BBC Sessions (Rory Gallagher album)

The album was compiled from live recordings made at the BBC by Gallagher's brother Dónal and released posthumously.

As a boy, he refused to go outside if it meant missing the Saturday Club and rushing home for this four o'clock programme which dedicated half an hour to a different group each week.

The young Gallagher considered these broadcasts a test to see if bands could demonstrate the same musicianship in a spontaneous performance as in the studio.

[2] Starting with his first band Taste, Gallagher had an excellent relationship with Mike Raven and John Peel at BBC radio.

[3] To an artist who opposed releasing singles, the sessions collected here on this compilation proved invaluable in allowing his music to reach new fans.