The G-Man Bootleg Series Vol.1

G-Men Bootleg Series Vol.1
Live album by Rory Gallagher
Released 1992
Genre Blues Rock
Length 219:58
Label Strange Music
Producer Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Fresh Evidence
(1990)		 G-Men Bootleg Series Vol.1
(1992)		 A Blue Day For The Blues
(1995)

G-Men Bootleg Series Vol.1 was Rory Gallagher's last official release before his untimely death in 1995.

Contents

Album profile

This album was Gallagher's attempt to bootleg the bootleggers; released in 1992 it was a no-frills exercise with little production work. The three discs were recorded throughout the '70s. The first two CDs are called "Calling Hard", featuring an entire London gig from 1976/1977, as well as about 6 tracks live in 1978. The third CD is called "Bullfrog Interlude", featuring a gig for London radio to promote the then forthcoming album, "Blueprint" from February 1973. The live recording of "The Cuckoo" from this gig was used on Blue Day for the Blues, and also this gig's version of "What in the World" was used for the BBC Sessions live CD. The whole package was sold for the price of one CD.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rory Gallagher except where noted.

Calling Hard Part One

  1. "Messin With The Kid" - 6:30 Mel London
  2. "Cradle Rock" - 12:10
  3. "I Wonder Who" - 9:17 Muddy Waters
  4. "Tatoo'd Lady" - 5:29
  5. "(Back On My) Stompin Ground" - 5:25
  6. "Who's That Coming" - 6:18
  7. "Bullfrog Blues" - 8:56 Traditional
  8. "Do You Read Me" - 6:29
  9. "Secret Agent" - 6:07
  10. "Calling Card" - 8:14

Calling Hard Part Two

  1. "Bought And Sold" - 7:05
  2. "Too Much Alcohol" - 4:54 J.B. Hutto
  3. "Going To My Hometown" - 5:33
  4. "Country Mile" - 6:52
  5. "Bullfrog Blues" - 10:49 Traditional
  6. "Shinkicker" - 3:11
  7. "The Mississippi Sheiks" - 7:23
  8. "Do You Read Me" - 8:31
  9. "Brute Force And Ignorance" - 5:01
  10. "Tattoo'd Lady" - 5:17
  11. "Shadow Play" - 6:29
  12. "Cause I Know" - 6:02

The Bullfrog Interlude

  1. "Hands Off" - 5:15
  2. "What In The World" - 9:23
  3. "Walk On Hot Coals" - 8:23
  4. "Banker's Blues" - 3:35 Big Bill Broonzy
  5. "Race The Breeze" - 7:30
  6. "Hoodoo Blues" - 7:25 Traditional
  7. "Bullfrog Blues" - 10:18 Traditional
  8. "Toredown" - 5:44 Sonny Thompson
  9. "Used To Be" - 5:51
  10. "The Cuckoo" - 4:08 Clarence Ashley/Doc Watson

Personnel

Calling Hard Part One

Calling Hard Part Two

The Bullfrog Interlude

Rory Gallagher
Gerry McAvoy · Wilgar Campbell · Rod de'Ath · Lou Martin · Ted McKenna · Brendan O'Neill · Mark Feltham · David Levy · Jim Levaton · Richard Newman · John Cooke
Studio albums
Live albums
Live in Europe · Irish Tour '74 · Stage Struck · Meeting with the G-Man · Live at Montreux
Compilations
The Story So Far · Sinner... And Saint · Take It Easy Baby · Etched in Blue · A Blue Day for the Blues · Last of the Independants · BBC Sessions · Wheels Within Wheels · Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher · The Essential · Crest of a Wave: The Best of Rory Gallagher
Box sets
The G-Man Bootleg Series Vol.1 · Let's Go To Work
Videos
Message to Love · Irish Tour 1974 · The Old Grey Whistle Test: Vol. 1 · At Rockpalast · The Complete Rockpalast Collection · Songs & Stories: New York Remembers Rory Gallagher · Live at Cork Opera House · Live in Cork · Live at Montreux · Live at Rockpalast (5 Concerts 1976-1990) · Shadow Play (5 Concerts 1976-1990
Taste albums
Taste · On the Boards · Live Taste · Live at the Isle of Wight · Taste First · The Best of Taste
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