FREE Fire And Water (2017 UK/EU 7-track LP, a welcome reissue of Free's 1970 breakthrough third album. Fire And Water was the record that established the band internationally, tightening the group's blues-rock foundation into something leaner, tougher and more immediately distinctive. With Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke locking into a supple, hard-driving rhythm section, Paul Rodgers delivering one of the great rock vocal performances of the period, and Paul Kossoff bringing his unmistakable touch on guitar, the album remains a defining statement of British rock in the early 1970s. Best known for the enduring "All Right Now", the album runs deeper than its signature single, balancing force and restraint across tracks such as the title cut, "Mr. Big" and "Heavy Load". The stripped-back arrangements give the band plenty of space, and that economy is a large part of what gives the record its lasting weight. Picture sleeve with original cover artwork, factory sealed. Recommended).