Free OZ 1st Press LP Highway EX 70 Pink Island SIL934100 Blues Rock Paul Rodgers
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Free OZ 1st Press LP Highway EX 70 Pink Island SIL934100 Blues Rock Paul Rodgers
Rare 1st Press OZ LP released in 1970 on the Pink Island Label with White “I”.. Cat: SIL934100.Every so often Timewarp is lucky enough to come across a special record collection. Over the following weeks I will be listing records from one such collection. Collected mostly during the 1960’s and 70’s this set of records have been well preserved and cared for some dating back to over 50 years old!! Our regular customers will be aware that if we do grade a record at Near Mint expect it to have only been played a handful of times at most and to sound superb. We hope you enjoy the records we will be offering as much as we have in presenting them to you.
Highway was recorded just three months after Free scored the career-redefining hit "Alright Now," and while their profile was at a career-topping high, their morale was heading toward an all-time low. Guitarist Paul Kossoff was reeling from the death of friend Jimi Hendrix; a new single, "The Stealer" the follow-up to The Hit bellyflopped ignominiously; and, when the album followed suit, the band itself was not far behind. Heavily influenced by their admiration of the Band, Highway has understandably been described as Free's answer to Music from Big Pink, sharing both the laid-back vibe and mellow looseness of that role model. Where it went awry, of course, was in the fact that Free were not cut out to be country-rock guitar-twangers, no matter how fiery their missionary zeal. Yet, the strutting rockers "The Stealer" and "Ride on a Pony" alone shatter the brave new mood, while reflective romancers like "Love You So" and "Be My Friend" could well have been composed specifically to rid the band of the shadow of "Alright Now," and prove that underneath the coolest exterior, there beat a heart of the molten gold.
Tracks: The highway song/ The stealer/ On my way/ Be my friend/ Sunny day/ Ride on pony/ Love you so/ Bodie/ Soon I will be gone.
There are some light spindle marks on labels. Record has a few very light scuff marks that cause a few light crackles and is in Excellent condition. Full gloss cover is stunning, like new and in Near Mint condition.
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