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Out of print on CD and cassette on A&M [75021 4306] as of 1st Quarter, 1993.
This reissue of the pioneering British progressive blues band's classic early-1970s live album contains five bonus tracks.
Following Paul Rodgers' unsuccessful project titled Peace and Andy Fraser's ill-fated Toby, Free rebuilt themselves and released Free at Last in the summer of 1972. The band went right back to what they know best, with Rodgers bearing his blues-rock soul to Kossof's moody electric guitar. Tracks like "Sail On," "Soldier Boy," and "Travelling Man" come out on top as some of the band's most emotive material, proving that their breakup in 1971 had no real effect on their chemistry. "Little Bit of Love" was released in the U.K., peaking at number 13, while the album itself broke the Top Ten there, stalling at number 69 in the U.S. The band's mixture of laid-back blues and gritty, bare-boned rock & roll is as poignant and as expressive as it was on Tons of Sobs or Fire and Water, even though Paul Kossof's problems with drugs were beginning to be more and more evident. Eventually, Kossof's addiction affected the entire band, hindering Free's ability to go on tour to promote the album. After Free at Last, Andy Fraser left the group and created the band Sharks along with Chris Spedding, while Kossof was busy with his own Back Street Crawler project. After Kossof's death in 1976, John Bundrick re-joined along with Tetsu Yamauchi for 1973's Heartbreaker...Free's final release. ~ Mike DeGagne
Although Free made excellent studio records, Free "Live" is perhaps the best way to experience the band in all its glory. Led by singer-guitarist Paul Rodgers and lead guitarist Paul Kosoff, the band swings through nine songs with power, clarity, and a dose of funk. Of course, the hit single "All Right Now" is gleefully extended, much to the audience's and listener's delight. Superbly recorded by Andy Johns, this is one of the greatest live albums of the 1970s. ~ Matthew Greenwald
UK remastered reissue of 1971 album includes seven bonus tracks, 'Woman', 'Walk In My Shadow', 'Moonshine', 'Trouble On Double', 'Mr. Big', 'All Right Now' & 'Get Where I Belong' (alternative take). Enhanced package contains sleeve notes & previously unseen photographs. 2002.Q (2/02, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Drips with stinging testosterone..." Live Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   "Kossoff's tone defined"
Sweet Tooth from Tons of Sobs & this live album define Paul Kossoff's tone which is simply awesome. Even Eric Clapton was a fan of Koss' & traded his '59 Les Paul Sunburst to Paul for Paul's Les Paul Custom. All you need is a Les Paul & a straight faced (cabinet) Marshall half stack & your good to go. What a great story. Anyway, theres not much more to be said about the subject. Great band...hands down.
Submitted by Bill (Rogers, AR USA) 
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One of the best live albums of the 70's. The sound on this remaster almost makes you feel you were there. The band was at it's peak. Paul Rodger's great vocals, the great guitar work of Paul Kossoff, the blooping bass of Andy Fraser and the great drumming of Simon Kirke make for a great live show.
Submitted by a reviewer (Fulton, MO USA)
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Yes indeed, this is one of the great live albums of the 70s but lets not get too excited. There were many great live LPs from that decade and this doesn't crack the top 25 of that and only makes #42 in my complete top 100.
Still a good reason to go and buy it, with stunning takes on 'All Right Now', 'Mr Big' and 'The Hunter'. Plus, the bonus tracks are all great.
Submitted by S J (Woking)
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The greatest blues rock album of all time?
Simply divine
Submitted by richard_preston (Winchester, Hampshire, UK)
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Purchase Live CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Free Tons Of Sobs CD (1968) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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TONS OF SOBS is the 1969 remastered reissue by U.K. rockers Free and includes "Worry," "Walk In My Shadow," and "I'm A Mover," and includes eight bonus tracks recorded live at BBC Sessions.
Although Free was never destined to scrape the same skies as Led Zeppelin, when they first burst out of the traps in 1968, close to a year ahead of Jimmy Page and company, they set the world of British blues-rock firmly on its head, a blistering combination of youth, ambition, and, despite those tender years, experience that, across the course of their debut album, did indeed lay the groundwork for all that Zeppelin would embrace. That Free and Zeppelin were cut from the same cloth is immediately apparent, even before you start comparing the versions of "The Hunter" that highlight both bands' debut albums. Where Free streaks ahead, however, is in their refusal to compromise their own vision ...
| | Free CD (1969) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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Innovative hard rock act Free's self-titled sophomore effort; Remastered with 10 Bonus cuts. Includes popular rocker, "I'll Be Creepin."
Free's second album was recorded ...
| | Free Fire & Water CD (1970) Remastered
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| | Free "Live" CD (1971) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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Out of print on CD and cassette on A&M [75021 4306] as of 1st Quarter, 1993.
This album by rockers Free features 15 remastered tracks, including "Catch a Train" and "Travelling Man."
Following Paul Rodgers' unsuccessful project titled Peace and Andy Fraser's ill-fated Toby, Free rebuilt themselves and released Free at Last in the summer of 1972. The band went right back to what they know best, with Rodgers bearing his blues-rock soul to Kossof's moody electric guitar. Tracks like "Sail On," "Soldier Boy," and "Travelling Man" come out on top as some of the band's most emotive material, proving that their breakup in 1971 had no real effect on their chemistry. "Little Bit of Love" was released in the U.K., peaking at number 13, while the album itself broke the Top Ten there, stalling at number 69 in the U.S. The band's mixture of laid-back blues and gritty, bare-boned rock & roll is as poignant and as expressive as it was on Tons of Sobs or Fire and ...
| | Free Highway CD (1971) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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This remastered version of Free's classic rock album HIGHWAY includes six bonus tracks.
The last and least of the original Free studio albums, Highway was recorded just three months after the band scored the career-redefining hit "Alright Now," with their profile at an career-topping high, but morale heading toward an all-time low. Guitarist Paul Kossoff was reeling from the death of friend Jimi Hendrix, a new single, "The Stealer" -- the follow-up to The Hit -- bellyflopped ignominiously and, when the album followed suit, the band itself was not far behind. Heavily influenced by their admiration of the Band, Highway has understandably been described as Free's answer to Music From Big Pink, sharing both the laid-back vibe and mellow looseness of that role model. Where it went awry, of course, was in the fact that Free was not cut out to be country-rock guitar-twangers, no matter how fiery their missionary zeal. Yet, ...
| | Bryan Adams MTV Unplugged CD (1997)
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After spending most of the '90s composing songs for soundtracks and writing weepy ballads (sometimes simultaneously), Bryan Adams finally got around to hopping on the Unplugged bandwagon. Joining Adams's long-time back-up band are Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard and students of the Julliard School Of Music, making this outing pretty robust-sounding for what purports to be a stripped-down affair.
To his credit, Adams finds unique ways of presenting many of his radio staples. Guest Davy Spillane's ...
| | Bing Crosby In Hollywood, Vol. 1: 1930-1934 CDs (2001)
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When Columbia Records released the double-LP Bing Crosby in Hollywood in the fall of 1967 as the flagship album in its Hall of Fame reissue series, it was the first comprehensive collection of Crosby recordings from the company's vaults. Crosby recorded for Columbia as singer with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra from 1928 to 1930, and his recordings for Brunswick Records from late 1931 to mid-1934 ended up in Columbia's possession when the Brunswick catalog was divided up and sold off. Columbia had attempted a few compilations in the late 1940s and '50s, but nothing like this: compiler/annotator Miles Krueger assembled a 32-track selection of commercial recordings made in connection with Crosby's early films, among them some of his biggest hits of the early 1930s. The scholarly approach was a precursor to the kind of reissues that started to be done in the CD era. Collectables Records has chosen to reissue the set in two separate volumes, which diminishes its value slightly, at least if you don't buy both of them. The ...
| | Glaxo Babies Dreams Interrupted: The Bewilderbeat Years 1978-1980 CD (2005) (Import)
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DREAMS INTERRUPTED is a comprehensive anthology of late 1970s U.K. post-punks the Glaxo Babies.
The Glaxo Babies definitely earned their place in the long list of British bands influencing the angled sound of hipster groups currently enjoying a revival with the post-punk sound. While Cherry Red made the great decision to come up with a retrospective of the band's work, this is by no means a complete collection. While "Christine Keeler" and many of the highlights from Nine Months to the Disco and Put Me on the Guest List are represented, Cherry Red opted not to highlight the experimental side of the group and avoided selections ...
| | Eystone Up For Air CD (2004)
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"An eclipse of love songs and heartache, Eystone puts forth a challenging, self-produced album full of subtle, sexual tension and emotionally charged anger. Rush's singing is so passionate, and mind-blowing, every hardcore emotion is ...
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| | Only The Best Of Les Mccann CDs (1974)
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This 6-disc bundle pack of CDs reissued by the Collectables label includes the classic albums "Comment," "Talk To The People," "River High River Low," "Layers," "Much Les," "Another Beginning" and "Hustle To Survive."
Simply put, this massive six-CD set contains all seven Atlantic albums that Collectables licensed and reissued on CD; all of them are solid. They are: 1969's Much Les; 1970's Comment; 1973's Layers; 1974's Another Beginning, 1975's Hustle to Survive; and the pairing on a single disc of 1972's Talk to the People and 1976's River High, River ...
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