Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott

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Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott
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Live album by
Blue Murder
Released21 May 1994
RecordedDecember 1993 (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre Hard rock, Heavy metal
Length58:05
Label Geffen
Producer John Sykes
Blue Murder chronology
Nothin' But Trouble
(1993)		Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [2]

Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott is a live album by the English hard rock band Blue Murder. Released on 21 May 1994 by Geffen Records, it is the band's third and final release. [3] Recorded in December 1993 in Tokyo, Japan, the album features original material by both Blue Murder and frontman John Sykes as well as songs by Sykes's previous bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. [4]

Contents

The record was originally issued only in Japan and reached number seven on the charts. [3] It has since been re-released internationally through digital streaming services and stores, via Pro Rock Productions Inc on 15 August 2009 and was re-released through Geffen on 31 January 2025, eleven days after the announcement of Sykes' passing.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Sykes, except where indicated. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riot" 7:16
2."Cry for Love" 7:53
3."Cold Sweat"Sykes, Phil Lynott 3:26
4."Billy" 6:45
5."Save My Love" 3:36
6."Jelly Roll" 4:51
7."We All Fall Down" 5:24
8."Please Don't Leave Me"Sykes, Lynott7:27
9."Still of the Night"Sykes, David Coverdale 8:48
10."Dancing in the Moonlight"Lynott4:39
Total length:58:05

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Blue Murder
  • John Sykes - guitar, vocals
  • Marco Mendoza - bass, backing vocals
  • Tommy O'Steen - drums, backing vocals
  • Nik Green - keyboards
Technical
  • John Sykes - production, mixing
  • Tsuneo Tomono - mixing
  • Naomi Ohno - liner notes

Charts

Chart performance for Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott1994 weekly chart performance for Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] 7

Release history

Release formats for Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott
RegionDateLabelFormatRef.
Japan21 May 1994 Geffen CD [4]
Various15 August 2009
 [5]
Japan18 May 2016GeffenSHM-CD [6]
Various31 January 2025
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Murder - Screaming". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. 1 2 3 "ブルー・マーダーのランキング情報 - アルバム売上TOP3作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott (Japanese Release) (booklet). Blue Murder. Geffen Records, MCA Victor. 21 May 1994. MVCG-149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Blue Murder Live (Screaming Blue Murder) | Blue Murder". 7Digital. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott (SHM-CD Japanese Release) (booklet). Blue Murder. Geffen Records, Universal Music Japan. 18 May 2016. UICY-25642.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott (Live In Tokyo) | Blue Murder". 7Digital. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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