Free Appreciation Society
Magazine Issue #163
May 2022
Free Appreciation Society Magazine - Issue #163
Just as promised this follows hot on the heels of #162 and completes the FAS pentalogy taking us up to the first 'official' split of Free (Andy once told me they used to split up ever other week unofficially!). We deal with the release of the 'Free Live!' album, and touch gently only our journey into the splinter bands. Issues #159 - #163 deal exclusively with January 1971 to the end of June 1971, and everything that happened in that period.
This magazine deals specifically with the world releases of 'Free Live!'. This includes copies from everywhere, UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malaysia, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Japan... even South Korea! It's very comprehensive. Test pressings, promotional pressings, cover variations, label variations and alterations, LPs, cassettes, 8-tracks and CDs! It also details the different pressing and mastering variations, with matrix numbers, and the differences in sound (and edits) over the many assorted versions. The issue is fully illustrated in colour throughout.
There's also a re-examination of the possible Free 'Top Of The Pops' performance for 'My Brother Jake' including which shows actually featured the song, and the current 'for and against' arguments for them actually performing in the 'TOTPs' BBC studio in April, 1971. The footage, should there be any, is still 'lost' of course, but possible dates are nailed down.
Finally there is the complete FREE diary for January 1971 to the end of June 1971 with all the tour dates, studio recording details and release information. Far more comprehensive than the version in 'Heavy Load', updated here for the first time in over twenty years!
This issue checks in at 56 pages and covers quite a bit of stuff we've never included before. Supplementary to this issue there are two audio addendums, and they will be available on the FAS 'blogspot'. So be sure to check them out when you reach them in the text of this magazine.
A hugely comprehensive issue. Enjoy!
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The Free Appreciation Society is one of the most respected and longest running of all the independent fanzines. Since 1979 it has continued to review and support the careers of all the Free related artists with fair and balanced critique through its subscription based magazine.
This magazine is run and written by fans of the band for fans of the band and it deals with Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser & Simon Kirke throughout their different groupings in all eras.
It also runs features and reviews on all the sisters and brothers of the Free unit. Back Street Crawler, Crawler, Bad Company, Sharks, The Law are all featured, as are the individuals that made up those bands and others, John Rabbit Bundrick, Terry Slesser, Snuffy Walden, et all.
The magazines breadth and depth is its strength and it has also featured Cry Of Love, Gov’t Mule, Black Crowes and a variety of other acts who name Free as an influence. The magazine is a wealth of knowledge and information if you like this type of blues based Rock.
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