The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans

The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans is a 1979 compilation album by the rock group Thin Lizzy.

Track listing

All tracks written by Phil Lynott unless stated.

1. "Things Ain’t Working Out Down at the Farm"
2. "Buffalo Gal"
3. "Sarah"
4. "Honesty is No Excuse"
5. "Look What the Wind Blew In"
6. "Mama Nature Said"
7. "The Hero and the Madman"
8. "Slow Blues" (Lynott, Brian Downey)
9. "Dublin"
10. "Brought Down"
11. "Vagabond of the Western World"

Personnel

• Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
• Eric Bell – guitars
• Brian Downey – drums, percussion
• Gary Moore – guitars, keyboards (redubs only)

with

• Midge Ure – guitar on tracks 1 & 9
• Kid Jensen – narrator on track 7
• Clodagh Simonds – piano on track 3

Recordings

According to the sleeve notes, "All the tracks were originally recorded between the years 1971–1974. Remixes and alterations were recorded at No. 2 Studio, Decca West Hampstead, Christmas '77." The engineers are listed as Derek Varnals, Martin Haskell, Peter Rynston, Louie Austin and David Grinstead.