Strawberry Sampler Number 1

Infobox Album
Name = Strawberry Sampler Number 1
Type = studio
Artist = Strawbs


Released = 2001
Recorded = 1969
Genre = progressive folk
Length = 48:59
Label = Witchwood
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Strawbs"
(1969)
This album = "Strawberry Sampler Number 1"
(1969)
Next album = "Dragonfly"
(1969)

"Strawberry Sampler Number 1" is a studio album by English band Strawbs. It was originally released as a publisher's demonstration record, intended to advertise Dave Cousins's and Tony Hooper's songs to other artists. Most of the songs were re-recorded by the band on later albums ("Ah Me, Ah My" was used unchanged on the "Grave New World" album).

The initial white label pressing ran to 99 copies on 12 inch vinyl pressings. There are only two known vinyl copies in existence, making these one of the UK's most collectable records.

Track listing

ide one

#"All I Need is You" (Dave Cousins) – 3:07
#"Stay Awhile With Me" (Cousins) – 2:41
#"Sail Away to the Sea" (Cousins) – 3:28
#"Two Weeks Last Summer" (Cousins) – 2:06
#"Nothing Else Will Do" (Cousins) - 2:16
#"Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny) – 4:09
#"I've Been My Own Worst Friend" (Cousins) – 2:43
#"I Turned My Face into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:41
#"On Growing Older" (Cousins) – 2:00

ide two

#"And You Need Me" (Cousins) – 3:16
#"Ah Me, Ah My" (Tony Hooper) – 1:22
#"And You Need Me"/"Josephine for Better or for Worse" (Cousins) – 4:29
#"Just the Same in Every Way" (Cousins) – 3:01
#"How Everyone But Sam Was a Hypocrite" (Cousins) – 2:47
#"Young Again" (Hooper) – 2:56
#"Whichever Way the Wind Blows" (Cousins) – 2:52
#"Sweetling" (Hooper) – 3:05

Personnel

The personnel are not listed on the album cover but the following is likely:

*Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
*Tony Hooper – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
*Sandy Denny – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
*Ron Chesterman – double bass

Recording

No recording details are available.

Release history

References

*cite web
url = http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_sample.htm
title = "Strawberry Sampler Number 1" on Strawbsweb