FREE - Fire And Water, 1970y. 1-st UK(Island pink'I') Edition , ( EX+/ EX+ )
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Freeformed in London in 1968 when guitarist Paul Kossoff, then a member of the blues unit Black Cat Bones, was taken to see vocalist Paul Rodgers' group Brown Sugar by a friend, drummer Tom Mautner. After deciding to form their own band,Kossoff and Rodgers recruited drummer Simon Kirke (since Mautner was at university) and 16-year-old bass phenomAndy Fraser from the ranks of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers; with the aid of Alexis Korner, who also suggested the name Free, the fledgling band signed to the Island label, issuing their bluesy debutTons of Sobs in 1968. Although both of the first two albums fared poorly on the charts, 1970's Fire and Water became a tremendous hit on the strength of the primal "All Right Now," a Top Five smash powered by Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals. After headlining 1970's Isle of Wight festival, the group
Free ?– Fire And Water
Label: Island Records ?– ILPS 9120,- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side A): ILPS 9120 A//1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side B): ILPS 9120 B//1
Country: UK Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Classic Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Fire And Water Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* A2 Oh I Wept Written-By – Kossoff*, Rodgers* A3 Remember Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* A4 Heavy Load Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* B1 Mr. Big Written-By – Fraser*, Kossoff*, Rodgers*, Kirke* B2 Don't Say You Love Me Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* B3 All Right Now (Long Version) Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers*Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Island Records Ltd.
- Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Published By – Blue Mountain Music
- Recorded At – Trident Studios
- Recorded At – Island Studios
Credits
- Cover, Design – Mike Sida
- Engineer – Roy Baker*
- Illustration [Drawing] – Pamela Coleman Smith
- Photography By – Hiroshi (27), Richard Polak
- Producer – Free, John Kelly (2)
Notes
First UK pressing on pink Island labels with white ''i'' logo.First cat# on cover, second on label.
? 1970
( MULTIPLE PURCHASES...25%- postage cost FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP ) I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg
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