STRAWBS

The proper debut album by the Strawbs (setting aside the recordings they made with Sandy Denny which were shelved and then rereleased in 1973 as All Our Own Work), the proggier side of their prog-folk blend hadn't really developed at this point, but this remains a set of endearing late 1960s-style folk rock with just enough experimental notes to hint at the more adventurous work which was to come on subsequent albums. Dave Cousins has his vocal style locked down right from the start, and the particular atmosphere of albums like From the Witchwood can already be detected here in a rough draft. Strong, but better was to come.