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The Strawbs: Bursting At The Seams

John Pidgeon, Let It Rock, April 1973

THOSE WHOSE acquaintance with the Strawbs is older than a few months must have been surprised by the band's recent form: neither 'Lay Down' nor 'Part Of The Union' are characteristic – they'd never have been hits if they were.

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