Strawbs (album)

Strawbs
Studio album by Strawbs
Released	May 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Progressive folk
Length	38:04
Label	A&M
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Strawbs chronology
Strawbs (1969) Strawberry Sampler Number 1 (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Uncut	[2]

Strawbs is the debut studio album by English band Strawbs. (The Sandy Denny & The Strawbs LP All Our Own Work released in Denmark is generally not counted.)

Not initially issued in the US, US A&M did issue two singles ("Oh How She's Changed" b/w "Or Am I Dreaming", and "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" b/w "Poor Jimmy Wilson").

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (Dave Cousins) – 3:53
2. "That Which Once Was Mine" (Cousins) – 2:49
3. "All the Little Ladies" (Cousins, Tony Hooper) – 2:18
4. "Pieces of 79 and 15" (Cousins, Hooper) – 3:00
5. "Tell Me What You See in Me" (Cousins) – 5:01
6. "Oh How She Changed" (Cousins, Hooper) – 2:54

Side two

1. "Or Am I Dreaming?" (Cousins) – 2:25
2. "Where Is This Dream of Your Youth?" (Cousins) – 3:06
3. "Poor Jimmy Wilson" (Cousins) – 2:37
4. "Where Am I? / I'll Show You Where to Sleep" (Cousins) – 3:27
5. "The Battle" (Cousins) – 6:34

Bonus tracks

The A&M 2008 release also included the following bonus tracks: -

1. "Interview / That Which Once Was Mine" (Cousins) – 3:41
2. "Poor Jimmy Wilson" (Cousins) – 2:28
3. "The Battle" (Cousins) – 6:09

These tracks were recorded on January 12, 1969 for John Peel's "Top Gear" radio show on BBC Radio 1

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Tony Hooper – guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Ron Chesterman – double bass

Additional personnel

• John Paul Jones – bass guitar
• Nicky Hopkins – piano
• Richard Wilson – spoken words

A group of Arab musicians also feature on the track "Tell Me What You See in Me".

Recording

• Gus Dudgeon – producer and engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue	Comments
United Kingdom	May 1969	A&M Records	stereo LP	AMS 936
Australia	1969	Festival	mono LP	AML-33,475
Australia	1969	Festival	stereo LP	SAML-33,475
Canada	1974	A&M Records	stereo 2-LP set with Dragonfly	SP9014	set entitled Early Strawbs
South Korea	2000	Si-Wan	CD	SRMC 0088
	Unknown	Progressive Line	CD	PL 527	bootleg
United Kingdom	September 2008	A&M	CD	5302679

References

1. Strawbs (album) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
2. Rob Young Uncut magazine, September 2008.

• "Strawbs on Strawbsweb".
• Sleeve notes 5302679 Strawbs