Dragonfly (Strawbs album)
Dragonfly is a studio album by English band Strawbs. It contains the lengthy and rather progressive ballad "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" describing the hardships of a boatman who encounters and battles all kinds of mystical creatures on a lake, with a sword that was given to him by the lady of the lake.
Track listing
Side one
- "The Weary Song" (Dave Cousins) – 3:50
- "Dragonfly" (Cousins) – 5:34
- "I Turned my Face into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:42
- "Josephine for Better or for Worse" (Cousins) – 3:17
- "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:16
Side two
- "'Til the Sun Comes Shining Through" (Cousins) – 3:34
- "Young Again" (Tony Hooper) – 2:51
- "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" (Cousins) – 10:44
- "Close Your Eyes" (Hooper) – 0:56
Bonus tracks
The A&M re-release CD 5302680 includes the following as bonus tracks: -
- "We'll Meet Again Some Time" (Cousins) – 3:13
- Recorded at Trident Stdios, London June 1969
- "Forever" (Cousins, Hooper) – 3:32
- Single release
- "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:03
- "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 3:09
- Bonus tracks 3 & 4 recorded for John Peel's "Top Gear" BBC Radio 1 show September 7, 1969 (1969-09-07)
Personnel
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Recording
Recorded at Rosenberg Lydteknik, Copenhagen with additional work at Morgan Studios, London. Mixed at Trident Studios, London
Release history
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| United Kingdom |
February 1970 (1970-02) |
A&M |
stereo LP |
AMS 970 |
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| Canada |
1974 (1974) |
A&M |
stereo 2-LP set with Strawbs |
SP9014 |
set entitled Early Strawbs |
| South Korea |
1999 (1999) |
Si-Wan |
CD |
SRMC 0083 |
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Unknown |
Progressive Line |
CD |
PL503 |
bootleg |
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September 2008 (2008-09) |
A&M |
CD |
5302680 |
includes 4 bonus tracks |
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