Biography
Strawbs (or The Strawbs) are an English rock band founded in 1964. Although the band started out as a bluegrass group they eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock, progressive rock, and (briefly) glam rock.They are best known for their hit, “Part of the Union”, which reached number two in the UK charts in February 1973, as well as for “Lay Down” a popular Progressive Rock hit from the same LP. The Strawbs also toured with Supertramp in their “Crime of the Century” tour, doing their own “Hero and Heroine” tour, which drew musical similarities and themes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawbs
Album & Cover
Deadlines is the 11th studio album by Strawbs.
Aubrey Powell explains the cover design: it came from the title of the album, where we have a ‘victim’ at the end of a telephone line with the door locked and it filling up with water, dying and failing to meet his deadlines… The background comes from Hipgnosis love for narrative and filmic backgrounds and is quite visual and thrilling.
Cover Location: Steel/Glass reinforced phone box in Aubrey Powell’s garden in Wandsworth, London.
Who Did What: Photography: A. Powell
Label: Arista AB 4172(US), Arista SPART 1036(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
| Side One No Return Joey And Me Sealed With A Traitor’s Kiss I Don’t Want To Talk About It The Last Resort |
Side Two Time And Life New Beginnings Deadly Nightshade Words Of Wisdom |
Credits
Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Tony Fernandez – drums, tambourine, tympani, bells
Additional Personnel
Robert Kirby – piano, electric piano, mellotron, organ, autoharp
John Mealing – piano, polymoog, Minimoog, harpsichord
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – James Guthrie
Producer – Jeffrey Lesser
