Thin Lizzy have announced Acoustic Sessions, their first new release in over four decades. Set to release on January 24, 2025, the album reimagines some of the band's most beloved tracks, fusing original vocals from the late Phil Lnynott with newly recorded guitar parts from founding member Eric Bell.
"I remember recording 'Eire' from our debut album in 1971," Bell said. "I wrote the main guitar part first on acoustic and then we built it up from there. I played the 12-string acoustic throughout the track and introduced the electric on top. This was useful in the studio in Belfast recently where we recorded fresh guitar parts to allow us to create new Thin Lizzy acoustic versions of some of our favourite songs, by recreating those original acoustic parts and adding the vocals which Philip laid down on the day and those original drum parts which Brian came up with in the original recording sessions".
The album marks the first time since Bell’s exit in 1973 that he has recorded under the Thin Lizzy name.
For dedicated fans, a D2C edition includes an exclusive bonus track, “Slow Blues G.M,” a tribute to Gary Moore, alongside acoustic versions of these classic tracks:
• Mama Nature Said (Acoustic Version)
• A Song for While I’m Away (Acoustic Version)
• Eire (Acoustic Version)
• Slow Blues (Acoustic Version)
• Dublin (Acoustic Version)
• Whiskey In The Jar (Acoustic Version)
• Here I Go Again (Acoustic Version)
• Shades of A Blue Orphanage (Acoustic Version)
• Remembering Pt. 2 (Acoustic Version)
• Slow Blues G.M (Gary Moore) (Acoustic Version)
Gary Moore, 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.
“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.
