disc 2 1969 - Free (Free Disk Union Promo 7CD Box, Japan, 2002)
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(Free Disk Union Promo 7CD Box, Japan UICY-9131, 2002)
Free's second album was recorded with the band itself in considerable turmoil as principle songwriters Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser demanded strict discipline from their bandmates, and guitarist Paul Kossoff, in particular, equally demanded the spontaneity and freedom that had characterized the group's debut. It was an awkward period that saw both Kossoff and drummer Simon Kirke come close to quitting, and only the intervention of label chief Chris Blackwell seems to have prevented it. Few of these tensions are evident on the finished album -- tribute, again, to Blackwell's powers of diplomacy. He replaced original producer Guy Stevens early into the sessions and, having reminded both warring parties where the band's strengths lie, proceeded to coax out an album that stands alongside its predecessor as a benchmark of British blues at the turn of the 1960s.
01. I'll Be Creepin' (3:31)
02. Songs Of Yesterday (3:37)
03. Lying In The Sunshine (3:58)
04. Trouble On Double Time (3:27)
05. Mouthful Of Grass (3:39)
06. Woman (3:53)
07. Free Me (5:27)
08. Broad Daylight (3:19)
09. Mourning Sad Morning (5:13)
10. Broad Daylight (Single Version) (3:11)
11. The Worm (Single Version) (3:06)
12. I'll Be Creepin' (Single Version) (2:51)
13. Sugar For Mr Morrison (Single Version) (3:03)
14. Broad Daylight (BBC Session) (3:22)
15. Songs Of Yesterday (BBC Session) (3:13)
16. Mouthfull Of Grass (Solo Version) (3:36)
17. Woman (Alternative Version) (4:03)
18. Trouble On Double Time (Early Version) (2:39)
19. Mourning Sad Morning (Alternative Version) (5:11)
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