Notes from San Francisco

Notes from San Francisco
Studio album / Live album by Rory Gallagher
Released	17 May 2011 (2011-05-17)
Genre	Blues rock
Length	120:24
Label	Eagle Rock
Producer	Elliot Mazer, Daniel Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Wheels Within Wheels (2003)Wheels Within Wheels2003 Notes from San Francisco (2011)

Notes from San Francisco is a posthumous album by Irish musician Rory Gallagher. Released in 2011, It consists of two CDs. The first disc is a never released album that Gallagher recorded in San Francisco in December of 1977. The album was to be a major shift for Gallagher. Rather than producing it himself he worked with Elliot Mazer a successful producer who had a long track record with artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and The Band. At the last minute -- causing great distress to his manager and brother Donal and to his record company -- Gallagher decided to just pull the record. In an interview Gallagher stated "it wasn't because of the material or the musicians or anything like that. It was a song thing that I didn't think on the technical side everything worked. So I scrapped the thing" After scrapping the album Gallagher reworked his band firing all the musicians except the bass player and hiring a new drummer. This new Gallagher power trio re-recorded the San Francisco songs with Gallagher producing and released them as Photo-Finish. Shortly before his death, Gallagher reportedly gave Donal permission to eventually release the original San Francisco versions of the songs if they were remixed. Donal had his son Daniel remix the songs in 2011. The second disc is a live performance also recorded in San Francisco in December of 1979.

Track listing

All songs composed by Rory Gallagher.

Disc one

1. "Rue the Day" - 4:26
2. "Persuasion" - 4:45
3. "B Girl" - 4:42
4. "Mississippi Sheiks" – 5:56
5. "Wheels within Wheels" - 3:40
6. "Overnight Bag" – 4:46
7. "Cruise On Out" – 5:19
8. "Brute Force & Ignorance" – 5:45
9. "Fuel to the Fire" - 5:43
10. "Wheels within Wheels Alt. Version" - 3:55
11. "Cut a Dash" - 3:49
12. "Out on the Tiles" - 4:22

Disc two

1. "Follow Me" – 6:25
2. "Shinkicker" – 3:42
3. "Off the Handle" – 7:01
4. "Bought and Sold" - 4:43
5. "I'm Leavin'" - 4:35
6. "Tattoo'd Lady" - 6:49
7. "Do You Read Me" - 6:11
8. "Country Mile" - 3:51
9. "Calling Card" - 5:51
10. "Shadow Play" - 5:11
11. "Bullfrog Blues" - 5:38
12. "Sea Cruise" - 3:29

Personnel

• Rory Gallagher – guitar, vocals, and harmonica
• Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
• Rod de'Ath – drums
• Lou Martin – keyboards
• Ted McKenna – drums
• Martin Fiero – saxophone
• Joe O'Donnell – violin

External links

• Information at rorygallagher.com
• Photo-Finish Tour Interview with Mark Stevens at rorygallagher.com

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