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Thin Lizzy - Timeline


Year Albums Lineup Style
1969
  Eric Wrixon - keyboards
Brian Downey - drums
Eric Bell - guitars
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
 
1970
  Hard rock
1971
Thin Lizzy Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Eric Bell - guitar
Brian Downey - drums

Guest musicians:
Ivor Raymonde - Mellotron
New Day [EP]
1972
Shades Of A Blue Orphanage Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Eric Bell - guitar
Brian Downey - drums

Guest musicians:
Clodagh Simonds - harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron
1973
Vagabond Of The Western World [EP] Brian Downey - drums
Eric Bell - guitars
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Vagabonds Of The Western World
1974
Nightlife Brian Downey - drums
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Brian "Robbo" Robertson - guitars, backing vocals
1975
Fighting Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Brian "Robbo" Robertson - guitars, backing vocals
Brian Downey - drums

Guest musicians:
Roger Chapman - backing vocals
Ian McLagan - piano
1976
Jailbreak Brian Downey - drums
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Brian "Robbo" Robertson - guitars, backing vocals
Johnny The Fox
1977
Bad Reputation Philip Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Scott Gorham - guitar, backing vocals
Brian "Robbo" Robertson - guitar, backing vocals
Brian Downey - drums

Guest musicians:
Mary Hopkin-Visconti - backing vocals
John Helliwell - saxophone, clarinet
1978
Things Ain't Working Down At The Farm [EP] Brian Downey - drums
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Robert William Gary Moore - guitars, backing vocals
Whisky In The Jar [EP]
1979
Star Trax [EP]
Black Rose: A Rock Legend
1980
Chinatown Philip Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Terence Charles "Snowy" White - guitars
Scott Gorham - guitar, backing vocals
Brian Downey - drums

Session musicians
Darren Wharton - keyboards

Guest musicians:
Midge Ure - keyboards, Vox organ
Tim Hinkley - electric piano
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Killer On The Loose [EP] Hard rock
Heavy metal
1981
Killers Live [EP] Brian Downey - drums
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Terence Charles White - guitars
Darren Wharton - keyboards
Heavy metal
Renegade Heavy metal
1982
  Brian Downey - drums
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Darren Wharton - keyboards
John Sykes - guitars
1983
Thunder And Lightning
1984
  Brian Downey - drums
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Darren Wharton - keyboards
John Sykes - guitars
1985
 
1986
 
1987
 
1988
 
1989
 
1990
 
1991
The Boys Are Back In Town [EP]
1992
 
1993
 
1994
 
1995
 
1996
  Brian Downey - drums
Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Darren Wharton - keyboards
John Sykes - guitars
Marco Mendoza - bass
1997
 
1998
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Darren Wharton - keyboards
John Sykes - guitars
Marco Mendoza - bass
Tommy Aldridge - drums
1999
 
2000
 
2001
 
2002
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
John Sykes - guitars
2003
 
2004
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
John Sykes - guitars
Michael Gary Pearson - drums
Randy Gregg - bass
2005
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
John Sykes - guitars
Michael Gary Pearson - drums
Marco Mendoza - bass
2006
 
2007
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
John Sykes - guitars
Francesco DiCosmo - bass
Tommy Aldridge - drums
2008
 
2009
 
2010
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Ricky Warwick - vocals, additional guitars
Darren Wharton - keyboards
Brian Downey - drums
Marco Mendoza - bass
Vivian Campbell - guitars
2011
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Ricky Warwick - vocals, additional guitars
Darren Wharton - keyboards
Brian Downey - drums
Marco Mendoza - bass
Damon Johnson - guitars
2012
 
2013
  Scott Gorham - guitars, backing vocals
Ricky Warwick - vocals, additional guitars
Darren Wharton - keyboards
Damon Johnson - guitars
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
2024
 
2025
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