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StrawbsNomadness

Label:

A&M Records – SP-4544

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1To Be Free
BassChas Cronk
DrumsRod Coombes
Electric GuitarDave Lambert (4)
OrganJohn Mealing
Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDavid Cousins*
4:15
A2Little Sleepy
BassChas Cronk
DrumsRod Coombes
Electric PianoJohn Mealing
Vocals, Electric GuitarDave Lambert (4)
4:09
A3The Golden Salamander
Electric Guitar, VocalsDave Lambert (4)
VocalsChas Cronk
Vocals, Dulcimer [Electric]David Cousins*
4:57
A4Absent Friend - (How I Need You)
BassChas Cronk
DrumsRod Coombes
Electric GuitarDave Lambert (4)
PianoJohn Mealing
VocalsDavid Cousins*
4:42
A5Back On The Farm
AccordionJack Emblow
Banjo [Electric]David Cousins*
BassChas Cronk
DrumsRod Coombes
Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDave Lambert (4)
2:42
B1So Shall Our Love Die
BassChas Cronk
Cymbal [Cymbalum]Tom Allom
DrumsRod Coombes
PianoJohn Mealing
Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDavid Cousins*
3:37
B2Tokyo Rosie
BassChas Cronk
CongasTony Carr
Cymbal [Cymbalum]Tom Allom
DrumsRod Coombes
Electric GuitarDave Lambert (4)
Electric HarpsichordRick Wakeman
Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDavid Cousins*
2:47
B3A Mind Of My Own
Acoustic Guitar, Drums, VocalsRod Coombes
Bass, VocalsChas Cronk
Piano, Clavinet, SynthesizerTommy Eyre
VocalsDave Lambert (4)
4:33
B4Hanging In The Gallery
BassChas Cronk
DrumsRod Coombes
Electric GuitarDave Lambert (4)
OrganJohn Mealing
SynthesizerJohn Lumley-Savile
Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDavid Cousins*
4:32
B5The Promised Land
BassChas Cronk
DrumsRod Coombes
OrganJohn Mealing
PianoTommy Eyre
Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDavid Cousins*
Vocals, Electric GuitarDave Lambert (4)
4:03
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗A&M Records, Inc.
  • Recorded AtSound Techniques, London
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

  • Art DirectionFabio Nicoli
  • DesignNick Marshall (7)
  • EngineerVic Gamm
  • Photography ByGered Mankowitz
  • ProducerTom Allom
  • Written ByCronk* (tracks: B5)
  • Written-ByDavid Cousins* (tracks: A1, A3 to B2, B4), Dave Lambert (4) (tracks: A2), Rod Coombes (tracks: B3)

Notes

Recorded at Sound Techniques, Chelsea, June/July 1975.
Released with a printed inner sleeve containg all the lyrics.

Runouts are etched except 'P, 1, 1B' are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SP-4825
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SP-4826
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1 ): A&M SP4825-P1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1 ): A&M SP4826-P1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2 ): A&M SP4825-P3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2 ): A&M SP4826-P1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): P A&M SP4825-P3 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): P A&M SP4826-P1 1B

Other Versions (5 of 35)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Nomadness (LP, Album, Stereo)A&M RecordsAMLH 68331UK1975
Nomadness (LP, Album, Promo)A&M RecordsSP-4544US1975
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Nomadness (LP, Album, Stereo)A&M RecordsSP-4544Canada1975
Nomadness (LP, Album)A&M Records89 373 XOTGermany1975
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Nomadness (LP, Album)A&M Records, A&M RecordsL35715, SP-4544New Zealand1975

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Reviews

  • bass-response's avatar
    Very much an underrated Strawbs album. I have had this US pressing for years and it sounds great. I really like the songs; To Be Free, A Mind Of My Own and The Promised Land. I recommend this album.

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