Artist: Strawbs Album: A Taste Of Strawbs Label: Witchwood Media – WMBS 2036 Format: 5 x CD, Album, Compilation, Box Set Country: UK Released: 2006 Genre: Folk Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Prog Rock, Folk Quality: FLAC (tracks+scans) TT - 01:13:37+01:13:26+01:15:02+01:18:10+01:10:03 THE STRAWBS A Taste Of Strawbs (2006 UK 5-CD album set comprising of previously unreleased BBC recordings by the Strawbs with Rick Wakeman who demonstrated his remarkable virtuosity, demo version of classic hits, live recordings from their headline appearance at the Cambridge Folk Festival, anniversary concerts, international acoustic performances and a whole lot more... Tracklist: CD1 1. The Grey Hawk - Strawberry Hill Boys (live recording) 2. The Cruel Wars (aka Higher Germanie) - Dave Cousins (unreleased recording) 3. You Don't Think About Me - Strawberry Hill Boys (demo) 4. Not All The Flowers Grow - Dave Cousins (demo) 5. You Keep Going Your Way - Strawberry Hill Boys (demo) 6. Sail Away To The Sea - Sandy And The Strawbs 7. Nothing Else Will Do - Sandy And The Strawbs 8. Oh How She Changed - Remix 2005 9. Or Am I Dreaming - Remix 2005 10. All The Little Ladies - Alternate Mix With Spoken Word Intro/Outro 11. Ah Me, Ah My - Alternate Mix 12. The Man Who Called Himself Jesus - Alternative Mix 13. The Battle - Live 14. It's Just Love - Unreleased Fire Recording Of Dave Lambert Song 15. Another Day - Live 16. Forever - Dragonfly Out-take 17. Where Am I/I'll Show You Where To Sleep - 1970 Live Track 18. Canondale - 1971 Live Track 19. RMW - 1971 Live Instrumental Track 20. Sheep - 1971 Live Version CD2 1. Tomorrow - 1972 Live Version 2. New World - 1972 Live Version 3. Here It Comes - 1972 Live Version 4. See How They Run - Cousins and Lambert 1972 (home demo) 5. Going Home - Alternative Version (with Dave Lambert vocal) 6. The Actor - Alternative Mix 7. Part Of The Union - The Brothers (original version) 8. The Winter And The Summer - Dave Lambert (home demo) 9. Whichever Way The Wind Blows - Previously Unreleased Version (with Dave Cousins vocal) 10. Suite: Shine On Silver Sun - 1973 Extended Version (with Cousins, Lambert, and members of Ten Years After) 11. Out In The Cold/Round And Round - Dave Cousins (acoustic demos) 12. The Writing On The Wall - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo of unreleased song) 13. The Four Queens 14. Ghosts Theme - Church Bells - Field Recording 15. Lemon Pie - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo) 16. Cherie Je T'aime - French version Of “Grace Darling” 17. So Shall Our Love Die - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo) 18. Still Small Voice - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo) 19. How I Need You Now - Live Recording From Old Grey Whistle Test (with John Mealing) CD3 1. The Merchant Adventurer - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo of unreleased song) 2. Blue Angel - Outtake From Deep Cuts Sessions 3. Goodbye - Alternate Version From Burning For You 4, Deadly Nightshade - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo) 5. Midnight - Outtake From First Deadlines Sessions 6. Sweet Voices - Outtake From First Deadlines Sessions 7. Bring Out Your Dead - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo) (aka The Young Pretender) 8. Another Day Without You - Demo Version 9. Touch The Earth - Lambert And Cronk (studio recordings) 10. Armada - Juan Martin & Strawbs 1981 (studio recording) 11. A Glimpse Of Heaven - Cousins And Willoughby (live at Sidmouth Folk Festival) 12. The Hangman And The Papist - Gastank 13. I'll Carry On Beside You - 1983 Cambridge Folk Fest 14. Heavy Disguise - 1984 Rehearsal Recording 15. That's When The Crying Starts - 1984 Live Recording 16. Evergreen - Dave Cousins (home demo) 17. Song Of A Sad Little Girl - 1988 Wakeman And Cousins (live recording) CD4 1. Ringing Down The Years - 1990 Strawbs (live recording) 2. Further Down The Road - Dave Cousins (acoustic demo) 3. Heartbreak Hill - 1993 Silver Jubilee Tour With Don Airey 4. Extravaganza On A Theme Of Strawbs - Don Airey Solo (from 1993 Silver Jubilee tour) 5. File Of Facts - 1993 Dave Cousins And Don Airey Recording 6. Hero And Heroine - Chiswick Recording (with guest star Ric Sanders) 7. The Ten commandments - Dave Lambert & Brian Willoughby (from 2001 tour) 8. The King - Wakeman & Cousins (Hummingbird outtake) 9. Hummingbird (Instrumental) – Wakeman & Cousins 10. Alice's Song - 2003 Live Acoustic Strawbs Recording 11. McLean Street/ Who Knows Where The Time Goes - 2004 Live Recording 12. We'll Meet Again Sometime - 2004 Acoustic Strawbs Recording 13. Sunday Morning - Single Mix 14. On A Night Like This - Acoustic Version 15. Dragonfly - Live 2005 Version 16. Canada - brand new Dave Cousins solo song 17. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Live 2006 Version CD5 1. The Happiest Boy In Town – Strawberry Hill Boys (demo) 2. Draught Raga – 1970 Live Sitar Instrumental 3. Ways And Means – Two Weeks Last Summer Outtake 4. Rip It Off Blues – Dave Cousins (demo) 5. Stay Awhile With Me – Dave Cousins (version of Strawbs "Sampler" track) 6. Oh So Sleepy – Deep Cuts Out-take 7. Barcarole (Instrumental) – Burning For You Outtake 8. Time And Life – Dave Cousins (home demo) 9. Heartbreaker – From Intergalactic Tour Band Album 10. Andalucian Express – Strawbs with Juan Martin 11. Lay Down – Live 1984 Version 12. Over The Hill – Blue Weaver solo track 13. You Never Needed Water – originally on The Bridge 14. If – Acoustic Strawbs, recorded by Jon Connolly 15. Cold Steel – Folk Scene Live Recording 16. The River/Down By The Sea – Thalgau, 2006, Live (H&H Band)