Thin Lizzy met while at school in Dublin in the early 1960s. Lynott, born 20 August 1949 in West Bromwich, England to an Irish mother Philomena (1930– ) and Guyanese father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. Downey, born 27 January 1951, is a Dublin native. Lynott joined a local band, The Black Eagles, as vocalist in 1963, and Downey was recruited as their drummer in 1965. In 1967, Lynott was asked to join Skid Row by bass guitarist Brush Shiels, who brought teenage Belfast guitarist Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011)
Thin Lizzy (album) and that the bonus track "Dublin" from the "New Day" EP contained "Lynott's first great lyric". The song "Honesty Is No Excuse" was covered by Cass McCombs on his 2013 album "Big Wheel and Others". On 11 October 2010, a new remastered and expanded version of "Thin Lizzy" was released. This version features the following bonus tracks: Thin Lizzy (album) Thin Lizzy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released on 30 April 1971. The album was followed by the EP "New Day", produced and recorded by Nick Tauber at Decca Studios on 14–17 June 1971