GARY MOORE: Back on the Streets LP SLAM 10 with Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy, Simon Phillips, Don Airey. Check videos

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Gary Moore   Back On The Streets
Label: Grand Slam Records   SLAM 10
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album. Both Vinyl & sleeve in near mint condition still has the shrink wrapping!!
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Back On The Streets 4:18
A2 Song For Donna 5:22
A3 What Would You Rather Bee Or A Wasp 4:48
A4 Fanatical Fascists 2:44
A5 Spanish Guitar 3:48
B1 Don’t Believe A Word 3:34
B2 Flight Of The Snow Moose 6:59
B3 Hurricane 4:50
B4 Parisienne Walkways 3:08

Licensed From Jet Records

Acoustic Guitar Phil Lynott (tracks: A4)
Bass John Mole (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3), Phil Lynott (tracks: B1, B4)
Double Bass Phil Lynott (tracks: B4)
Drums Brian Downey (tracks: A4, B1, B4), Simon Phillips (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)
Engineer, Producer Chris Tsangarides
Guitar Gary Moore
Keyboards Don Airey (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)
Producer Gary Moore
Vocals Phil Lynott (tracks: A4, B1, B4)
Written-By Gary Moore (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B2, B4), Phil Lynott (tracks: A3, B1, B4)
Notes:
Light blue labelled Grand Slam repackaging of Back On The Streets Jet Records NJZ-36187 (1978)
This version contains a modified track order and 1 additional track: A5 – Spanish Guitar.

Matrix / Runout (Scribed in runout side B): SLAM-10-A FIW MJS HuB
Matrix / Runout (Scribed in runout side B): SLAM-10-B HuB FIW MJS
Barcode (back cover): 02827001011

Back on the Streets is an album by British blues-rock guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1978, and his first authentic solo record (1973s Grinding Stone album being credited to “The Gary Moore Band”). Thin Lizzy bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey appear on four songs, including UK top 10 single “Parisienne Walkways”. On the albums sleeve, Moore is depicted leaving notorious prison Wormwood Scrubs in the Inner London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gary Moore plays fusion – meltdown baby!
Without a doubt some of Gary’s best work is contained on this LP. “Don’t Believe a Word” and “What Would You Rather Bee or Wasp” highlight Gary’s trademark sound – a melding of blues, jazz and rock in a way that sounds both seamless and timeless. Mr. Moore has sent many a guitarist (myself included) back to the woodshed. But don’t think of this as music for musicians… strong melodies (think “Parisian Walkways” here) have always been a hallmark of Gary’s style and this LP is the rule, not the exception. I heartily recommend this selection… you won’t be disappointed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Speed King
If blindingly fast guitar 70s style is to your liking, this is the LP for you.”Back on the Streets” begins with a good solid rocker title track and takes off from there on a journey through several musical styles that Gary manages to master one and all.”Don’t Believe A Word” is a great bluesy tune more in common with the material he is now best known for. Three songs in the middle find Gary tackling jazz fusion stuff very reminiscent of the Jeff Beck / Jan Hammer collaborations of the same time period. You might even think of Al DiMeola circa “Elegant Gypsy”.”Song For Donna” has some sweet mellow tones and worth the price of admission alone is the original studio version of “Parisienne Walkways” with lead vocals by Phil Lynott with Gary doing backup vox. Absolutely fantastic! This LP is a must have for anyone interested in the evolution of one of the best guitarists of this or any other era.I would have given the disc 5 stars except for the inclusion of the song “Fanatical Fascists”, which is probably the worst song Gary Moore has associated himself with. Otherwise a superb recording.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A BIG SURPRISE !! A TRUE GUITAR CLASSIC
FROM THE DAYS OF BEING A THIN LIZZY TOURING GUITAR PLAYER TO BACK ON THE STREETS A TRUE ROCK CLASSIC IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS “BLOW BY BLOW” AND “BECK-OLA” GARY MOOR’s GUITAR SCREAMS 4 MERCY UNLIKE NO OTHER. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL ALBUM I BOUGHT IN MY EARLY YEARS OF “HIGH SCHOOL”. AN ALBUM I’M SURE YOU WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF.