A Taste of Strawbs
A Taste of Strawbs is a box-set album by Strawbs. Instead of being a "best of" album, the compilers (Dave Cousins and Dick Greener) have attempted to present alternative versions of some well-known songs plus some previously unreleased material.
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Released | 13 November 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1966 – 2006 | |||
Genre | folk rock, progressive folk, progressive rock | |||
Label | Witchwood Records | |||
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Track listing
CD 1 – Eyes Wide Open
- "The Grey Hawk" (traditional) Strawberry Hill Boys live recording
- "The Cruel Wars (Higher Germanie)" (traditional) Dave Cousins unreleased recording
- "You Don't Think About Me" Strawberry Hill Boys demo
- "Not All The Flowers Grow" (Dave Cousins) Dave Cousins demo
- "You Keep Going Your Way" (Cousins) Strawberry Hill Boys demo
- "Sail Away to the Sea" (Cousins) Sandy and the Strawbs
- "Nothing Else Will Do" (Cousins) Sandy and the Strawbs
- "Oh How She Changed" (Cousins, Tony Hooper) 2005 re-mix
- "Or Am I Dreaming" (Cousins) 2005 re-mix
- "All The Little Ladies" (Cousins, Hooper) Alternative mix with spoken word intro and outro
- "Ah Me, Ah My" (Hooper) Alternate mix
- "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (Cousins) Alternative mix
- "The Battle" (Cousins) Live
- "It's Just Love" (Dave Lambert) Unreleased Fire recording
- "Another Day" (Cousins) Live
- "Forever" (Cousins, Hooper) Dragonfly outtake
- "Where am I"/"I'll Show You Where to Sleep" (Cousins) 1970 live track
- "Canondale" (Richard Hudson) 1971 live instrumental track
- "RMW" (Rick Wakeman) 1971 live track
- "Sheep" (Cousins) 1971 live version
CD 2 – Changing Places
- "Tomorrow" (Cousins, Hooper, Hudson, John Ford, Blue Weaver) 1972 live version
- "New World" (Cousins) 1972 live version
- "Here It Comes" (Cousins) 1972 live version
- "See How They Run" (Cousins, Lambert) Cousins and Lambert 1972 home demo
- "Going Home" (Cousins) Alternative version with Dave Lambert singing
- "The Actor" (Cousins) Alternative mix
- "Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) The original version which was to be released by "The Brothers"
- "The Winter and the Summer" (Lambert) Dave Lambert home demo
- "Whichever Way the Wind Blows" (Cousins) Previously unreleased version with Dave Cousins on vocals
- "Shine on Silver Sun" (Cousins) Extended version with Cousins, Lambert and members of Ten Years After
- "Out in the Cold"/"Round and Round" (Cousins) Dave Cousins acoustic demos
- "The Writing on the Wall" (Cousins) Dave Cousins acoustic demo of unreleased song
- "The Four Queens"
- "Ghosts Theme" (Cousins) church bells – field recording
- "Lemon Pie" (Cousins) Dave Cousins acoustic demo
- "Cherie Je T'aime" (Cousins) French version of "Grace Darling"
- "So Shall Our Love Die" (Cousins) Dave Cousins acoustic demo
- "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) Dave Cousins acoustic demo
- "How I Need You Now" (Cousins) Live recording from The Old Grey Whistle Test with John Mealing
CD 3 – Inside Out
- "The Merchant Adventurer" (Cousins) Dave Cousins demo of unreleased song
- "Blue Angel" (Cousins) out-take from Deep Cuts sessions
- "Goodbye" (Cousins) alternative version from the album Burning for You
- 'Deadly Nightshade' Dave Cousins acoustic demo
- "Midnight" out-take from first Deadlines sessions
- "Sweet Voices" out-take from first Deadlines sessions
- "Bring Out Your Dead" (Cousins, Wakeman) Dave Cousins acoustic demo (aka "The Young Pretender")
- "Another Day Without You" (Cousins) demo version
- "Touch the Earth" (Lambert, Chas Cronk) Lambert and Cronk studio recording
- "Armada" Juan Martin and Strawbs 1981 studio recording
- "A Glimpse of Heaven" (Cousins) Cousins and Willoughby live at Sidmouth Folk Festival
- "The Hangman and the Papist" (Cousins) a recording made for Rick Wakeman's Gastank programme
- "I'll Carry On Beside You" (Cousins) 1983 Cambridge Folk Festival
- "Heavy Disguise" (Ford) 1984 rehearsal recording
- "That's When the Crying Starts" (Cousins) 1984 live recording
- "Evergreen" (Cousins) Dave Cousins home demo
- "Song of a Sad Little Girl" (Cousins) 1988 Wakeman and Cousins live recording
CD 4 – Further Down the Road
- "Ringing Down the Years" (Cousins) 1990 Strawbs live recording
- "Further Down the Road" (Cousins) Dave Cousins acoustic demo
- "Heartbreak Hill" (Cousins, Cronk) 1993 silver jubilee tour with Don Airey
- "Extravaganza on a Theme of Strawbs" (Don Airey) Don Airey solo from 1993 silver jubilee tour
- "File of Facts" (Cousins, Airey) 1993 Dave Cousins and Don Airey recording
- "Hero and Heroine" (Cousins) Chiswick House concert recording with guest Ric Sanders
- "The Ten Commandments" Dave Lambert and Brian Willoughby from 2001 tour
- "The King" (Cousins) Wakeman and Cousins Hummingbird album outtake
- "Hummingbird" instrumental outtake from Wakeman and Cousins Hummingbird album
- "Alice's Song" (Craig, Willoughby) 2003 live Acoustic Strawbs recording
- "McLean Street"/"Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny) 2004 live recording
- "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) 2004 Acoustic Strawbs recording
- "Sunday Morning" (Cousins, Lambert) single mix
- "On a Night Like This" (Cousins) acoustic version
- "Dragonfly" (Cousins) live 2005 version
- "Canada" (Cousins) new Dave Cousins solo song
- "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Cousins) live 2006 recording
CD 5 – Tastebuds (bonus disc)
- "The Happiest Boy in Town" (Cousins) Strawberry Hill Boys demo
- "Draught Raga" (Hudson, Ford) 1970 live sitar instrumental
- "Ways and Means" (Cousins) Two Weeks Last Summer outtake
- "Rip it Off Blues" (Cousins) Dave Cousins demo
- "Stay Awhile With Me" (Cousins) Dave Cousins version of Strawberry Sampler Number 1 track
- "Oh So Sleepy" (Cousins) outtake from the Deep Cuts album
- "Barcarole" (Cousins, Cronk) instrumental outtake from the album Burning for You
- "Time and Life" (Cousins, Cronk) Dave Cousins home demo
- "Heartbreaker" (Wil Malone) from the Intergalactic Touring Band album
- "Andalucian Express" Strawbs with Juan Martin
- "Lay Down" (Cousins) 1984 live version
- "Over the Hill" (Blue Weaver) Blue Weaver solo track
- "You Never Needed Water" (Cousins) originally on the Cousins & Willoughby album The Bridge
- "If" (Cousins) Acoustic Strawbs
- "Cold Steel" (Lambert) Folk Scene live recording
- "The River" (Cousins)/"Down by the Sea" (Cousins) Strawbs live in Thalgau 2006
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
Most of the musicians from the various incarnations of Strawbs over the years play on the various tracks. For a full list see the article on the band.
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References
- Eder, Bruce. "Taste of Strawbs - The Strawbs". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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