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A & M Records AMLH 68078 1972 |
Grave New World
Strawbs
A & M Records AMLH 68078 1972
Produced by David Cousins, Richard Hudson,
John Ford, Blue Weaver and Tony Hooper
Recorded mainly at Morgan Studios in
November 1971, but also at Island Studios
(engineer: Frank Owen) and Lansdowne Studios
(engineer: John Mackswith)
Dave Cousins: vocals, acoustic/electric guitars,
dulcimer, recorder
Tony Hooper: vocals, acoustic guitars,
autoharp, tambourine
Richard Hudson: drums, sitar, tablas, vocals
John Ford: bass, vocals, acoustic guitar
harmonium, clavioline
Sleeve design: Sleeve The front cover 'Glad Day'
William Blake (British Museum) Inner sleeve illustrations/booklet design: Paper Tiger Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd. London
SE 1
Double gatefold with lavish booklet, both designed by Paper Tiger - arguably one of the best packaged albums ever!
Inner spread is huge depiction of the wanderer in silver on background of rainbow colours. Front cover features William Blake
painting "Glad Day" and classic logo, the other faces of the "triptych" feature quotations from "Hymn of Praise to Ra" and
The Buddha. The 16 page booklet is BEAUTIFULLY produced in sepia print on cream paper throughout. Each track has its own lyric
page with intricate engraved illustrations and page decorations/borders and the inside back page photos of each of the band
members.
Unfortunately the album in its this form is no longer available
Benedictus
(Dave Cousins)
The wanderer has far to go
Humble must he constant be Where the paths of wisdom lead Distant is the shadow of the setting sun.
Bless
the daytime Bless the night Bless the sun which gives us light Bless the thunder Bless the rain Bless all those
who cause us pain.
Yellow stars may lead the way All diversions lead astray While his resolution holds Fortune
and good will will surely follow him.
Bless the free man Bless the slave Bless the hero in his grave Bless
the soldier Bless the saint Bless all those whose hearts grow faint.
Bless the daytime Bless the night Bless the sun which gives us light Bless the thunder Bless the rain Bless
all those who cause us pain.
Bless the free man Bless the slave Bless the hero in his grave Bless the soldier Bless the saint Bless
all those whose hearts grow faint.
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side 1
2. Hey Little Man ...
Thursday's Child (Cousins)
3. Queen Of Dreams (Cousins)
4. Heavy Disguise (Ford)
5. New World (Cousins)
6. Hey Little Man ...
Wednesday's Child (Cousins)
side 2
1. The Flower And The Young Man (Cousins)
2. Tomorrow (Strawbs)
3. On Growing Older (Cousins)
4. Ah Me, Ah My (Hooper)
5. Is It Today Lord (Hudson)
6. The Journey's End (Cousins)
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'AS A MAN OF DISCERNMENT STANDING ON A ROCKY EMINENCE, BEHOLDETH THOSE WHO ARE BELOW AND IN DISTRESS so
doth the sage, who by his wakefulness hath put to flight his
ignorance, look down upon suffering mankind from the Heights of Wisdom which he hath attained'
- The Buddha
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'THOU HAST HEARD WITH THINE EARS AND THOU HAST SEEN WITH THINE EYES. Millions of years have gone over the
world; I cannot tell the number of them, through which thou hast passed. Thy heart hath decreed a day of happiness in thy
name. Thou dost pass over and travellest through untold spaces of millions and hundreds of thousands of years; thou settest
out in peace, and thou steerest thy way across the watery abyss to the place which thou lovest; this thou doest in one little
moment of time, and thou dost sink down and makest an end of the hours'
– Extract from 'A
hymn of praise to Ra
when he riseth in the Eastern
part of Heaven.
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