Phil Lynott remembered – 25th anniversary
Written by admin on January 4, 2011 – 12:26 pm - |
Phil Lynott died 25 years ago today.
The Thin Lizzy frontman collapsed on Christmas night 1985 at his home in Kew. He was suffering from kidney and liver infection and died of heart failure and pneumonia on January 4, 1986 aged just 36. |
This footage of Thin Lizzy’s breakthrough hit “Whiskey in the Jar” highlights what a tragic waste of talent his untimely death was.
Thin Lizzy – “Whiskey in the Jar”
A Phil Lynott exhibition will be held at St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre in Dublin. The exhibition, which is curated by Hot Press magazine, will feature guitars, personal letters, cards, school reports, lyric books and other items of memorabilia.
Commenting on the forthcoming exhibition, Lynott’s mother, Philomena Lynott, said:
| “There is a huge feeling of goodwill out there towards Philip and so I think this is going to be an inspiring event for all of the Irish people who loved my son and his music. I’m really looking forward to it.” |
The 25th anniversary of Phil Lynott’s death is being commemorated tonight at the annual Vibe for Philo in Vicar Street, Dublin. The event is sold out.
Thin Lizzy reissues
Lynott fans will be pleased to know that as part of the ongoing Thin Lizzy reissue programme, deluxe editions of “Jailbreak”, “Johnny The Fox” and “Live and Dangerous” will be released in the coming weeks (Jan 24 in the Uk and Feb 8 in the US). Single disc, remastered editions of “Thin Lizzy“, “Shades of Blue Orphanage” and “Vagabonds of the Western World” were released in the US last November, having debuted in the UK in 2008.
See also:
Phil Lynott profile
The deluxe reissues can be pre-ordered now:
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Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak deluxe edition (2 CDs) |
Buy Now | Buy Now | Buy Now |
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Thin Lizzy – Johnny The Fox deluxe edition (2 CDs) |
Buy Now | Buy Now | Buy Now |
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Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous deluxe edition |
Buy Now | Buy Now | Buy Now |
Tags: Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, Live and Dangerous, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy, Thin Lizzy reissues, Whiskey in the Jar
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