Strawberry Sampler Number 1

Strawberry Sampler Number 1
Studio album by Strawbs
Released 2001
Recorded 1969
Genre Progressive folk
Length 48:59
Label Witchwood
Strawbs chronology

Strawbs
(1969)		 Strawberry Sampler Number 1
(1969)		 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. In November 2012 a copy was auctioned on Ebay and sold for a final bid of £909.88.

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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

Personnel

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

Recording

No recording details are available.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
1969 Private pressing stereo LP
Worldwide 2001 Witchwood Collection CD WC CD2002

References