Thin Lizzy are set to release their first album in more than 40 years.

Thin Lizzy – Acoustic Sessions, which is scheduled for release on January 24, will feature reimagined versions of songs from the Irish rock band’s first three albums, with archival contributions from late frontman Phil Lynott and former drummer Brian Downey.

Thin Lizzy cofounder and guitarist Eric Bell reimagined the songs from the band’s 1971 self-titled debut album, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage (1972), and Vagabonds Of The Western World (1973) by adding acoustic guitar to their tracks.

“I remember recording Eire from our debut album Thin Lizzy in 1971,” says Bell. “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,” he adds.

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Thin Lizzy – Acoustic Sessions Tracklist:

1. Mama Nature Said
2. A Song For While I’m Away
3. Eire
4. Slow Blues – E.B (Eric Bell Version)
5. Dublin
6. Whiskey In The Jar
7. Here I Go Again
8. Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
9. Remembering Pt. 2

Source: RTT Music News