Strawbs - Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (1970)
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Side one
"Martin Luther King's Dream" (Dave Cousins) – 2:53
"The Antique Suite" (Cousins) – 12:12
"The Reaper"
"We Must Cross the River"
"Antiques and Curios"
"Hey It's Been a Long Time"
"Temperament of Mind" (Rick Wakeman) – 4:50
Side two
"Fingertips" (Cousins) – 6:14
"Song of a Sad Little Girl" (Cousins) – 5:28
"Where Is This Dream of Your Youth" (Cousins) – 9:07
Bonus tracks
"The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" (Cousins) – 10:03
"We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 4:17
"Forever" (Cousins, Tony Hooper) – 3:32
"Forever" is a studio track and was released as a single in 1970. All other tracks were taken from the concert recording
Strawbs Band Members / Musicians
Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer
Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine
Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, harpsichord, celeste
John Ford – vocals, bass guitar
Richard Hudson – vocals, drums, congas, percussion, sitar
Produced and mixed by Tony Visconti
Recorded by Bob Auger
Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios is the 3rd album by the Strawbs, mostly recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on 11 July 1970. The album reached number 27 in the UK Albums Chart.
The band line-up had changed from the previous album, Dragonfly. Only founder-members Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper remained; with double bass player Ron Chesterman and cellist Claire Deniz having departed the band, and bassist John Ford, drummer Richard Hudson, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman having joined.
The concert was instrumental in bringing Rick Wakeman's virtuosity to the attention of the music media, when Melody Maker prophesied super-stardom for the keyboard player.
