Free Again: The 1970 Sessions

 
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Alex Chilton
Free Again: The 1970 Sessions

[ Ace / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 5 March 2012

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Time has been most kind to the transitional set of recordings Alex Chilton made in 1969, those that have subsequently become known as "1970".

A moment caught between the dying embers of the Box Tops and the incipient birth of Big Star, these exploratory sessions have the heady and compelling air of an artist breaking away from stylistic restraint to seek their own true voice. And this newly refurbished edition further illuminates a fascinating period in the career of one of pop's most enigmatic talents.

The core songs of the project are revealed as embodying the same diversion that Chilton would often exhibit in his post-Big Star career. They run the gamut of joy, elation, introspection and musical perversity, but it is clear that, as much as he was finding his feet musically, Alex understood that the song was key, and for the most part, his songcraft was already remarkable.

Tracks:

1. Free Again
2. Come on Honey
3. Something Deep Inside
4. I Can Dig It
5. The EMI Song
6. All I Really Want Is Money
7. The Happy Song
8. Jumpin Jack Flash
9. Every Day As We Grow
10. I Wish I Could Meet Elvis
11. Just To See You
12. All We Ever Got From Them Was Pain
13. Sugar Sugar/I Got The Feelin
14*. Free Again
15*. Every Day As We Grow Closer
16*. Come On Honey
17*. The EMI Song
18*. All I Really Want Is Money
19*. It Isn't Always That Easy

*Alternate versions