FAS #147 Delay.

Yes, we know its a bit late but don't worry it is getting there. The magazine was in fact printed a couple of weeks ago but there were some problems with the photographs -  or rather, there were some photographs that came out as blank spaces in a black frame!! No good. So we are printing it all over again this week. Hang in there, it's coming. When they go into the mail I'll post the magazine info and the cover up here, so you'll know it's on the way.

FREE (ILPS 9104) - 50 YEARS OLD TODAY.

FREE (ILPS 9104)

Released (after a couple of delays)

50 years ago today.

Pull it out and give it a play. It's still sounding pretty fantastic really. Brilliant sleeve art if you have a vinyl copy to hand.

Sorry its been a bit silent here BUT I've been VERY busy.The new FAS issues are just about ready to print. Finally...

We are just making the final checks before we run them.

Yes, I said ISSUES, as Free 'No.2' and our historical anniversary coverage will come in three magazines over the next two months. Three seriously packed issues too.

 

FAS #147 'Songs Of Yesterday #1' (November)

The history of the band from the release of 'Tons Of Sobs', through the release of 'Free', and on to the end of 1969. April 1969 - December 1969. This includes the recording of the 'I'll Be Creeping' single (with the 'g'), the sessions for the second album, the first trip abroad (to Paris), the Blind Faith American Tour, the Isle Of Wight Festival 1969, radio sessions, live recordings and more. All enhanced with lots of media and photographs from the period including press releases, reviews, tour ads, and gig posters.

56 pages.

FAS #148  'The Pictorial Scrapbook' (December #1)

This is the pictorial scrapbook. 

Lots more period press ads and photographs from the time. Many are full page and plenty of previously unpublished images. Awesome stuff.

56 Pages.

FAS #149 'Songs Of Yesterday #2' (December #2)

All the release information. UK, USA, Germany, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Japan and others. Details on first issues, first pressings, matrix numbers and more. LPs, singles, CDs, cassette and 8-track. All fully illustrated. Also the day to day diary.  Where they were and what they were doing April 1969 - December 1969. Gig ads, gig posters, contracts, set lists and more.

56 Pages.

Creepin' 'round your door soon...

And blowin' your mind!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL KOSSOFF

Paul Kossoff would have been 69 today,
so Happy Birthday Paul.


We still talk about you,

We still play your music,

And we still miss you.

The playlist at FAS towers 
in Nottm today will 
include, from the
Paul Kossoff
'Back Street Crawler'
180g vinyl -
remastered beautifully
by Andy Pierce -
 
'Tuesday Morning' 

Nice and loud!!

Free Appreciation Society Magazine - Issue #146

Free Appreciation Society

Magazine Issue #146

March / April 2019 (#3)  

Free - Green Hills Pt. 3

From the first rehearsal to 'Tons Of Sobs'

Extra Large 56 Page full colour issue covering the complete history of the band from April 1968 to March 1969. 

This edition is the final part of our 'Tons Of Sobs' trilogy and features the album itself as released world-wide, with information on pressings, matrix numbers and different editions across the globe. Included are press releases, adverts, foreign issues, albums, singles and compilations. The UK, USA, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Canada are all represented with information and images.

Also in this fantastic magazine is the day to day diary. Covered here is the complete life of the band - gigs, recording and more - in a journal / sequentially dated format, similar to that in the back of 'Heavy Load'. This new version is updated with nineteen years worth of additional information, along with cuttings, ads, contracts and memorabilia of all kinds. 

The most in depth look at this period of the FREE history EVER. This completes a trio of issues that look at this specific phase of the band evolution over #144, #145 and #146. 'Tons Of Sobs' indeed.

The back cover of #146 features the original release advert for the 'Sobs' album in March 1969. Much more memorabilia, photographs. press and cuttings inside.

56 packed colour pages. Get it now!!

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Subscriptions/donations to the FAS run for three issues

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FREE - Broad Daylight / The Worm 50 years Old

These anniversaries come around thick and fast. So here's the next from our '50 Years Old' list. Today, in March 1969, Free's first single 'Broad Daylight / The Worm' was released. It didn't rip up the charts. It didn't set the world on fire - but it does feature one of my favourite early Free songs 'The Worm' on the flipside.  

'Broad Daylight' itself has always been a bit of an oddity. Somewhat jaunty and with weird time signatures it was a one off. You can find a BBC session version of the song. Rodgers plays bass there while Andy plays rhythm guitar. Its quite rare to find the single these days but it does turn up. Here in the UK there are actually two different pressings. If you can find either for under £50 in excellent condition you'd be doing very well.

Free Appreciation Society Magazine - Issue #145

I told you these would come at you quickly...

OUT TO SUBSCRIBERS TODAY

Free Appreciation Society

Magazine Issue #145

March 2019 (#2)  

Simon Kossoff's Photographs

Pictures taken by Paul's brother at The Marquee in 1968.

Extra Large 56 Page issue featuring the photographs taken by Simon Kossoff at the Marquee club in London October/November 1968.

Also included are 4 photographs taken at The Adelphi Cinema in Slough, where the band were supporting The Who, along with Joe Cocker, Small Faces and Arthur Brown on November 9th, 1968.

These combined represent the earliest 'live' images of the band EVER.  There are 62 photographs in total, around 6 have been used in the FAS and 'Heavy Load' in the past, the rest are previously unpublished in any form, anywhere. Of these 46 are reproduced here full page, one of those being spread over the centre of the magazine. All images are b/w and Ⓒ Simon Kossoff.

This is the second part of a trio of issues that look at this specific period of the band evolution over #144, #145 and #146. It is the most in depth look at this era of the FREE history EVER and contains information and memorabilia unseen for decades. Also a vast array of material NEVER seen before. It represents a celebration of the 50th anniversary - FREE 1969 - 2019

Back cover features the original 'Angel' advert for the forthcoming release of the 'Sobs' album in March 1969.

56 AWESOME pages. A teaser below. Get it now!!

 

Paul Kossoff. 43 Years Today.

Its not enough that we have Andy's anniversary in March but of course we also have the older one. That of Paul Kossoff. A frightening 43 years! So time again to pull something out of Paul's today and give it a whirl. I'm going to be listening to KKTR this morning and, as its my favourite album PERIOD, I'll enjoy that very much. But here's something a little different. Below for your enjoyment is the unreleased single version of 'All The Girl's Are Crazy' from a single sided test pressing I have. The flipside ('Stealing My Way') also comes on its own 1-sided 7" test disc. That's as far as it ever got.

This was due to be released by Island Records, and on the back of the sleeve the WIPX-1389-2M number is indeed Island catalogue. This test pressing, done at Sterling Sound and was made on 20th May 1975 it appears. Of course Back Street Crawler went on to be signed to Atlantic/Atco and so this never came out. Its a different mix, somewhat rougher than the one on the 'Band Plays On' album, and it has a different vocal along with some alternate guitar. Its very nice, and you won't have heard this version anywhere else before.

I've tried a number of times to get some kind of Back Street Crawler project off the ground with no success. I'm not sure what there is sitting in the Atlantic archive but certainly there are some rehearsal tapes and unreleased songs that would make for a nice set of material covering the band history, brief as it was. Anyway, Kossoff is in fine form here with some great playing. So turn it up and enjoy. We miss you Koss.