Chinatown (Thin Lizzy album) Chinatown (Thin Lizzy album) Chinatown is the tenth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980. It introduced guitarist Snowy White who would also perform on the next album as well as tour with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as permanent guitarist. White had previously worked with Cliff Richard, Peter Green and Pink Floyd. "Chinatown" also featured seventeen-year-old Darren Wharton on keyboards, and he joined Thin Lizzy as a permanent member later that year. Greg Prato of AllMusic described "Chinatown" as a "letdown" compared to the previous album "", blaming the absence of
Brian Robertson (guitarist) on his successful live album." On his VHS video "Still in Love with the Blues" Robertson is pictured with a vintage red Les Paul guitar, unusually equipped with soapbar pickups and a trapeze bridge, although it does not feature on the video itself. Robertson's Facebook page features more information on this instrument: purchased by Thin Lizzy's manager in 1973, the guitar has an unusually lightweight body as it was built by Les Paul himself for his then-wife, guitarist Mary Ford. A detailed gear diagram of Robertson's 1974 Thin Lizzy guitar rig is documented. Brian Robertson (guitarist) Brian David Robertson (born