Rory Gallagher: New live album created from 1990 concert in London 

The family of Rory Gallagher discovered the recordings while trawling through hundreds of tapes in the late music legend's archive. The set from the  Town and County Club has been released as All Around Man – Live In London
Rory Gallagher: New live album created from 1990 concert in London 

Rory Gallagher on stage at the Town and Country club in London in 1990, the gigs that appear on the album All Around Man – Live In London.

In 1981, as Rory Gallagher played, Athens burned. A crowd of 40,000 had turned out for the Cork bluesman as he brought his Top Priority album to the Greek capital. Such was the demand to see Gallagher, fans without tickets forced their way into the venue. In response, the police unleashed a volley of tear gas. A full-scale riot ensued.

Gallagher was no stranger to lively crowds – but had never seen anything like this. The riot has since become part of Greek rock’n'roll folklore and is still remembered. As is Rory Gallagher. And when his extensive back catalogue of studio and live albums came to streaming services such as Spotify several years ago, his nephew Daniel was struck by how many plays the iconic guitarist was receiving in Athens.

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