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Blueprint (Rory Gallagher album)

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Released
  
18 February 1973

Blueprint (1973)
  
Tattoo (1973)

Release date
  
18 February 1973

Label
  
Buddah

Length
  
43:23

Artist
  
Rory Gallagher

Producer
  
Rory Gallagher

Genres
  
Blues, Blues rock

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Recorded
  
December 1972 Marquee Studios and Polydor Studios

Similar
  
Rory Gallagher albums, Blues rock albums

Blueprint is the fourth album by Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher, released as a vinyl record in 1973. With his first band Taste and with his solo band up to this point Gallagher was one of the first guitarists to lead a power trio lineup. With Blueprint Gallagher included a keyboardist for the first time.

Contents

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Background

For Blueprint Gallagher replaced drummer Wilgar Campbell with Rod de'Ath and decided to add Lou Martin, the keyboardist from de'Ath's previous band Killing Floor. This four piece lineup was to be one of Gallagher's most successful resulting in many of his most popular songs and documented in live film and TV appearances on shows such as Rockpalast and the Old Grey Whistle Test. The band would play together for five years. Blueprint, as with all the studio albums recorded by the Gallagher quartet illustrated Gallagher's eclectic musical influences.

The album title and artwork were taken from the blueprint of a Stramp "Power Baby" amplifier that had been custom designed for Gallagher in Hamburg. "It was compact enough to fit into the small luggage compartment of a Volkswagen Beetle" recalled Gallagher's brother and manager Donal.

Track listing

All songs were composed by Rory Gallagher except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Walk on Hot Coals" – 7:04
  2. "Daughter of the Everglades" – 6:14
  3. "Banker's Blues" (Big Bill Broonzy) – 4:47
  4. "Hands Off" – 4:32

Side two

  1. "Race the Breeze" – 6:55
  2. "Seventh Son of the Seventh Son" – 8:26
  3. "Unmilitary Two-Step" – 2:50
  4. "If I Had a Reason" – 4:31

CD bonus track

  1. "Stompin' Ground (alt version 10)" – 3:32
  2. "Treat Her Right" (Roy Head) – 4:01

Personnel

  • Rory Gallagher – guitars, harmonica, mandolin, saxophones, vocals
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Lou Martin – keyboards, some guitar
  • Rod de'Ath – drums, percussion

    • Production details

  • Phil Dunn – engineer
  • Andrew Pearce – mastering
  • Andy Stephens – engineer
  • Mark Jessett – art direction
  • Tony Arnold – remastering

    • Songs

    1Walk on Hot Coals6:29
    2Daughter of the Everglades5:27
    3Banker's Blues4:46

    References

    Blueprint (Rory Gallagher album) Wikipedia
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