Free Appreciation Society
Magazine Issue #168
July 2023 Issue
Just back from the post office...
again... Yes, It's ready to go, so why not get it out straight away, so I can
move on to the next one. You never know when things will slow down for some reason. It's nice to
be a little bit ahead currently. As I'm now a little more familiar with what I
have to do to reset these page-wise, and it's still a pain but I'm a little bit
faster, things come together a little better. Given that, I actually do believe
#168 looks a bit better than #167. So it's all good! I do also know that the
last two in this batch will be tough to re-page due to all the images!
So, #168 is the second of five
issues dealing with the reformation of the group in 1972, after they'd split in May
1971. Here we have the conclusion of the February 1972 UK tour, another grasp
at the 'Sail On' super-group session, this time from Corky Laing, and
Free head into the studio for the formative work on 'Free At Last' to
begin. This issue has a large amount of information on the tapes from those
sessions, in an almost day-to-day-format. All the information I have on these
recordings is here. Lots of great articles, and reviews from the period.
Fabulous photographs, including a centre-page poster reproduction of Paul
Rodgers that was in 'Disc' magazine (from the Royal Albert Hall show
February 10th, 1972), along with a few others from that show that were excluded
(due to space restrictions and re-setting) in #167.
We also follow the group on a
short series of shows in Finland and Sweden during March. These shows break up the 'FAL'
recordings. At this point I'm VERY pleased to have some brand new photographs
never used in the FAS before, from the original Finnish photographer. These really are great new
shots. That includes one of Andy on the back page where the bass looks ridiculously
large on him! The magazine closes with an A&M Records press release, as over in the
USA they prepare for a long tour by the group, and the new album.
52 pages, many in colour, with
original press articles from the period, posters, tickets, and studio recording
reel labels from the actual tape boxes. Lots of new information, and many
things never used in the FAS before. I hope you enjoy it.
The addendum (P11) will be up
here in a few days, giving everyone a chance to find out about it in the
magazine. This one is really just a bit of fun with Simon & Andy in the studio.
Mailed out to all FAS subscribers
in the UK TODAY.
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