Free Appreciation Society Magazine - Issue #178

Free Appreciation Society

Magazine Issue #178

June 2025

 

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Finally shifting away from the turbulent history of the group dynamic, as they move from the early '73 US tour into dissolution, here we deal with the record releases of the final assemblage... well semi-final actually, as Wendell was on the final tour, but not on any of the recordings!

This issue looks at the world releases of the 'Wishing Well', and 'Travellin' In Style' singles, as well as the 'Heartbreaker' LP, which continues into issue #179. All the pressing information is included, along with matrix numbers, and label variations from around the globe. Label and cover photographs are plentiful and come from the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Japan, USA, Austria, Spain, Brazil, Venezuela and Canada. So really pretty comprehensive.

Lots of information here on what was really quite a complicated release schedule, as Island Records pretty much took over the distribution of the on-going Free catalogue world-wide, and dealt with the on-going vinyl shortage for pressing records. A few surprises, and some really quite bizarre twists and turns in this one. This is all particularly helpful for those collecting the records.

48 pages crammed with information and images on this period of the Free catalogue.

 

 

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