Atlantic Years 1975-1976 [Import]

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After Free broke up, their blazing guitarist Paul Kossoff recorded the 1973 solo LP "Back Street Crawler," then decided to name his new band after that release. Ahmet Ertegun signed them to Atlantic, who put out their 1975 LP "The Band Plays On." That LP is here along with the band’s second LP, "2nd Street," plus a June 1975 gig at Croydon’s Fairfield Hall. Sadly, Paul was not long for this world, and died before "2nd Street" came out—but, amazingly, bootleg recordings of Paul’s final gig (March 3, 1976 at the Starwood Club in L.A.) survived, and you’ll hear them here. Studio outtakes, unissued cuts and rare memorabilia complete the set, which includes "Train Song," "Survivor," "Blue Soul," "On Your Life," outtake versions of "Jason Blue" and "It’s a Long Way Down to the Top," live performances of "The Hunter," "We Won," "Cheat on Me," "Who Do Women" and more from a superb, soulful guitar man who departed far too soon. Hear No Evil.