Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

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This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Strawbs References

The reference sources are from major music trade publications and newspapers worldwide. You can sort the list by the article title or the publication date.

Reference Title	Date Sort descending
Or Am I Dreaming (944) Review. Billboard, 82.	1968-6-22
No Limit To the Strawbs Ambitions. J. Gilbert. Melody Maker, 45:5.	1970-5-9
The Strawbs. Beat Instrumental.	1970-5
Strawbs Aim For the Cream Scene. Karl Dallas. Melody Maker, 45:30.	1970-7-4
Caught In the Act. A. Means. Melody Maker, 45:8.	1970-7-18
Forever (review). Melody Maker, 10.	1970-7-18
Rick--Pop Find Of 1970? M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 45:29.	1970-7-25
Cousins: Five Centuries Removed. R. Hollingsworth. Melody Maker, 45:27.	1970-11-14
Is This the End For the Strawbs? M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 46:13.	1971-5-15
Blue Skies For the Strawbs. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 46:32.	1971-12-11
Records: From the Witchwood. John Ingham. Rolling Stone, 96:64.	1971-11-25
From the Witchwood (SP 4304) review. Record World, 16.	1971-8-7
Reviews: From the Witchwood (SP 4304). Billboard, 51.	1971-7-31
Rick Wakeman: the Down to Earth Star. David Hughes. Disc and Music Echo.	1971-6
Pop Albums: From the Witchwood. Melody Maker, 46:14.	1971-5-29
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 46:18.	1971-4-10
Just a Collection Of Antiques & Curios (SP 4288) review. RPM, 18.	1971-4-3
Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (SP 4288) Review. Billboard, 58.	1971-3-13
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 46:18.	1971-2-20
Brought Down By the Dutch. R. Hollingsworth. Melody Maker, 46:25.	1971-1-30
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 46:18.	1971-1-2
Grave New World (SP 4344) Review. Record World, 10.	1972-5-6
J. Marks' Hall Of Obscurity. Stereo Review, 29:81.	1972-12
The Strawbs File. Melody Maker, 47:23.	1972-11-25
The Strawb Who Had To Quit. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 47:49.	1972-11-11
Dutch Courage. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 47:18-9.	1972-10-28
Lambert--the Strawbs Missing Link? M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 47:47.	1972-10-14
Dave Lambert Joins Strawbs. Melody Maker, 47:2.	1972-9-23
English Folk Artists Add Modern Touch to Traditional Ways. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 58.	1972-7-22
Talent in Action. Shelly Heber. Billboard, 84:16.	1972-7-15
Heavy Disguise/Benedictus (1364) review. Record World, 12.	1972-7-1
Grave New World (SP 4344) Review. Billboard, 63.	1972-5-20
Reviews: Grave New World. Billboard.	1972-5-15
Records: Grave New World. Bud Scoppa. Rolling Stone, 113:49.	1972-7-20
Strawbs In Band Breakdown. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 47:32-3.	1972-4-8
Caught In the Act. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 47:42.	1972-2-26
Albums: Grave New World. Melody Maker, 47:10.	1972-2-12
Records: Bursting At the Seams. Rolling Stone, 136:62.	1973-6-7
King Crimson/Strawbs Friday May 18, 1973. Saul Podemski. RPM, 2.	1973-6-9
Lay Down (1451) Review. Cash Box, 18.	1973-6-30
Lay Down (1451) Review. Record World, 16.	1973-6-30
Strawbs: a Funky Future. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:10.	1973-7-14
After the Strawbs Split Hudson-Ford Pick Up the Pieces. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:3.	1973-8-11
Strawbs Keep It Clean. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:17.	1973-8-25
Jacks Out for the Strawbs. Jerry Gilbert. Sounds.	1973-8
Records: Bursting At the Seams. Crawdaddy, 27:75-9.	1973-8
Those Incredible British String Bands. N. Coppage. Stereo Review, 31:82-3.	1973-8
Ripe Strawbs. Jerry Gilbert. Sounds.	1973-11
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 48:42.	1973-4-21
Cussin' Cousins. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:14-15.	1973-5-19
Sudbury Union Adopt Strawbs. RPM, 5.	1973-5-19
Strawbs Session. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:3.	1973-1-13
Albums: Bursting At the Seams. Melody Maker, 48:23.	1973-2-17
Are the Strawbs Union-Bashers? Melody Maker, 48:8.	1973-2-17
Strawbs: Enter the Showmen. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:46.	1973-2-24
Tubby Cousins--Teen Rave. M. Plummer. Melody Maker, 48:19.	1973-3-3
Part of the Union (1419) review. Record World, 1.	1973-3-17
Bursting at the Seams (SP 4383) Review. Billboard, 28.	1973-4-7
Bursting at the Seams (SP 4383) Review. Record World, 1.	1973-4-7
Bursting At the Seams review. RPM, 9.	1973-4-28
Bursting at the Seams. John Pidgeon. Let It Rock.	1973-4
Strawbs Set for Tour. Record World, 50.	1974-12-21
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 49:75.	1974-10-12
Hero and Heroine. Ken Barnes. Rolling Stone.	1974-9
Strawbs: Stumbling Cousins. A. Bailey. Rolling Stone, 170:14.	1974-9-26
An Interview with Dave Cousins. Jerry Gilbert. Sounds.	1974-4
Records: Hero and Heroine. Rolling Stone, 159:61-2.	1974-4-25
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 49:51.	1974-4-13
New Acts. Variety, 274:64.	1974-4-3
Strawbs Sit In (photo). Record World, 42.	1974-3-16
Hero and Heroine (SP 3607) review. RPM, 24.	1974-3-9
Reviews: Hero and Heroine. Billboard.	1974-2-23
Concert Reviews. Variety, 274:40-41.	1974-2-20
Strawbs Aid Radio Series. Billboard, 22.	1974-4-13
Pie Faces (photo). Record World, 52.	1975-4-19
Ghosts review. Melody Maker.	1975
Little Sleepy (1747) review. Record World, 18.	1975-11-15
Ten Years of the Strawbs. Jerry Gilbert. ZigZag.	1975-9
Reviews: Nomadness (SP 4544). Billboard, 84.	1975-9-27
Ghosts (SP 4506) review. RPM, 14.	1975-3-29
Reviews: Ghosts (SP 4506). Billboard, 66.	1975-2-22
Ghosts (SP 4506) Review. Record World, 1.	1975-2-22
Ghosts (SP 4506) Review. Billboard, 66.	1975-2-22
The Strawbs. Jim Evans. Music Week.	1978-3-18
Classic Strawbs (SP 9800) review. Record World, 97.	1978-4-1
The Best of the Strawbs (SP 6005) Reviews. Cash Box, 22.	1978-7-15
The Best of the Strawbs (SP 6005) Reviews. Record World, 308.	1978-7-22
The Best of the Strawbs (SP 6005) Reviews. Billboard, 94.	1978-7-22
Best Of Strawbs (AMLM 66005) review. Music Week, 54.	1978-9-9
The Strawbs Dave Cousins' Simple Visions. Frank Jarvis. Goldmine, 30.	1992-8-21