The former Thin Lizzy guitarist, who grew up in the Newtownards Road area in the east of the city, was found dead in a hotel room on the Costa del Sol in 2011, aged 58.
The collection pulls together previously unheard and unreleased deep cuts and alternate versions, including unheard originals like the ballad In My Dreams and the “melancholic” Looking at Your Picture.
There’s also versions of Freddie King's I'm Tore Down, Memphis Slim's Steppin' Out and Elmore James' Done Somebody Wrong, as well as a seven-minute, previously unreleased take on the title track, originally by B.B. King.
A campaign to raise money for a statue will be launched on April 12 with a memorial show at The Empire Music Hall
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“Gary gave us his friendship, his music, and the memories – and what better way to honour him than with a memorial statue in his hometown of Belfast, so that he and his music can be remembered by future generations,” reads a post on The Belfast Empire’s website.
