The 2012 double-disc deluxe edition of
Thin Lizzy's
Fighting includes a remaster of the original album on the first disc and a collection of 15 rarities on its second disc. There are a few non-LP songs (the B-side "Half Caste," "Song for Jesse," "Blues Boy," "Bryan's Funky Fazer [Silver Dollar]"), a three-song
John Peel Session, a U.S. mix of "Rosalie," alternate and vocal versions of "Try a Little Harder" and "Fighting My Way Back," instrumentals of "Leaving Town" and "Wild One," and extended takes of "Leaving Town" and "Spirit Slips Away." Some of this qualifies as little more than curiosities for the hardcore -- and the
Peel Sessions were released as part of 2011's Live at the BBC box -- but much of it is worthwhile high-octane rock & roll, the kind that makes this a valuable expansion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine