BBC Maida Vale studios in London to record four songs for his Top Gear radio show. Those recordings were thought to be lost—until today.

Classic Rock reported that a YouTube user called Rob F found four tracks on an off-air reel-to-reel. He uploaded them to YouTube. Clifton Grange Hotel and Ray-Gun – appeared on Thin Lizzy’s debut album, released in 1971. Dublin (released as a single the same year) and The Rise And Dear Demise Of The Funky Nomadic Tribes would both appear on the band’s second album Shades Of A Blue Orphanage in 1972.

Check out all four tracks here.