The companion piece to director Tony Palmer's documentary of the same name, Irish Tour 1974 was recorded that January in Belfast, Dublin and Cork at a time when precious few performers - Irish or otherwise - were even dreaming of touring the trouble-torn island. Northern Ireland, in particular, was a rock & roll no-go area, but Gallagher never turned his back on the province and was rewarded with what history recalls as some of his best-ever gigs. Irish Tour 1974, in turn, captures some of his finest known live recordings and, while it's impossible to tell which songs were recorded where, across nine in-concert recordings, the energy crackling from stage to stalls and back again packs an intensity that few live albums can match.

Track Listing
Cradle Rock
I Wonder Who
Tatoo'd Lady
Too Much Alcohol
As the Crow Flies
A Million Miles Away
Walk on Hot Coals
Who's That Coming
Back on My Stompin' Ground (After Hours)
Maritime