Rory Gallagher (album)

Rory Gallagher
Studio album by
Released21 May 1971 [1]
RecordedFebruary 1971
StudioAdvision Studios, London, England
GenreBlues rock
Length55:10
LabelPolydor
ProducerRory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Rory Gallagher
(1971)
Deuce
(1971)
Professional ratings
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AllMusic[2]

Rory Gallagher is the debut solo album by Irish blues rock musician Rory Gallagher, released in 1971. It marked his departure from the first band he formed, Taste. After disbanding Taste, Gallagher auditioned some of the best musicians available at the time. Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, the bassist and drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, were among those considered for the new combo.[3] He decided on two Belfast musicians, drummer Wilgar Campbell and bass guitarist Gerry McAvoy, to be the core of his new power trio band.

  1. ^ "Rory Gallagher official site".
  2. ^ Rory Gallagher at AllMusic
  3. ^ Connaughton, Marcus (2012). Rory Gallagher His Life and Times. The Collins Press. p. 52. ISBN 9781848891531. Also trying out for the new outfit at the time were former Hendrix sticks man Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding