Release Date: 28 July 2023
Label: Grapefruit / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 5
Barcode: 5013929193307
Genres: Rock Classic Rock
Description
• First-ever complete anthology of splinter group from the original Procol Harum line-up.• Includes all five of the band's albums plus singles, out-takes and alternative versions.Just as 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' was establishing itself as the definitive summer-of-1967 hit, new kids on the block Procol Harum acrimoniously parted company with guitarist Ray Royer and drummer Bobby Harrison.Royer and Harrison used their Procol pay-off to assemble a new band that they pointedly christened Freedom.The original Freedom line-up recorded the soundtrack for lurid Italian art-house film Nerosubianco (AKA Black And White) as well as issuing a couple of non-album singles before a dissatisfied Harrison put together a revised power trio line-up.The new-look Freedom made a second album, 'Freedom At Last', that also failed to gain a UK release before moving on from their original psychedelic sound to adopt a heavier, bluesier approach.After three further albums (including two for Vertigo) and tours with Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull, Harrison pulled the plug in late 1972 in order to become frontman for Snafu.'Born Again: The Complete Recordings 1967-72' collects all of Freedom's work In one handy package, with the band's five albums joined by stand-alone singles, alternative versions and out-takes. Housed in a stylish clamshell box, the package features miniature facsimile covers of all five albums as well as numerous rare photos and a new 5000 word essay on the band.
Tracklisting
DISC ONENEROSUBIANCO1 RELATION2 WE SAY NO3 ATTRACTION (BLACK ON WHITE/WITH YOU)4 CHILDHOOD REFLECTION5 TO BE FREE6 THE TRUTH IS PLAIN TO SEE7 THE BETTER SIDE8 BORN AGAIN9 DECIDEDLY MAN10 SEEING IS BELIEVINGBonus tracks11 THE BUTT OF DECEPTION12 YOU WON'T MISS13 THE GAME IS OVER14 THE BETTER SIDE (early mix, single vocal)15 THE BUTT OF DECEPTION (early mix)16 BORN AGAIN ('dry' version)17 WHERE WILL YOU BE TONIGHT (UK single version)18 TRYING TO GET A GLIMPSE OF YOU (UK single version)19 WHERE WILL YOU BE TONIGHT (extended version)20 TRYING TO GET A GLIMPSE OF YOU (extended version)21 TRYING TO GET A GLIMPSE OF YOU (demo version)1-10 The album Nerosubianco (Italy, Atlantic ATL-LP 08028, released 1968)11-16 Out-takes/alternative versions from the Nerosubianco sessions, not released at the time17-18 Single, Mercury MF 1033, released June 1968 19-20 Extended versions, not released at the timeDISC TWOFREEDOM AT LAST1 ENCHANTED WOOD2 DEEP DOWN IN THE BOTTOM3 HAVE LOVE, WILL TRAVEL4 CRY BABY CRY5 TIME OF THE SEASON6 HOODOO MAN7 BUILT FOR COMFORT8 FLY9 NEVER LOVED A GIRL10 MY LIFE11 CAN'T STAY WITH ME12 DUSTY TRACKBonus tracks13 KANDY KAY14 ESCAPE WHILE YOU CAN1-12 The album Freedom At Last (France, BYG Records 529 325, released 1969)13-14 Single, Plexium PXM 3, released January 1969DISC THREEFREEDOM1 NOBODY2 IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING3 DUSTY TRACK4 MAN MADE LAWS5 AIN'T NO CHANCE TO SCORE6 PRETTY WOMAN7 FREEDOM8 FRUSTRATED WOMAN (AKA DIRTY WATER)Bonus track9 NOBODY (edited single version)10 FRUSTRATED WOMAN (AKA DIRTY WATER) (single version)1-8 The album Freedom (Probe SPBA 6252, released October 1970)9 Single, US ABC 45-11274,released September 197010 Single, French BYG Records 129 020, released 1970DISC FOURTHROUGH THE YEARS1 FREESTONE2 THROUGH THE YEARS3 GET YOURSELF TOGETHER4 LONDON CITY5 THANKS6 TOE GRABBER1-6 The album Through The Years (Vertigo 6360 049, released August1971)DISC FIVEFREEDOM IS MORE THAN A WORD1 TOGETHER2 MISS LITTLE LOUISE3 SWEATY FEET4 BRAINBOX JAM5 DIRECTION6 GOING DOWN7 DREAM8 LADYBIRD1-8 The album Freedom Is More Than A Word (Vertigo 6360 072,released July 1972),
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