Tattoo

by Rory Gallagher

Tattoo cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 November 1973
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 51:02
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Demonstrating exceptional versatility, the Irish guitarist expanded his blues foundation by incorporating elements of jazz, folk, and heavier rock textures. The sessions captured a raw, live-in-the-studio energy that accurately reflected the power of his highly praised stage performances.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, desert, technical, melodic, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Tattoo'd Lady (4:39)
  2. Cradle Rock (6:15)
  3. 20:20 Vision (4:03)
  4. They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore (4:04)
  5. Livin' Like A Trucker (4:20)
  6. Sleep On A Clothes-Line (5:15)
  7. Who's That Coming? (7:13)
  8. A Million Miles Away (6:55)
  9. Admit It (4:21)
  10. Tucson, Arizona (3:51)

Credits

  • Gerry McAvoy - bass
  • Rod De'Ath - drums, percussion
  • Robin Lawrie - illustration
  • Lou Martin - keyboards
  • BilBo - lacquer cut by

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