Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Dave Cousins





























Artist:  Dave Cousins
Birth Name:  David Joseph Hudson
Born:  January 7, 1945.  Hounslow, Middlesex, England
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Bluegrass, Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Banjo, Appalachian, Dulcimer, Vocals

Dave Cousins is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the leader, and founder of The Strawbs since 1967, and he was a founder member of the band originally known as The Strawberry Hill Boys, which started out as a Bluegrass Band, and evolved into The Strawbs, eventually moved on to other styles Folk, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock.
















Title:   Two Weeks Last Summer (Remastered an Expanded Edition)  (2019)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Bluegrass, Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock
Label:  Esoteric Recordings
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Two Weeks Last Summer  (3:08)
 2.  October To May  (2:28)
 3.  Blue Angel  (9:52)
 4.  That's The Way It Ends (Including "The World)  (3:02)
 5.  The Actor  (4:33)
 6.  When You Were A Child  (3:03)
 7.  Ways And Means  (4:22)
 8.  We'll Meet Again Sometime  (4:50)
 9.  Going Home  (3:27)

Bonus Tracks:

10. The Actor (Alternate Mix)  (4:41)
11. Ways And Means (Alternate Take)  (4:19)
12. I've Been My Own Worst Friend  (3:01)
13. See How They Run (1972 Demo)  (2:42)
14. The Rip Off Blues (1972 Demo)  (2:32)

Personnel:

Dave Cousins:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Dave Lambert:  Guitars, Backing Vocals
Miller Anderson:  Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar
Jon Hiseman:  Drums, Percussion
Roger Glover:  Bass
Tom Allom:  Organ, Backing Vocals
Rick Wakeman:  Organ, Piano
Tom Newman:  Backing Vocals
The Robert Kirby:  Wind Septet

Two Weeks Last Summer is the classic and first solo album by Dave Cousins, originally released on October 1972 by A&M, remastered and reissued on November 29, 2019 by Esoteric Recordings, featuring Rick Wakeman, Roger Glover, Jon Hiseman, Miller Anderson.

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