Fact #152598

Nigel Grainge (A+R Man, vertigo Records) : I signed them on the basis of one song but with Lizzy that's all it took. They were part-managed by Ted Carroll who ran Rock On Records (in Portobello Road, London) and I was down there on Saturday buying a few 45s and Ted told me that he was managing Thin Lizzy. So jokingly I made the inane statement, 'Why don't you come to a real record company', and he surprised me by saying, 'OK, make me an offer' - as it happened, they had just left Decca and were looking for a deal. They'd also just changed line-up - Eric Bell had left, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham had just come in.

Anyway, he sent me a tape around which had only one track on it. It was Still in love with you - with Gary Moore on guitar, now that I think of it - and it just blew me away. It was a great blues ballad and I'd been expecting some no-nonsense hard rock because Ted had told me they were rocking harder than ever. Then of course I went to the Marquee to see them live but we'd already started negotiations with them at that stage on the basis of Still In Love With You. They were awesome.
(Source : http://www.nigelgrainge.com/biography-hotpressarticle.html)