Strawbs - The Best Of Strawbs
Singer: StrawbsTitle: The Best Of Strawbs
Label: A&M Records – SP 6005
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1978
Category: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Symphonic Rock, Prog Rock, Classic Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1507 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1673 mb
Rating: 4.8✭
Format: MP3 RA VOC AC3 MPC APE AU MMF FLAC
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Hero And Heroine | 3:20 |
| Tears And Pavan | (6:35) | |
| A2i) | Tears | |
| A2ii) | PavanWritten-By – Cousins*, Hudson-Ford |
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| A3 | A Glimpse Of Heaven | 3:50 |
| A4 | Round And Round | 4:44 |
| A5 | New World | 4:08 |
| B1 | Benedictus | 4:24 |
| B2 | Shine On Silver Sun | 2:46 |
| B3 | To Be Free | 4:15 |
| B4 | Where Do You Go (When You Need A Hole To Crawl In) | 3:02 |
| Autumn | (8:26) | |
| B5i) | Heroine's ThemeWritten-By – J. Hawken* |
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| B5ii) | Deep Summer's Sleep | |
| B5iii) | The Winter Long | |
| C1 | Don't Try To Change MeWritten-By – Lambert* |
4:28 |
| C2 | Little SleepyWritten-By – Lambert* |
4:09 |
| C3 | Part Of The UnionWritten-By – Hudson-Ford |
2:55 |
| C4 | Song Of A Sad Little Girl | 4:18 |
| C5 | Down By The Sea | 6:15 |
| D1 | Lay Down | 4:30 |
| D2 | Heavy DisguiseWritten-By – Ford* |
2:50 |
| D3 | Lemon Pie | 4:01 |
| Blue Angel | (9:51) | |
| D4i) | Divided | |
| D4ii) | Half Worlds Apart | |
| D4iii) | At Rest |
Credits
- Artwork [Album Design] – Chuck Beeson
- Artwork [Art Direction] – Ronald Young
- Liner Notes – Michael Hooker
- Photography By [Cover] – Mark Hanauer
- Producer – Blue Weaver, David Cousins*, John Ford , Richard Hudson, The Strawbs*, Tom Allom, Tony Hooper, Tony Visconti
- Written-By – Cousins*
Notes
Tracklist as on cover but records are auto-coupled for record changers:Record 1 has side A and D, label: side 1 and 4
Record 2 has side B and C, label: side 2 and 3
"Song Of A Sad Little Girl" taken from the album "Just A Collection Of Antiques And Curios" ;
"A Glimpse Of Heaven" taken from the album "From The Witchwood" ;
"New World", "Benedictus", "Heavy Disguise" taken from the album "Grave New World" ;
"Tears And Pavan", "Part Of The Union", "Down By The Sea", "Lay Down" taken from the album "Bursting At The Seams" ;
"Hero And Heroine", "Round And Round", "Shine On Silver Sun", "Autumn" taken from the album "Hero And Heroine" ;
"Don't Try To Change Me", "Where Do You Go (When You Need A Hole To Crawl In)", "Lemon Pie" taken from the album "Ghosts" ;
"Little Sleepy", "To Be Free" taken from the album "Nomadness"
"Blue Angel" taken from the Dave Cousins's solo album "Two Weeks Last Summer" .
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMLM 66005 | Strawbs | The Best Of Strawbs (2xLP, Album, Comp, Gat) | A&M Records | AMLM 66005 | UK | 1978 |
| SP-6005, SP 96005 | Strawbs | The Best Of Strawbs (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SP-6005, SP 96005 | Canada | 1978 |
| SP-6005 | Strawbs | The Best Of Strawbs (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | A&M Records | SP-6005 | Canada | 1978 |
| SP 6005 | Strawbs | The Best Of Strawbs (2xLP, Comp, Promo, Gat) | A&M Records | SP 6005 | US | 1978 |
| SP-6005 | Strawbs | The Best Of Strawbs (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | A&M Records | SP-6005 | Canada | 1978 |