FAS #142 - Coming Soon...

FAS #142 has now gone to print and should be out in a couple of weeks,
Its a bumper issue with 48 pages.

For those not subscribed, details below.

How To Get The Free Appreciation Society Magazine

  

Despite the fact that in the margin it does say (in the second paragraph above the current issue photograph) 'email for details' I still get people asking about magazines and subscriptions via the 'comments' - which are, incidentally, turned 'off'

If you are interested in obtaining the magazine here is a rough guide.

The Free Appreciation Society (FAS) magazine email is

fasarticle@aol.com

Single issues are available via Ebay or you can get them directly if you request them, by email (above). Payment information will be provided when I know what you want and where you are on our large planet. However;

In the UK a single issue is £4.30, which includes postage and packing.

For Europe its £5.90

Everywhere else its £7.60

An FAS subscription runs for three issues and can start with the current issue if you wish, or the next one printed.

In the UK a three issue subscription is £10.60

For Europe its £16.96

Everywhere else is £21.20

Payments for individual issues or a subscription can easily be made with any credit card via Paypal -  whether you have an account with them or not. Once I know what you want I will send you a 'payment request' (Invoice). DO NOT ATTEMPT to pay for ANYTHING without me sending you the invoice. If you do your payment will be returned, wasting my time, and yours. If you don't have a Paypal account the invoice will guide you painlessly through the payment process.

Back issues are also available and I currently have

(subject to availability as they sell):

50, 51, 53, 54, 

63, 64, 65, 66, 68,

70, 71. 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,

81, 84, 87, 88, 89,

90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

Colour Issues

100, 101. 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109,

110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,

120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,

130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137,138, 139,

140, 141

KOSSOFF: The Band Plays On - Gigs This Week

John Buckton, Terry Slesser and friends continue their excellent tribute to Paul Kossoff and Back Street Crawler with a couple of gigs later this week. Go see them if you can. Its well worth checking them out and its always great to hear Terry singing the BSC material.

The set will include a few Free songs along with tracks from both 'The Band Plays On' and '2nd Street'.  Always a pleasure.

Below you'll find 'The Hunter' taken from the show at The Musician in Leciester last year.

'The Hunter'
The Musician, Leicester
November 3rd, 2017
Filmed by Les Golding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOX-HAOYnTo 

REMEMBER : Andy Fraser - Paul Kossoff : 2018

These anniversaries come around so quickly and with Andy Fraser (3 years gone - March 16th) and Koss (42 years tomorrow) March may well mark the beginning of the spring, but there's a sadness there with the reminder of our losses.

Play some music today. 'Time Away' is always an option but how about you celebrate both Fraser and Koss with 'Free Live!' and 'Mr Big'. A prime example of what can be done with a bit of volume and a LOT of talent.

"He (Kossoff) influenced so much of Rock guitar, even in the case of some people who didn't know it because they were getting the influence indirectly through other people who loved Kossoff. One example being Angus Young. I think he probably took the intensity of the vibrato, and of course made it his own thing - but I think he had to have gotten that from Kossoff.

He had such an uncanny unitisation of space and simplicity, and playing the right thing and leaving space for everybody else. The way they manoeuvred around each other and the call and response. I just always loved it."

Warren Haynes talking about Paul Kossoff 
(Monday, March 12, 2018) 
More coming in FAS #142 & #143

FREE Convention 2018

FREE 'Hits A Go Go' Interview.

Thanks must go to SMS on youtube who have now put up the missing piece of the Swiss 'Hits A Go Go' TV show -  the brief interview. Awesome stuff. I wonder what Paul Rodgers thought when the announces calls Andy 'The Leader'... One can only imagine!!

 Original link to the SMS channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmfQMeNlA3U&feature=youtu.be

MORE NEW FREE FOOTAGE - 'THE STEALER' LIVE!!!!

Well, I'm not sure where this originates from but it could be the version that also features a short interview that used to appear on bootleg cassettes with the 'Beat Club' material. That also featured a short interview which, may or may not, be missing here if it is indeed that version (I need to find the tape!) However, this is pretty awesome despite the rather rough start and ending!! Paul Rodgers is in fine form and Simon Kirke pushes the track along like his life depends on it. Sadly it has the strange 'chord' sequence in the middle rather than a full out blast from Koss (no wonder he felt he was getting squashed). I once asked Andy Fraser about this and he said he had absolutely no idea what possessed then to put that in the song there, replacing the solo. Lovely to see Kossoff smiling however. Absolutely outstanding.

The clip can be found where it was originally posted on Youtube here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5luq-7PTKAU

Thanks to  S-M-S for putting this gem up.

FOOTNOTE. Seems this footage is from the Swiss TV show  'Hits A Go Go'.
It was broadcast on December 16th, 1970.