Deadlines

The first authorised CD release of a the last album of the 1970s by Strawbs restored and re-mastered.20 tracks - the original album, acoustic demos, alternative recordings and mixes, and out-takes.This is the last Strawbs album to have been released on a major label in the 1970s when Strawbs were signed by Clive Davis to Arista.Produced by Jeffrey Lesser, Grammy and Golden Globe winner for the soundtrack of Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King ; double Grammy winner with the Chieftains including Long Black Veil , the biggest selling Celtic record of all time. Among many others, Jeffrey has also produced Barbara Streisand and Rupert Holmes. The album has been lovingly restored from the original tapes by Dave Cousins.

Dave Cousins (vocals, guitar, banjo, 1967-80, 1983-present), Talking John Berry (double bass, 1967), Arthur Phillips (vocals, mandolin, 1967), Sandy Denny (vocals, guitar, 1967-68), Ron Chesterman [aka Nobby] (bass, double bass, 1967-70), Sonja Kristina (vocals, 1967-68), Tony Hooper (guitar, vocals, 1968-72, 1983-93), Claire Deniz (cello, 1969), John Ford (bass, vocals, 1970-73, 1983-85, 1999-2004), Rick Wakeman (keyboards, 1970-71), Lindsay L. Cooper (cello, double bass, 1970), Richard Hudson (percussion, drums, vocals, 1970-83), Blue Weaver (keyboards, 1971-73, 1993-98), Dave Lambert (vocals, guitar, 1972-78, 1999-present), Chas Cronk (bass, guitar, vocals, 1973-80, 2004-present), John Hawken (keyboards, 1973-75), John Mealing (keyboards, 1975-78), Rod Coombes (drums, vocals, 1973-77), Robert Kirby (keyboards, 1975), Tony Fernandez (drums, 1977-95), Roy Hill (vocals, guitar, 1978), Brian Willoughby (guitar, 1978-2004), Andy Richards (keyboards, 1978-80), John Knightsbridge (guitar, 1980), Bimbo Acock (saxophone, flute, 1980), Chris Parren (keyboards, 1984-92), Rod Demick (bass, 1985-93), Don Airey (keyboards, 1993), Paul Wiffen (lead guitar, 1994)