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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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'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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

The Best Of the Strawbs - Strawbs

Stock Number

AMLM 66005

Label

A&M Records

Country

Britain

Format

vinyl album.

Released: 1978-9

Recording Notes

Double album

Track	Track Title Sort ascending	Track Time
9	Where Do You Go (When You Need...)	00:03:02
8	To Be Free	00:04:15
2	Tears and Pavan	00:06:35
14	Song Of a Sad Little Girl	00:04:18
7	Shine On Silver Sun	00:02:46
4	Round and Round	00:04:44
13	Part Of the Union	00:02:55
5	New World	00:04:08
12	Little Sleepy	00:04:09
18	Lemon Pie	00:04:01
16	Lay Down	00:04:30
1	Hero and Heroine	00:03:20
17	Heavy Disguise	00:02:50
15	Down By the Sea	00:06:15
11	Don't Try to Change Me	00:04:28
19	Blue Angel	00:09:51
6	Benedictus	00:04:24
10	Autumn	00:08:26
3	A Glimpse Of Heaven	00:03:50

Credit Sort ascending	Role
Vic Gamm	engineer
Tony Visconti	producer
Tony Hooper	producer
Tom Allom	engineer
Tom Allom	producer
Strawbs	producer
Roland Young	art direction
Richard Hudson	producer
Mike Glossop	engineer
Mark Hanauer	photography
John Punter	engineer
John Mackswith	engineer
John Ford	producer
Freddy Hansson	engineer
Dave Cousins	producer
Chuck Beeson	design
Chris Michie	engineer
Bob Auger	engineer
Blue Weaver	producer
Bill Price	engineer
Alan Harris	engineer

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