Free Again: The 1970 Sessions

A moment caught between the dying embers of the Box Tops and the incipient birth of Big Star, these exploratory sessions have the heady and compelling air of an artist breaking away from stylistic restraint to seek their own true voice. And this newly refurbished edition further illuminates a fascinating period in the career of one of pop's most enigmatic talents.

The core songs of the project are revealed as embodying the same diversion that Chilton would often exhibit in his post-Big Star career. They run the gamut of joy, elation, introspection and musical perversity, but it is clear that, as much as he was finding his feet musically, Alex understood that the song was key, and for the most part, his songcraft was already remarkable.