Free - Tons Of Sobs (2014) Universal Music Japan UICY40077 FLAC Beolab1700

Free - Tons Of Sobs (2014) Universal Music Japan UICY40077 FLAC Beolab1700



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Free - Tons Of Sobs (1968) [2014, Universal Music Japan, UICY-40077]
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Artist...............: Free
Album................: Tons Of Sobs
Genre................: Indie
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2014
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.0 20130526
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 53 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Information..........: CD IMAGE - LOG - CUE - SCANS

Posted by............: Beolab1700 on 15/09/2014

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Tracklisting
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01. Over The Green Hills (Pt 1) 00:50
02. Worry 03:27
03. Walk In My Shadow 03:30
04. Wild Indian Woman 03:40
05. Goin' Down Slow 08:22
06. I'm A Mover 02:56
07. The Hunter 04:14
08. Moonshine 05:05
09. Sweet Tooth 04:54
10. Over The Green Hills (Pt 2) 02:02

Bonus Tracks:

11. Moonshine (Alternate Vocal) 05:11
12. Sweet Tooth (Early Take & Alternative Lyrics) 04:56
13. Woman By The Sea (Alternative Version) 03:21


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Although Free was never destined to scrape the same skies as Led Zeppelin, when they first burst out of the traps in 1968, close to a year ahead of Jimmy Page and company, they set the world of British blues-rock firmly on its head, a blistering combination of youth, ambition, and, despite those tender years, experience that, across the course of their debut album, did indeed lay the groundwork for all that Zeppelin would embrace. That Free and Zeppelin were cut from the same cloth is immediately apparent, even before you start comparing the versions of "The Hunter" that highlight both bands' debut albums. Where Free streaks ahead, however, is in their refusal to compromise their own vision of the blues -- even at its most commercial ("I'm a Mover" and "Worry"), Tons of Sobs has a density that makes Zeppelin and the rest of the era's rocky contemporaries sound like flyweights by comparison.

With remastered sound that drives the record straight back to the studio master tapes, the sheer versatility of the players, and the unbridled imagination of producer Guy Stevens, rings crystal clear.

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