Free - Tons Of Sobs (1968) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2014]
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Tons of Sobs is the debut album by English blues rock band Free, released in the UK on 14 March 1969. While the album failed to chart in the UK, it did reach #197 in the US. Free are cited as one of the definitive bands of the British blues boom of the late 1960s even though this is the only album of their canon that can strictly be called blues rock. According to bass player Andy Fraser, the title effectively summed up the album.
Although Free was never destined to scrape the same skies as Led Zeppelin, when they first burst out of the traps in 1968, close to a year ahead of Jimmy Page and company, they set the world of British blues-rock firmly on its head, a blistering combination of youth, ambition, and, despite those tender years, experience that, across the course of their debut album, did indeed lay the groundwork for all that Zeppelin would embrace. That Free and Zeppelin were cut from the same cloth is immediately apparent, even before you start comparing the versions of "The Hunter" that highlight both bands' debut albums. Where Free streaks ahead, however, is in their refusal to compromise their own vision of the blues – even at its most commercial ("I'm a Mover" and "Worry"), Tons of Sobs has a density that makes Zeppelin and the rest of the era's rocky contemporaries sound like flyweights by comparison. The 2002 remaster of the album only amplifies the fledgling Free's achievements. With remastered sound that drives the record straight back to the studio master tapes, the sheer versatility of the players, and the unbridled imagination of producer Guy Stevens, rings crystal clear. Even without their visionary seer, however, Free impresses – three bonus tracks drawn from period BBC sessions are as loose as they are dynamic, and certainly make a case for a full Free-at-the-Beeb type collection. Of the other bonuses, two offer alternate versions of familiar album tracks, while "Guy Stevens Jam" is reprised from the Songs of Yesterday box set to further illustrate the band's improvisational abilities. As if they needed it.
Tracklist:
01. Over The Green Hills
02. Worry
03. Walk In My Shadow
04. Wild Indian Woman
05. Goin' Down Slow
06. I'm A Mover
07. The Hunter
08. Moonshine
09. Sweet Tooth
10. Over The Green Hills
11. Moonshine
12. Sweet Tooth
13. Woman By The Sea
Universal Japan # UIGY-9564
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Free / Tons Of Sobs
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -8.87 dB -24.38 dB 0:51 01-Over The Green Hills
DR11 -6.06 dB -19.31 dB 3:28 02-Worry
DR11 -4.56 dB -19.67 dB 3:30 03-Walk In My Shadow
DR11 -5.19 dB -18.12 dB 3:41 04-Wild Indian Woman
DR13 -3.89 dB -20.04 dB 8:21 05-Goin' Down Slow
DR13 -3.61 dB -19.23 dB 2:56 06-I'm A Mover
DR11 -4.99 dB -18.62 dB 4:15 07-The Hunter
DR11 -6.53 dB -21.46 dB 5:05 08-Moonshine
DR11 -4.23 dB -18.46 dB 4:54 09-Sweet Tooth
DR11 -8.04 dB -22.45 dB 1:58 10-Over The Green Hills
DR10 -7.43 dB -20.25 dB 5:10 11-Moonshine
DR10 -8.08 dB -19.49 dB 4:53 12-Sweet Tooth
DR10 -8.30 dB -20.15 dB 3:21 13-Woman By The Sea
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: Free / Tons Of Sobs
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -8.87 dB -24.38 dB 0:51 01-Over The Green Hills
DR11 -6.06 dB -19.31 dB 3:28 02-Worry
DR11 -4.56 dB -19.67 dB 3:30 03-Walk In My Shadow
DR11 -5.19 dB -18.12 dB 3:41 04-Wild Indian Woman
DR13 -3.89 dB -20.04 dB 8:21 05-Goin' Down Slow
DR13 -3.61 dB -19.23 dB 2:56 06-I'm A Mover
DR11 -4.99 dB -18.62 dB 4:15 07-The Hunter
DR11 -6.53 dB -21.46 dB 5:05 08-Moonshine
DR11 -4.23 dB -18.46 dB 4:54 09-Sweet Tooth
DR11 -8.04 dB -22.45 dB 1:58 10-Over The Green Hills
DR10 -7.43 dB -20.25 dB 5:10 11-Moonshine
DR10 -8.08 dB -19.49 dB 4:53 12-Sweet Tooth
DR10 -8.30 dB -20.15 dB 3:21 13-Woman By The Sea
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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