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Folk.

Released at first as a 2-cassette set in 1990, under the auspices of US folk mag, Dirty Linen, Road Goes On Forever picked up the CD rights to this incredibly rich selection of mid to late 60s recordings which continued to sell strongly thereafter. It was also released again on cassette by RGF.

The songs include a range of demos of Strawbs classics from the Sandy Denny period and the first two A&M albums (pretty much the whole of Strawbs is represented, including a few which were rejected from the initial version, such as "Just The Same In Every Way" and are only otherwise released on the ultra-rare Strawberry Sampler). There are also some pickings from the Strawberry Hill Boys' bluegrass/traditional folk antecedents and a few unreleased Cousins originals from the "story-song" model exemplified by "Poor Jimmy Wilson".

A few surprises lurk: an accompanied version of "October To May" from Two Weeks Last Summer; an early treatment of "Absent Friends" from Nomadness hiding under the title "How I Need You", and "Why" which was the b-side to the "Hero And Heroine" single and was folded into a lengthy 3-part epic "Why And Wherefore" recorded during those sessions. The ultimate hidden surprise is a track unlisted on either cassette or CD - "Bitter Sunshine".

Tracks:
01. Coal Creek March
02. Sail Away To The Sea (Alternative Version)
03. That Which Once Was Mine (Alternative Version)
04. How Everyone But Sam Was A Hypocrite (Alternative Version)
05. October To May (Alternative Version)
06. On My Way (Alternative Version)
07. All I Need Is You (Alternative Version)
08. Josephine, For Better Or For Worse (Alternative Version)
09. We'll Meet Again Sometime (Alternative Version)
10. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
11. Handsome Molly
12. Hard Times
13. How I Need You
14. The Man Who Called Himself Jesus (Alternative Version)
15. Pieces Of 79 & 15 (Alternative Version)
16. Following The Rainbow
17. Always On My Mind (Alternative Version)
18. Martin Luther King's Dream (Alternative Version)
19. Bitter Sunshine
20. All The Little Ladies (Alternative Version)
21. Just The Same In Every Way
22. Strawberry Picking
23. A Good Woman's Love
24. The Battle (Alternative Version)
25. Jenny O'Brien
26. Sweetling (Alternative Version)
27. Flinthill Special
28. The Blantyre Explosion
29. Tell Me What You See In Me (Alternative Version)
30. Or Am I Dreaming (Alternative Version)
31. I'll Show You Where To Sleep (Alternative Version)
32. And You Need Me (Alternative Version)
33. You Keep Going Your Way (Alternative Version)
34. Where Is The Dream Of Your Youth (Alternative Version)
35. Why
36. Lawrence Brown
37. Wild Strawberries
38. Song To Alex (Alternative Version)

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J1hh6D3LAs