Back Street Crawler (album)


Back Street Crawler is the first solo album by Paul Kossoff. The same year as Free's demise, Kossoff was able to pull himself together, moderating his drug addiction enough to record a solo album, Back Street Crawler, which surprisingly featured contributions from his former Free bandmates as well as Yes drummer Alan White.
Molten Gold is not, as has been alleged, a Free reunion; it is a 1972 outtake from the Free album Free At Last, with overdubs.
Time Away features three-fifths of the Mk II Free lineup plus 70s songwriter-guitarist John Martyn, who would in 1975 invite Kossoff to guest on his own tour. The collaboration can be heard on expanded editions of Martyn’s Live At Leeds album.

Track listing

Original release, 1973

All songs by Paul Kossoff, except where noted.

Deluxe edition, 2008

All songs by Paul Kossoff, except where noted.

Personnel