[net.records] Looking for Strawbs

cliff (02/19/83)

does anyone out in netland:

	1. Know the names of the first two Strawbs albums?
		(Previous to the "A Collection of Antiques and Curios"
		album, to those who are at least marginally familiar
		with the group.)
	2. Know if they are still "in print"?
	3. If (2.) above, where can they be obtained (recording label)?

The Strawbs are a now (sadly) obscure English folk-rock band,
and are incidentally the band Rick Wakeman departed (c. 1971) to
join Yes.
I already posess all their other albums.
Please mail responses to the address below, not to cliff (the person
in the header)

			thanks in advance,
			Michael Collier
			...!ucbvax!lbl-csam!lanl-a!collier

tom (02/24/83)

Ahh, another Strawbs fan!!!

Their first 2 albums were: "Strawbs" and "Dragonfly".  "Strawbs" was recorded
in May, 1969, and contains the tune "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (it
was very controversial in England at the time). They were on A&M and probably
out of print. HOWEVER, they were re-released as a double set entitled
"Early Strawbs" several years back, also on A&M. My copy was manufactured
in Canada, if that helps.

There is an earlier recording which was later made into an album.  This was
"Sandy Denny and the Strawbs" which was recorded in 1968 in Copenhagen and
was the first time ANY of them had recorded.  The record label is Hallmark.
It contains a beautiful version of "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" which
Sandy Denny wrote and has been recorded many times since. Also has "Everyone
But Sam Was A Hypocrite", very Dave Cousins-ish.

Dave Cousins has one or two old solo albums which I've not been able to find
(can anyone help me?).  The best of Strawbs album contains a song from
one of them.  These were probably only available as imports.  He has a new
(last year or 2) one out also which is LIVE, him and a friend on acoustic
guitars doing several old tunes dating back to their first 2 albums.
It is EXCELLENT!  However the album notes said that this was to be a limited
edition of 10,000.  Good luck.  I don't have the name offhand 'cause a friend
is borrowing it.

Mike and others -- I can give more exact info via mail if you request but
this is probably too long already.

- Tom Beres (...!duke!mcnc!rlgvax!tom)