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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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