Free - Songs Of The Free (1976)

Free have always been a favourite band of mine, and how could they not be when the had arguably the best rock vocalist ever in Paul Rodgers, and a guitarist of the calibre of Paul Kossoff, alongside the superlative rhythm section of Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke. I still have all their albums on vinyl, but never really classed them as a singles band, even though 'All Right Now' was a massive hit, while 'Wishing Well' and 'My Brother Jake' were also successes for them in the singles charts. Consequently I missed out on some great songs which were hidden away as b-sides of some of their singles, and so this album rectifies that omission by collecting them all together, and adding in a few choice out-takes and a live BBC session recording. Even a collection of offcuts and out-takes like this only reinforces the band's reputation as one of the greatest rock groups of all time. 

Track listing

01 Woman By The Sea (Previously unreleased)
02 Guy Stevens Blues (Previously unreleased)
03 Visions Of Hell (Previously unreleased)
04 Let Me Show You (b-side of 'Wishing Well' 1972)
05 Rain (Previously unreleased)
06 Only My Soul (b-side of 'My Brother Jake' 1971)
07 The Worm (b-side of 'Broad Daylight' 1969)
08 Spring Dawn (Previously unreleased)
09 Sugar For Mr. Morrison (b-side of 'I'll Be Creeping' 1969)
10 Molten Gold (Previously unreleased)
11 Lady (Previously unreleased)
12 Waiting On You (BBC Session 1972)