THE COMPLETE STRAWBS, LIVE AT CHISWICK HOUSE
Witchwood Media, 2002
The fantastic 30th anniversary concert staged in the grounds of Chiswick House in West London was captured both on audio and video for posterity. A selection of tracks came out on CD in 2000 as The Complete Strawbs, and now in 2002, comes the DVD release, with a striking cover designed by Rod Green.
By popular request, "Blue Angel" has been included on the DVD as a bonus track, and Dave has produced a special item in which he talks about the concert. There's also a sneak preview of the Strawbs' next DVD on Witchwood Media - a full length concert in Tokyo by the "Ghosts"-era band, first recorded and transmitted in Japan in 1975.
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Personnel
1990 line-up
Dave Cousins (vocals, guitar)
Richard Hudson (drums, percussion)
Brian Willoughby (guitars)
Blue Weaver (keyboards)
Rod Demick (bass, harmonica, vocals)
"US" line-up
Dave Cousins (vocals, guitar)
Rod Coombes (drums, percussion)
Brian Willoughby (guitars)
Adam Wakeman (keyboards)
Chas Cronk (bass, vocals)
"Grave New World" line-up
Dave Cousins (vocals, guitar)
Tony Hooper (vocals, guitar)
Richard Hudson (drums, percussion)
Brian Willoughby (guitars)
Blue Weaver (keyboards)
John Ford (bass, vocals)
"Bursting At The Seams" line-up
Dave Cousins (vocals, guitar)
Dave Lambert (vocals, guitar)
Richard Hudson (drums, percussion)
Brian Willoughby (guitars)
Blue Weaver (keyboards)
John Ford (bass, vocals)
Track listing
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1990 line-up
- Further Down The Road (with Cathryn Crig)
- Grace Darling
- Ringing Down The Years (with Adam Wakeman)
- Beside The Rio Grande
- Out In The Cold
- Round And Round
- Hero And Heroine (with Blue Weaver and Ric Sanders)
- Witchwood
- A Glimpse Of Heaven
- Josephine For Better Or For Worse
- Oh, How She Changed
- New World
- Part Of The Union
- The River
- Down By The Sea (with Adam Wakeman)
- Blue Angel (1990s line-up)
- Stormy Down (BATS line-up)
- Dave Cousins remembers...One Summer's Day
- Strawbs In Tokyo 1975 (Preview)
"US" line-up
Grave New World line-up plus Brian Willoughby
Bursting At The Seams line-up plus Brian Willoughby
Bonus tracks:
Extra Special Features
Versions
DVD: WMDVD 2006 (Witchwood Media, 2002). Dave Cousins hired some cameramen to film the Chiswick show and, together with some fan footage which helped to fill a few gaps, this is an excellent memento of a fabulous day.
CD: WC CD2001 (Witchwood, 2000). The first release on the Strawbs' own label, the booklet is nicely printed, with photos from the event and details of who played what on which track. See The Complete Strawbs CD page for more information.