widget Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Anyone have any information regarding John Paul Jones appearing on The Strawbs 1969 debut album? Apparently he did a session for them in May 1969 adding bass and perhaps keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Anyone have any information regarding John Paul Jones appearing on The Strawbs 1969 debut album? Apparently he did a session for them in May 1969 adding bass and perhaps keyboards. Still looking into it, but apparently he and Nicky Hopkins are credited on album sleeve. The Strawbs (studio album) released in 1969 Track Listings Side 1 1. The Man Who Called Himself Jesus (3:41) 2. That Which Once Was Mine (2:48) 3. All The Little Ladies (2:15) 4. Pieces Of 79 And 15 (2:56) 5. Tell Me What You See In Me (4:58) 6. Oh How She Changed (2:50) Side 2 7. Or Am I Dreaming (2:25) 8. Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth (3:04) 9. Poor Jimmy Wilson (2:33) 10. Where Am I / I'll Show You Where To Sleep (3:25) 11. The Battle (6:30) Total Time: 37:25 Line-up/Musicians - Dave Cousins / vocals, guitar - Tony Hooper / vocals, guitars - Ron Chesterman / double bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I know Jones played bass on "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus". He may have also contributed to other tracks, but I don't know if he played any keyboards (I thought that was just Nicky Hopkins?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 I now believe the session wasn't in May. The Strawbs official site is incorrect. During May, the band were in the States, so the session may have been in April. Any confirmation of dates would be welcome. Coincidence that John Paul Jones played on a track called "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" while John Paul Joans performed on a track called "The Man from Nazareth". I know Jones played bass on "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus". He may have also contributed to other tracks, but I don't know if he played any keyboards (I thought that was just Nicky Hopkins?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The song was released in November 1968 and recorded several weeks earlier, possibly even before Jones joined Zep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Looks like no-one really answered the question here, but I found it anyway in a JPJ interview he gave back in the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Looks like no-one really answered the question here, but I found it anyway in a JPJ interview he gave back in the 1970s. What was the answer? Any chance you could post the interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The Strawbs return to the Sellersville Theatre with release of lost album By Rob Nagy Journal Register News Service "After more than four decades since the Strawbs recorded what was to be their debut album, founding member Dave Cousins is offering fans a chance to hear this historic and previously unreleased work. The recording features John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Nikki Hopkins (Rolling Stones), Ray Cooper (Elton John) and Ronnie Verel (Ted Heath Orchestra). "This is the lost Strawbs album,” says Cousins.“The album that never was. What I’ve done now is to recreate that album, put it together, and it’s now out and it’s called “Of A Time.” It’s the Strawbs, as you’ve never heard it. “I went back to the original tapes. I hadn’t revisited this music in 40 years. We re-mastered them, and it really expanded the sound of the songs. They are majestic. I often wondered had it come out at that time would it have been a monster hit record? I don’t think so". http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20120906/ENTERTAINMENT04/120909719/the-strawbs-return-to-the-sellersville-theatre-with-release-of-lost-album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Additional information posted on The Strawbs' website, back in July: http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_ofatim.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Maybe I'm missing something, but it looks like most of the songs on this "lost" album were originally released on their 1969 album, "Strawbs". Many of the other tracks were released in 2001 on "Strawberry Music Sampler No. 1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I wrote to Dick Greener who manages the Strawbs' website, and this is his response: Whilst some of the songs survived and came out on Strawbs in 1969, others were found elsewhere (but not necessarily in the versions which appear), the album as a whole was lost in that it never came out looking like it was intended to. I want to thank him for the time he took to respond to my inquiry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Did you ask him which songs feature JPJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 No, I didn't -and I never thought they would respond. Perhaps I should write them a new e-mail. Here's the album's back cover listing the credits: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Did you ask him which songs feature JPJ? Mr. Greener responded this morning: "Checked with Dave - he says the following: Jesus Dream Of Your Youth Just The Same In Every Way Stay Awhile And You Need Me Whichever Way The Wind Blows" Thanks again to Mr. Dick Greener for taking the time to respond to my email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Excellent, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 You're welcome, swandown. Coincidentally, I found that John Wesley Harding is a fan of The Strawbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Riffs, Rants & Rumours: The Strawbs Story – From Prog Rockers to Acoustic Alchemists Published by Jim Allen on September 19, 2012 ourstage.com “There we were with the two most successful producers of the 1970s working together,” says Strawbs leader Dave Cousins, recalling the initial sessions for his band’s first proper album. The producers in question are Gus Dudgeon, who helmed all of Elton John’s biggest albums, and Tony Visconti, whose work helped make stars of David Bowie and T. Rex. Unfortunately, the punchline that finds parallels throughout The Strawbs’ career is that the band’s aforementioned sessions took place in 1968, when both producers were unknown quantities. The original version of what would become 1969’s Strawbs was scrapped by an unhappy record exec, and the band was made to start over again. It’s part of a phenomenon that’s practically a running joke in Strawbs lore — for instance, the bass player on those ill-fated sessions happened to be a young John Paul Jones, but in that pre-Led Zeppelin period, the name impressed no one. At the start of the ‘70s, The Strawbs’ acquisition of hotshot keyboardist Rick Wakeman hastened a move towards prog rock, but Wakeman would soon depart to fulfill his true prog destiny with Yes, leaving Cousins and company in the lurch. continue reading: http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2012/09/19/riffs-rants-rumours-the-strawbs-story-from-prog-rockers-to-acoustic-alchemists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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