The first recording for Thin Lizzy was called The Farmer
It was released 7/31/70 and it sold only 283 copies
Thin Lizzy recorded a tribute album to Deep Purple
It was called: Funky Junction-A Tribute to Deep Purple
Phil Lynott's first band was called The Black Eagles
Brian Downey was in The Black Eagles with Phil Lynott
Phil's 2nd band was Skid Row with Gary Moore
Phil's 3rd band was called Orphanage along with
Brian Downey, Pat Quigley and Joe Staunton
In February 1970 the band Thin Lizzy was formally introduced with
original members Phil Lynott, Brian Downey, Eric Bell and Eric Wrixon
Their first album Thin Lizzy was released in April 1971
Their second album Shades of a Blue Orphanage was released in March 1972
Their first release Whiskey in the Jar stayed #1 on the Irish charts for 17 weeks
Their third album Vagabonds of the Western World was
released in September 1973. It contains The Rocker
Their fourth album Night Life was released in November 1974
They first toured the US in 1975 with Bob Seger and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Their fifth album Fighting was released in September 1975
Their sixth album Jailbreak was released in March 1976
The April 1976 release The Boys Are Back In Town reached #8 on the British charts
Their seventh album Johnny The Fox was released in October 1976
Toured with Queen in 1977
Their eight album Bad Reputation was released in September 1977
Their ninth album Live and Dangerous was released in June 1978
Brian Downey left the band briefly in 1978 because "I was exhausted"
He was replaced by Mark Nauseef
Their tenth album Black Rose was released in April 1979
Phil got married February 14, 1980 to Caroline Crowther
(the mother of his daughter-Sarah)
They had another daughter Cathleen in July 1980
Phil's first solo album Solo in Soho was released in April 1980
Their eleventh album Chinatown was released in October 1980
Their twelth album Renegade was released in November 1981
Phil's second solo album The Philip Lynott Album was released in October 1982
Their thirteenth album Thunder and Lightning was released in 1982
Their fourteenth album Life-Live was released in March 1983
Thin Lizzy's last show together was September 4, 1983 in Nuremburg, Germany
After the breakup of Thin Lizzy - Phil started a new band called Grand Slam
It consisted of Phil on bass, guitarists Mark Stanway and Laurence Archer
Robbie Brennan on drums, and rhythm guitarist Doish Nagle
In 1985 Phil helped Gary Moore with his Out in the Fields video
On December 25, 1985 Phil was found unconscious at his London home
He died on January 4, 1986 at Salisbury Hospital
of multiple internal abcesses, blood poisoning and pnuemonia
In March of 1991, the album Dedication was released