Paul Kossoff - Kossoff (2005) mp3@320 {1337x}-kawli

Paul Francis Kossoff (September 14, 1950, in Hampstead, North West London, England–March 19, 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free. Kossoff—son of the noted British actor David Kossoff—started playing in the mid 1960s and his first professional gig was with Black Cat Bones alongside drummer Simon Kirke. The band did many supporting shows for Fleetwood Mac and both Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac’s guitarist) and Kossoff would jam and spend hours discussing blues playing and players. Black Cat Bones also played with touring blues piano player Champion Jack Dupree.

In April 1968 the pair teamed up with Paul Rodgers (vocals) and Andy Fraser (bass) to form Free. They did the “Transit” circuit for two years and recorded two albums: Tons Of Sobs(1968) and Free(1969). Both albums showcased the band’s blues and soul influenced sound, a style which was in contrast to some of their progressive and heavier counterparts at the time. Success came in 1970 when their third album, Fire and Water (1970), spawned the massive hit “All Right Now”. The band played the Isle of Wight festival to both audience and critical acclaim. Sellout tours in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan followed, but after the release of the next album, Highway (1970), band pressures led to a split. The live album ‘Free Live, recorded in 1970, was released in 1971 as a farewell record.

Throughout the years, rock music has been littered with talented musicians whose lives were cut short due to drug-related deaths. Free/Back Street Crawler guitarist Paul Kossoff was one such casualty. is a glimpse into the frenetic, drug induced, hell-bent world of a highly talented but totally tragic mid-1970s Los Angeles Rock and Roll star who lived way too fast and died far too young. Kossoff's health kept worsening; while in a London drug rehab in 1975, Kossoff narrowly escaped death when his heart stopped beating and he had to be revived. Undeterred, Kossoff continued on his destructive path and on March 19, 1976, Kossoff died from a drug-induced heart attack while on a plane flight from Los Angeles to New York at the age of 25.

Kossoff was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"

Tracklist:
Disc 1

- 1975 The Band Plays On
1. Hoo Doo Woman (Braunagel, Kossoff, Montgomery, Slesser, Wilson) - 4:18
2. New York, New York (Montgomery) - 4:40
3. Stealing My Way (Kossoff, Montgomery) - 4:22
4. Survivor (Montgomery) - 3:36
5. It's A Long Way Down To The Top (Montgomery) - 5:59
6. All The Girls Are Crazy (Braunagel) - 3:34
7. Jason Blue (Montgomery) - 4:57
8. Train Song (Braunagel, T. Wilson) - 4:36
9. Rock & Roll Junkie (Montgomery) - 3:18
10.The Band Plays On (T. Wilson) - 5:00

1973 Back Street Crawler
11.Tuesday Morning (Kossoff) - 16:50
12.I'm Ready (Roden, Roussel ) - 2:20
13.Time Away (Kossoff, Martyn) - 5:40
14.Molten Gold (Kossoff) - 6:48
15.Back Street Crawler (Don't Need You No More) (Kossoff) - 4:11

Disc 2

- 1976 2nd Street
1. Selfish Lover - 3:26
2. Blue Soul - 3:46
3. Stop Doing What You're Doing - 3:26
4. Raging River - 3:16
5. Some Kind of Happy - 5:00
6. Sweet, Sweet Beauty - 3:14
7. Just For You - 6:18
8. On Your Life - 3:54
9. Leaves In The Wind - 5:12

- 1972 Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit
10.Blue Grass (Bundrick) - 5:10
11.Sammy's Alright (Bundrick) - 4:08
12.Anna (Kirke) - 3:43
13.Just for the Box (Kossoff) - 3:33
14.Hold On (Kirke, Kossoff) - 5:26
15.Fool's Life (Bundrick) - 4:29
16.Yellow House (Bundrick) - 3:26
17.Dying Fire (Kirke) - 4:31
18.I'm on the Run (Bundrick) - 4:38
19.Colours (Elliott Burgess, Kossoff) - 4:47

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.98
MPEG-1 layer 3

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