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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rory Gallagher’s “Deuce” sophomore solo album from 1971, a deluxe CD boxset has been released by UMC.
The extensive celebratory release digs deep into the Rory Gallagher Archives and include a new mix of the original album, twenty-eight previously unreleased alternate takes, a six-song 1972 BBC Radio ‘In Concert’, and seven Radio Bremen radio session tracks.
Released in November 1971, just six months after his eponymous solo debut, Rory Gallagher’s second album, Deuce, was the summation of all that he’d promised in the wake of Taste’s collapse. Rory wanted to capture the feeling of a live performance, so he would look to record immediately after live concerts while keeping production to a minimum.
He chose Tangerine Studios, a small reggae studio, in Dalston in East London, due it’s history with legendary producer Joe Meek. With Gerry McAvoy on bass guitar and Wilgar Campbell on drums, the album was engineered by Robin Sylvester and produced by Rory. Deuce features many Rory highlights, from the blistering Crest Of A Wave to the Celtic-infused I’m Not Awake Yet.
CD1
01 Used To Be (50th Anniv. Edit.) 5:08
02 I'm Not Awake Yet (50th Anniv. Edit.) 5:39
03 Don't Know Where I'm Going (50th Anniv. Edit.) 2:49
04 Maybe I Will (50th Anniv. Edit.) 4:16
05 Whole Lot Of People (50th Anniv. Edit.) 4:58
06 In Your Town (50th Anniv. Edit.) 5:47
07 Should've Learnt My Lesson (50th Anniv. Edit.) 3:38
08 There's A Light (50th Anniv. Edit.) 6:01
09 Out Of My Mind (50th Anniv. Edit.) 3:07
10 Crest Of A Wave (50th Anniv. Edit.) 5:58
CD2
01 Used To Be ( Take 1) 5:12
02 Used To Be (Take 2) 4:57
03 I’m Not Awake Yet (Take 1) 5:47
04 Don’t Know Where I’m Going (Take 1) 1:53
05 Maybe I Will (Take 1) 5:32
06 Maybe I Will (Take 2) 4:32
07 Maybe I Will (Take 3) 4:30
08 Maybe I Will (Take 4) 4:32
09 Maybe I Will (Take 5) 4:26
10 Whole Lot Of People (Electric Take 1) 1:46
11 Whole Lot Of People (Acoustic Take 1) 3:59
12 Whole Lot Of People (Take 2) 3:41
13 Whole Lot Of People (Take 1) 2:44
14 In Your Town (Alt. Take 1) 9:01
15 In Your Town (Alt. Take 2) 8:02
16 In Your Town (Alt. Take 3) 5:34
CD3
01 In Your Town (Alternate Take 4) 7:00
02 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Acoustic Take) 3:06
03 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Take 1) 7:38
04 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Take 2) 6:17
05 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Take 3) 3:54
06 There’s A Light (Take 1) 7:15
07 There’s A Light (Take 2) 7:07
08 There’s A Light (Take 3) 7:46
09 Out Of My Mind (Take 1) 2:22
10 Out Of My Mind (Take 2) 2:06
11 Out Of My Mind (Take 3) 3:39
12 Crest Of A Wave (Take 1) 5:36
13 Crest Of A Wave (Take 2) 5:17
14 Don’t Know Where I’m Going (Demo) 4:43
15 Maybe I Will (Demo) 3:30
16 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Demo) 2:08
CD4
01 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Radio 1971) 5:54
02 Crest Of A Wave (Radio 1971) 5:26
03 I Could’ve Had Religion (Radio 1971) 7:12
04 For The Last Time (Radio 1971) 5:53
05 Messin’ With The Kid (Radio 1971) 5:13
06 Don’t Know Where I’m Going (Radio 1971) 2:06
07 Pistol Slapper Blues (Radio 1971) 2:24
08 Used To Be (BBC In Concert - (Live @ the Paris Theatre 1972) 5:56
09 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson - (Live @ the Paris Theatre 1972) 6:31
10 Out Of My Mind - (Live @ the Paris Theatre 1972) 3:11
11 I Could’ve Had Religion - (Live @ the Paris Theatre 1972) 9:00
12 Crest Of A Wave - (Live @ the Paris Theatre 1972) 6:54
13 Messin’ With The Kid - (Live @ the Paris Theatre 1972) 5:18
