From the Witchwood

From the Witchwood
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Studio album by Strawbs
Released	July 1971
Recorded	February-March 1971
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, Folk rock
Length	38:11
Label	A&M
Producer	Tony Visconti
Strawbs chronology
Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (1970)Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios1970 From the Witchwood (1971) Grave New World (1972)Grave New World1972

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From the Witchwood is a studio album by English band Strawbs.

It was recorded at Air Studios, London during February and March 1971 and reached number 39 in the UK Album Charts.

The album is the only studio album to feature Rick Wakeman in the band line-up, although he had featured on their previous live release Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios and had also played as a session musician on the 1970 album Dragonfly.

Track listing

Side one

1. "A Glimpse of Heaven" (Dave Cousins) – 3:50
2. "Witchwood" (Cousins) – 3:23
3. "Thirty Days" (John Ford) – 2:52
4. "Flight" (Richard Hudson) – 4:24
5. "The Hangman and the Papist" (Cousins) – 4:11

Side two

1. "Sheep" (Cousins) – 4:14
2. "Canon Dale" (Hudson) – 3:46
3. "The Shepherd's Song" (Cousins) – 4:34
4. "In Amongst the Roses" (Cousins) – 3:48
5. "I'll Carry On Beside You" (Cousins) – 3:09

Bonus track

The A&M "Remasterpieces" CD re-release included the following as a bonus track

1. "Keep the Devil Outside" (Ford) – 3:02

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, banjo, recorder
• Tony Hooper – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, tambourine
• Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, celeste, mellotron, Moog synthesizer, clavinet, harpsichord
• John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
• Richard Hudson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, sitar

Recording

• Tony Visconti – Producer
• Bill Price – Engineer
• Alan Harris – Engineer
• John Punter – Engineer
• Chris Michie – Engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	July 1971 (1971-07)	A&M	stereo LP	AMLH 64304
United States	July 1971 (1971-07)	A&M	stereo LP	SP 4304
Denmark	1971	Sonet	stereo LP	SLPS 1531
Italy	1971	A&M	stereo LP	SLAM 64304
Canada	1971	A&M	stereo LP	SP 4304
New Zealand	1971	A&M	stereo LP	SAML-934437
Japan	1987 (1987)	A&M/Canyon	CD	D32Y3578
Russia	1998	ArsNova	CD	AN99-061
Worldwide	1998 (1998)	A&M	CD remastered with bonus track	540 939-2

References

• From the Witchwood on Strawbsweb
• Sleeve Notes CD 540 939-2 From The Witchwood