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Although record sales never went along with it, Free were British rock at its pinnacle. Their studio albums were superb through and through, while the one live release perhaps represented the band at their peak. This best-of features the cream of Free's releases up to 1973. Extending past the easily accessible rock tracks into the realms of the bands quieter acoustic moments, as well as the more experimental areas of Free's material, The Free Story gives the whole picture of what Rogers, Kirke, Fraser, and Kossoff were about. The track selection well shows off the bands musical ability, from Paul Kossoff's vibrato-laden guitar to Andy Fraser's captivating bass playing. Indeed, few bands come close to the overall musicianship of Free. "Free left a legacy of enduring music which became a role model for much of which followed...The Free Story is testament to that heritage," declares the album notes. Few would disagree with that statement.
© Ben Davies /TiVo
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Free, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Stevens, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, MainArtist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wood, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN KELLY, Producer, Additional Producer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Baker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bernard Rodgers, Author
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN KELLY, Producer, Additional Producer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Baker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bernard Rodgers, Author
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN KELLY, Producer, Additional Producer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Baker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bernard Rodgers, Author
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ANDY JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ANDY JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free, Producer, MainArtist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ANDY JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ANDY JOHNS, Producer - Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - Simon Kirke, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, ComposerLyricist - Paul Bernard Rodgers, Author
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Al Jackson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Donald Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - ANDY JOHNS, Producer - Free, Producer, MainArtist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carson J. Wells, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ANDY JOHNS, Producer - Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Simon Kirke, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Kossoff, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tetsu Yamauchi, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Digby Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, MainArtist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Free, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Fraser, ComposerLyricist - ANDY FRASER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ANDY JOHNS, Producer - Free, Producer, MainArtist - Simon Kirke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rodgers, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kossoff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tetsu Yamauchi, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Although record sales never went along with it, Free were British rock at its pinnacle. Their studio albums were superb through and through, while the one live release perhaps represented the band at their peak. This best-of features the cream of Free's releases up to 1973. Extending past the easily accessible rock tracks into the realms of the bands quieter acoustic moments, as well as the more experimental areas of Free's material, The Free Story gives the whole picture of what Rogers, Kirke, Fraser, and Kossoff were about. The track selection well shows off the bands musical ability, from Paul Kossoff's vibrato-laden guitar to Andy Fraser's captivating bass playing. Indeed, few bands come close to the overall musicianship of Free. "Free left a legacy of enduring music which became a role model for much of which followed...The Free Story is testament to that heritage," declares the album notes. Few would disagree with that statement.
© Ben Davies /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:42
- Main artists: Free
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1973 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 1973 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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