Free / NY,USA 1971 Complete

The original FREE embodied the ideals of blues rock, but their activities faded into a faint swiftness. This shocking new unearthed recording, conveying that golden age, is here for the first time! GRAF ZEPPELIN will release it on a top-of-the-line updated sound CD! This work captures the first-ever performance in New York City on January 25, 1971. It’s a superb audience recording from a performance at the legendary Carnegie Hall, the only venue in FREE’s history. 1971 marked the moment when their legendary first visit to Japan was realized, but also the band was heading towards their first disbandment. First, let’s take a bird’s-eye view of their activities at the time and examine the position of this work. 1971: January 8-31: North America #1 (12 shows) ←★COCO★; February 6-March 2: UK (8 shows) ←※SHEFFIELD 1971《April 16: Single “My Brother Jake” Release》; April 19: London Performance; April 30 + May 1: Japan (2 shows) ←※TOKYO 1971; May 6-9: Australia (4 shows); May 22 + 30: North America #2 (2 shows)《FREE Disbanded》 This was the fateful year of 1971. While they toured the world extensively, each leg was relatively small. The Carnegie Hall performance in this work was one of the opening acts of “North America #1.” This leg is also familiar from the press masterpiece “SANTA MONICA 1971 (Wardour-376).” Let’s focus further on the dates and examine their relative positions. Details of “North America # 1” ・January 8-15 (4 performances) * January 16 “SANTA MONICA 1971 (San Francisco)” ・January 17-20 (3 performances * January 22 “SANTA MONICA 1971 (Santa Monica)” * January 25: New York City performance ←★ This work ★ ・January 26 + 31 (2 performances) This work, which vacuum-packed such a scene, is a shocking first appearance recording. Until now, even among collectors, it has not even been known to exist, and it is a newly discovered master that is shaking collectors around the world at this moment. It is surprising that it has been newly excavated for over half a century, but the sound is also excellent. “Larry “Florida Kid” It is the 2nd generation master released by a person named “GRAF ZEPPELIN”, but the atmosphere is clear and the sound is extremely fresh. Although it is not the type that can be mistaken for a sound board, the subtleties of the performance spun by the four people can be firmly felt, and the feeling that “they are playing right there” is transmitted to the skin. And this work is the highest edition update. It is the best version that has been polished by meticulous mastering by “GRAF ZEPPELIN”. Of course, we have not done anything to pollute the new excavation by gaining sound pressure. “GRAF “ZEPPELIN” mastering is a process that prioritizes on-site sound, often likened to the restoration of a painting. By adjusting pitch and range balance and eliminating various noises, the “sound of the time” and “sound of the venue” are reproduced as closely as possible. Hiss noise in particular is suppressed (to the point where it doesn’t affect the performance sound), resulting in a beautiful sound that makes Gene seem younger. Another significant feature is the treatment of the inter-song intervals. While the released master featured fade-ins and fade-outs between some songs, this release uses crossfades to connect them. The result is a live album that allows you to immerse yourself in a seamless musical experience. This fresh, beautiful sound portrays a stage that condenses the charm of the golden age into a single concert. This set is different from the recent “SANTA MONICA 1971,” so let’s compare them and organize them. Highway (5 songs): Be My Friend / The Stealer / Ride On A Pony / The Highway Song / Soon I Will Be Gone. Others (5 songs + 5 songs): Fire & Water: Don’t Say You Love Me / All Right Now / Fire and Water / Heavy Load / Mr. Big ・Others: My Brother Jake / Woman / I’m A Mover / The Hunter / Crossroads (★) *Note: ★ indicates songs not heard on the soundboard masterpiece “SANTA MONICA 1971.” This set, centered around five tracks each from the two greatest albums, “FIRE AND WATER” and “HIGHWAY,” is truly a culmination. The performance that accompanies it is a blend of youthfulness and maturity, allowing you to fully enjoy the exquisite blues rock that only FREE could produce in their golden age. They reunited as early as the following year, in 1972, but here you can find the magic that was already lost by then. FREE in 1971 was at a height that even they themselves could never regain. This is a shocking new excavation album that allows you to experience that precious moment with exquisite sound. “GRAF This album marks a new milestone in ZEPPELIN mastering. It features the rare and recent debut of the band’s 1971 Carnegie Hall performance! While there’s some hiss in the mono audio, the performance is still reasonably good. The inter-song cuts are smoothly crossfaded, allowing you to enjoy the unique Carnegie Hall performance from start to finish. This is a superb audience recording of the January 25, 1971 Carnegie Hall performance. This previously unknown recording, even among collectors, has been polished to the highest level by GRAF ZEPPELIN. The clear, pristine atmosphere is incredibly refreshing, allowing you to fully experience the subtleties of the four musicians’ performance, and you can practically feel like they’re “right there playing.” This is a new masterpiece, a cultural heritage piece that allows you to experience the ultimate blues rock performance, where youthfulness and maturity coexist. Live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, USA, January 25, 1971. Truly Amazing/Perfect Sound (74:35) 01. Introduction 02. By My Friend 03. The Stealer 04. Ride On A Pony 05. Don’t Say You Love Me 06. All Right Now 07. Fire And Water 08. Heavy Load 09. The Highway Song 10. My Brother Jake 11. Soon I Will Be Gone 12. Woman 13. I’m A Mover 14. Mr. Big 15. The Hunter 16. Crossroads Paul Rodgers – vocals Paul Kossoff – guitar Andy Fraser – bass, keyboards Simon Kirke – drums