Paul Kossoff

As you've asked I will dig them all out later. I think I have his first (sort of) solo venture which was with Simon Kirke, Tetsu on Bass and 'Rabbit' Bundrick on keys. There are some excellent tracks on there. Its a very underrated album and worth getting. You've found Back Street Crawler which is a bit patchy but stands the test of time well with some stand out tracks like 'Molten Gold'.

I have the "Band Plays on" by BSC and I find this also a good album. The other group memebers were trying to keep PK on the straight and narrow at the time and he produces some good work in a tight band format once again. Terry Slesser on vocals was a guiding light here and if they could have got him cleaned up completely this band and PK could have had a real future, which the album '2nd Street' reinforced I always thought.

The only other (solo) album I have is an early double compilation memorial album 'Koss' which features his solo and work with Free and a long well written bio but there are many others available now.

Thanks for the elbow jog. I shall spin 'Koss' this evening and remember one of the great lost talents.

Koss was certainly one of my favourite guitarists and very under-rated, IMO.

As I said on another thread, if you want to dig a little deeper, the 5 CD box set 'Songs Of Yesterday' contains many alternate takes and the book 'Heavy Load' by Dave Clayton and Todd Smith is worth reading. They're both pricey but rewarding.

I had the pleasure of seeing Free live at Sheffield University.
What a night for a young person still at school !

Sadly missed.