Rory Gallagher - Blues

180-gram gatefold double LP

Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios

Manufactured at GZ Media, Czech Republic

In what would have been the 50th year of Rory Gallagher's recording career comes Chess/UMe's May 31 release of a new career-spanning collection, Blues. Drawn from the vaults of the Gallagher estate's tape archive, the collection presents rare and unreleased recordings of Rory playing his favorite blues material.

Ranging from previously unreleased tracks to special guest sessions with legendary blues artists (Muddy Waters, Albert King) and lost radio sessions, Blues uncovers Rory's love of the blues throughout his solo career, from 1971 right through to 1994.

Rory Gallagher was a self-taught virtuoso who forged a musical revolution in his native land, shunned the trappings of fame and stardom yet became a universally acclaimed international folk hero. In the years that have passed since his death, aged 47 on June 14, 1995, his true stature has become ever clearer. This soft-spoken Irishman, characterized by his flowing locks and trademark working man stage clothes, was far from ordinary.