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After a long delay, Photo-Finish was released in the UK on this day in 1978. Album photo by Gary Heery. Gary used Christmas lights to help create the motion effect. "I used Xmas lights flash and darkened the studio.maybe a quarter second exposure and Rory to short jerky movements." What's your favourite track from the album?
Rory and band at the Irish Centre, Leeds on this day in 1987. Photo courtesy of Andrew Pollard.
On these dates in Rory history: Oct 13/14 Were you there/ Memories? MANY events below 10/13/1963 Douglas IRL St.Columba's Hall Fontana (new 2023 Martin Stassen)10/13/1967 Belfast IRL Floral Hall Cousins Showband opened for Taste (new 2023 Martin Stassen) 10/13/1971 Los Angeles CA USA Whisky-A-Go-Go Boomerang replace Little Feat (update 2022)10/13/1972 Santa Ana CA USA Kindels Backdoor Jimmy Walker & Uprising opened (new2020) 10/13/1973 Santa Barbara CA USA Campus Stadium The Faces (HL) (update2020) 10/13/1974 Zofingen CH Mehrzweckhalle10/13/1975 Calgary, Alberta CA Victoria Pavilion Stampede Park Pegasus opened (update 2021)10/13/1978 Dijon F Palais des Sports 10/13/1978 GB Photo Finish album released in UK (update 2025 Daniel G)10/13/1979 Brüssel BE Ancienne Belgique10/13/1980 Ipswich GB Gaumont Theatre10/13/1982 Champaign IL USA Univ of Illinois Assembly Hall Rush (HL)10/13/1987 Leeds GB Irish Centre 10/14/1964 Cork IRL Palm Court Fontana Showband w/ American Navy Vocal Group (new 2023 Martin Strasson) 10/14/1970 Dublin IRL National Stadium Taste10/14/1971 Los Angeles,CA USA Whisky-A-Go-Go Boomerang replace Little Feat (update 2022)10/14/1972 Santa Ana CA USA Kindels Backdoor Jimmy Walker & Uprising (new2020)10/14/1973 Long Beach CA USA Long Beach Auditorium The Faces (HL) (venue update 2025)10/14/1978 Clermont-Ferrand F Maison des Sports 10/14/1979 Berlin DE Internationales Congress Centrum (update 2021)10/14/1980 Coventry GB Coventry Theatre10/14/1987 Sheffield GB City Hall10/14/1994 Lille F l'Aeroneuf (new 2021) STAY WELL! John Ganjamie roryfan@comcast.netRoryON!! www.roryon.com ad shared by Gilbert Albright