Free - Songs of Yesterday (5 CD, 2000) [FLAC + 320]

 

This is an imported 5 cd anthology which summarizes the career of the British band Free.

The first three discs contain remastered versions (excellent sound), alternate takes, non-lp tracks and unissued tracks from their career. The fourth disc contains alternate versions and unissued tracks from their live album. The last disc summarizes the solo career of the members of the band.

After the first break-up of Free in the spring of 1971, Rodgers briefly formed a three-piece band called Peace. Alongside bassist Stewart McDonald and drummer Mick Underwood, Rodgers played guitar and sang lead vocal. Peace supported Mott the Hoople's UK tour in 1971, but broke up when Free reformed at the start of 1972. Two songs by Peace were eventually included on the fifth disc of the 2000 Free compilation Songs of Yesterday, along with a song that Rodgers recorded with the Maytals. A bootleg has circulated of a 22 December 1971 appearance by Peace on the BBC's Top Gear program.

Bad Company - Desolation Angels (40th Anniversary Edition) (2019 Remaster) [24-96]

Desolation Angels is the fifth studio album by English rock supergroup Bad Company, released on March 17, 1979. Paul Rodgers revealed on In the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an episode to Desolation Angels) that the album's title came from the 1965 novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac. The title was almost used 10 years previous to name the second album from Rodgers' previous band, Free, which in the end was called simply Free. 

The album was remastered and re-released in 1994. In 2019, Rhino put out a deluxe edition to honor the 40th anniversary with many alternate versions and bonus tracks. 

•     Paul Rodgers – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesisers
•     Mick Ralphs – guitar, keyboards
•     Boz Burrell – bass
•     Simon Kirke – drums

Bad Company- The Swan Song Years 1974-1982 (6 CD, 2019) [FLAC+320]

 

Bad Company are to celebrate their 45th anniversary with, The Swan Song Years 1974-1982, a new 6 CD box set of their albums.

The six-disc Bad Company: The Swan Song Years 1974-1982 collects together their output for Swan Song. These are all fairly recent remasters (from the original tapes), with Desolation Angels and Rough Diamonds brand new 2019 remastered versions. The other albums included are: Bad Company (1974), Straight Shooter (1975), Run with the Pack (1976), and Burnin Sky (1977).

Bad Company discography [1974-2019] (FLAC)

 

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprising ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers' muscular vocals and Ralphs' blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song vanity label. Their eponymous 1974 debut was an international hit, topping the U.S. album charts and scoring with the number one single "Can't Get Enough of Your Love."

 

1974 Bad Company - Bad Company (2015 2CD EU 081227955540)

1975 Bad Company - Straight Shooter (2015 2CD EU Rhino 081227955533)

1976 Bad Company - Run With The Pack (2017 US Rhino R2 550808)

1977 Bad Company - Burnin' Sky (2017 US Rhino R2 550807)

1979 Bad Company - Desolation Angels (2000 Germany Swan 7567-92451-2)

1982 Bad Company - Rough Diamonds (2007 Japan Warner WPCR-12547)

1985 Bad Company - 10 From 6 (1985 US Atlantic A2 81625)

1986 Bad Company - Fame And Fortune (1986 Germany Atlantic 7567-81684-2)

1988 Bad Company - Dangerous Age (1988 Japan Atlantic-Warner-Pioneer 25P2-2279)

1990 Bad Company - Holy Water (1990 ATCO Japan AMCY-101)

1992 Bad Company - Here Comes Trouble (1992 Japan ATCO-MMG AMCY-464)

1993 Bad Company - The Best Of Bad Company Live What You Hear Is What You Get (ATCO 7567-92307-2)

1995 Bad Company - Company Of Strangers (1995 US EastWest 61808-2)

1996 Bad Company - Stories Told & Untold (1996 US EastWest 61976-2)

1999 Bad Company - Run With The Pack 1976, Dangerous Age 1988 (CD-Maximum CDM 398-82)

1999 Bad Company - The Original Bad Company Anthology (1999 EU Elektra 7559-62391-2)

2002 Bad Company - In Concert Merchants Of Cool (2002 UK Sanctuary SANCD 115)

2010 Free & Bad Company - The Very Best Of Free & Bad Company featuring Paul Rodgers (Rhino)

2011 Bad Company - Extended Versions (US Sony Music 88697808532)

2015 Bad Company - Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy The Very Best Of Bad Company

2016 Bad Company - Live 1977 & 1979 (2CD, Rhino, Swan Song 081227952334)

2017 Bad Company - Live At Red Rocks (BMG 538277920)

2018 Bad Company - An Introduction To Bad Company (Rhino 603497861323)

2019 Bad Company - The Swan Song Years 1974-1982 (6CD Box Set Rhino Records)

2019 Bad Company - Desolation Angels (40th Anniversary Edition) (24-96)

Bad Company discography [1974-2020]

 

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprising ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers' muscular vocals and Ralphs' blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song vanity label. Their eponymous 1974 debut was an international hit, topping the U.S. album charts and scoring with the number one single "Can't Get Enough of Your Love."

 

Free discography

Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now".

Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums. Lead guitarist Paul Kossoff, a much revered blues-rock guitarist, died from a drug-induced heart failure at the age of 25 in 1976.