![]() ![]() “He was really enthusiastic about anything that would honour the great Irish rocker and immediately agreed to be interviewed, and to offer his unique memories of – and insights into – the recording of the Philip Lynott solo albums, as well as Black Rose and Chinatown.” “Kit was hugely helpful to us when we were working on the book, Philip Lynott: Still In Love With You,” Hot Press editor Niall Stokes said. Kit clearly lent in a metal direction, working also with many of the leading lights of British and international heavy metal, including UFO, Tony Iommi, Cradle of Filth, Chrome Molly, The Guana Batz, Cathedral and Anathema. He also worked as an engineer on one of the immortal Irish albums, Ghostown (1979), by The Radiators from Space, with Tony Visconti as producer. Kit was regarded as one of the great engineers of the 70s and ‘80s, also working on major albums by David Bowie (Scary Monsters and Super Creeps, 1980), David Gilmour ( About Face, 1984) and Magnum ( On A Storyteller’s Night, 1985). In the meantime, Woolven had worked closely with Philip Lynott on his solo releases, accumulating Producer, Engineer and Mixer credits on both Solo In Soho and the Philip Lynott albums. He went on to produce, engineer and mix subsequent Lizzy albums, including Chinatown (No.7 in the UK), Adventures of Thin Lizzy (a collection of their singles that reached No.6 in the UK) and Thin Lizzy Live. Kit Woolven was credited with engineering the Thin Lizzy album Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979), which peaked at No.2 in the UK charts, as well as delivering a Top 10 hit in Sweden. Kit was a close associate of the late, great Philip Lynott, lead singer and driving force in Thin Lizzy. Hot Press is sad to learn tonight of the death of Thin Lizzy engineer and producer Kit Woolven. ![]()
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