STRAWBS: A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN (RADIO & TV SESSIONS 1966-1984, 6-DISC BOX SET), 2026

Track listing

DISC ONE

BBC World Service - Songs from the Folk Cellar 1966

1. The Grey Hawk
2. The Cruel Wars (Higher Germanie)
BBC Radio 1 Top Gear session – December 1968

3. The Battle
4. Poor Jimmy Wilson
5. That Which Was Once Mine
BBC Radio Meet Peter Sarstedt – August 1969

6. Another Day
7. We'll Meet Again Sometime
BBC Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s session – October 1970

8. Canon Dale
9. Song Of A Sad Little Girl
BBC Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s session – June 1971

10. The Hangman and the Papist
11. Witchwood
BBC Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s session – November 1971

12. New World
13. Benedictus
BBC Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s session – April 1972

14. Tomorrow
15. Is It Today Lord?
16. Heavy Disguise
17. New World
18. Here It Comes

DISC TWO

BBC Radio 1 In Concert – August 1971

1. The Hangman And The Papist
2. Martin Luther King’s Dream
3. A Glimpse Of Heaven
4. Witchwood
5. In Amongst The Roses
6. R.M.W.
7. Flower And The Young Man
8. Fingertips
9. The Shepherd’s Song
10. When You Wore A Tulip
11. Sheep

DISC THREE

BBC Radio 1 Sequence session – January 1973

1. Lady Fuschia
2. Part Of The Union
3. The Winter And The Summer
BBC Radio 1 In Concert – March 1973

4. New World
5. Sheep
6. Tears And Pavan
7. Stormy Down
8. The Hangman and the Papist
9. Benedictus
10. Heavy Disguise
11. Bovver Blues
12. The River/Down By The Sea
13. Winter And The Summer
14. Part Of The Union
15. Lay Down

DISC FOUR

BBC World Service Top of the Pops session – April 1974

1. Hero And Heroine
BBC Radio 1 In Concert – April 1974

2. New World
3. Lay Down
4. Autumn
5. Tears And Pavan
6. Just Love
7. Out In The Cold/Round And Round
8. Hero And Heroine
9. The River/Down By The Sea
10. Lay A Little Light On Me

DISC FIVE

BBC Radio – 19th Cambridge Folk Festival 1983

1. The Hangman And The Papist
2. Song Of A Sad Little Girl
3. I’ll Carry On Beside You
4. The River / Down By The Sea (BBC Radio – 19th Cambridge Folk Festival 1983)
5. Oh How She Changed
6. Part Of The Union
Gastank session – Channel 4 TV 1983

7. The Hangman And The Papist
Strawbs in Rehearsal - South West Television 1984

8. Heavy Disguise
9. That’s When The Crying Starts

DISC SIX - BLU-RAY - Strawbs At The BBC

1. The Hangman And The Papist (Top of the Pops – 1st July 1971)
2. Lay Down (Top of the Pops – 16 November 1972)
3. Part Of The Union (Top of the Pops – 25 January 1973)
4. Tears And Pavan (Old Grey Whistle Test – 20 February 1973)
5. Flying (Old Grey Whistle Test – 20 February 1973)
6. Shine On Silver Sun (Top of the Pops – 27 September 1973)
7. Hero And Heroine (Old Grey Whistle Test – 10 April 1974)
8. Round And Round (Old Grey Whistle Test – 10 April 1974)
9. Lemon Pie (Old Grey Whistle Test – 31 January 1975)
10. You And I (Old Grey Whistle Test – 31 January 1975)
11. Promised Land (Old Grey Whistle Test – 16 December 1975)
12. Absent Friend (Old Grey Whistle Test – 16 December 1975)
13. Back In The Old Routine (Top of the Pops – 2 June 1977)

CHERRY RED BLURB

"Official 5CD and Blu-ray video box set featuring all of the surviving British radio and television appearances by the legendary Strawbs between 1966 and 1984.

The roots of Strawbs go back to 1963 when Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper founded the bluegrass duo The Strawberry Hill Boys. The first Strawbs’ album was issued in May 1969 and saw the band embark on a wonderful career which produced a series of classic albums. Dave Cousins was the visionary, gifted musician and songwriter at the helm of many line-ups of the band which at various times featured such notable members as Ron Chesterman, Tony Hooper, Rick Wakeman, Richard Hudson, John Ford, Blue Weaver, Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk, Rod Coombes, and John Hawken. Cousins' musical vision saw Strawbs evolve their style from their folk roots to become one of Britain’s foremost progressive rock groups.

Between 1966 and 1984 Strawbs recorded many memorable radio and TV sessions for the BBC and other broadcasters in the UK. This remastered box set gathers all the surviving BBC radio and TV sessions by the band, along with several tracks recorded for other broadcasters, notably including three complete BBC Radio In Concert shows, appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top Of The Pops, and a reunion performance by Strawbs at the 1983 Cambridge Folk Festival.

It is a wonderful tribute to the musical legacy of the late Dave Cousins."