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[edit] Strawbs or Sandy Denny and the Strawbs?

I have always considered this album and the 1991 rehash Sandy Denny and the Strawbs to be Strawbs albums despite the fact that they are credited to "Sandy Denny and the Strawbs". I suspect that this creditation was a marketing ploy at the time (1973) of the release of this album. I am also unaware that it was released in Denmark shortly after the recording. Strawbs website states that All Our Own Work was the first occasion that the recordings were released (in the wake of the success of "Part of the Union"). I suggest that the track listing of the later Sandy Denny and the Strawbs release be moved from here to its own article. Witchwooder 13:18, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I own the Hannibal Records vinyl version. On the *inner sleeve* there is a photo of Sandy with the the three involved Strawbs with letters saying "Sandy + The Strawbs": "All Our Own Work". This could be from the original Sonet Records (DK) design and title. (E-Kartoffel 14:59, 29 October 2007 (UTC))

Hi E-Kartoffel. I own both the Hannibal CD and the Pickwick vinyl All Our Own Work. The cover art you describe is certainly used on the 1973 Pickwick vinyl release. Strawbs website does not mention an earlier Danish release as far as I can see and neither do the sleeve notes for either album. Do you have verifiable proof that this release exists? Witchwooder 08:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

This is the picture I mean (back of Hallmark release). It it was not made in 1967 for the (intended or fulfilled) album release, for what else? The picture is certainly not from 1973. So the projected first title was "All Our Own Work" by Sandy and the Strawbs. It was never released credited to Strawbs alone, (and quite rightfully so IMHO).

(E-Kartoffel (talk) 14:16, 29 November 2007 (UTC)).

Hi, thanks for responding. Dave Cousins of Strawbs was looking for record deals after the original recordings were made, there would certainly have been photographs and other publicity material created around that time. According to Cousins, he was unsuccessful in his search (see http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/hist/hist1.asp). I would also argue that, as Sandy was a member of Strawbs at that time, that the album is a Strawbs album. The fact that it is credited to "Sandy Denny and the Strawbs" on the album sleeve is not necessarily a counter-argument to this - the cover says THE Strawbs: the band's name is Strawbs (without the THE). Best Witchwooder (talk) 10:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sandy Denny Chronology

I suggest that the Sandy Denny chronology be removed. All Our Own Work is NOT a Sandy Denny album and neither is What We Did on Our Holidays.Witchwooder 14:01, 29 October 2007 (UTC)