A debut album that revolutionised the British blues rock scene in the late 1960s, played by a group of teenagers. Paul Kossoff (g) and Simon Kirke (dr) came from Black Cat Bones, bassist Andy Fraser was a brief member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers at the age of 15, and with singer Paul Rodgers, the band was complete in 1968. Numerous gigs in London quickly earned them a fan base, and through their contact with Alexis Korner, who also suggested the name Free, they signed a record deal with the legendary Island label. With the support of Steve Miller on piano and Guy Stevens as producer, they recorded their first album, Tons of Sobs, in October 1968 within a few days.

As the minimalist budget of £800 only allowed for a modest production, they made a virtue of necessity and limited themselves to a simple, very raw and rough sound. But this is precisely what made their debut album, released in March 1969 after some delay, stand out from the mass of LPs appeared during the blues boom of the time. Characterised by charismatic vocals, dirty bluesy guitar riffs and a dragging rhythm section, it was also the band's most blues-oriented LP. The influence of Robert Johnson, Skip James and Muddy Waters was unmistakable. Unfortunately, the record was a commercial flop. The English first pressing of this album with the textured „Bullseye“ Pink Island label is highly sought after today.