Preserves Uncanned
# Preserves Uncanned

Uncanned Preserves is a compilation album of songs by Strawbs. Some tracks, however, were not released on studio albums. The recordings themselves are demos dating from the mid to late '60's.

## Track listing

### Side one

* "Coal Creek March" (Dave Cousins)
* "Sail Away to the Sea" (Cousins)
* "That Which Once Was Mine" (Cousins)
* "How Everyone But Sam Was a Hypocrite" (Cousins)
* "October to May" (Cousins)
* "On My Way" (Cousins)
* "All I Need is You" (Cousins)
* "Josephine, For Better or for Worse" (Cousins)
* "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins)

### Side two

* "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" (traditional)
* "Handsome Molly" (traditional)
* "Hard Times" (Cousins)
* "How I Need You" (Cousins)
* "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (Cousins)
* "Pieces of 79 and 15" (Cousins, Tony Hooper)
* "Following the Rainbow" (Cousins)
* "Always on My Mind" (Hooper)
* "Martin Luther King's Dream" (Cousins)
* "Bitter Sunshine" (Cousins)

### Side three

* "All the Little Ladies" (Cousins, Hooper)
* "Just the Same in Every Way" (Cousins)
* "Strawberry Picking" (Cousins)
* "A Good Woman's Love" (traditional)
* "The Battle" (Cousins)
* "Jenny O'Brien" (Cousins)
* "Sweetling" (Hooper)
* "Flinthill Special" (traditional)
* "The Blantyre Explosion" (traditional)
* "Tell Me What You See in Me" (Cousins)

### Side four

* "Or Am I Dreaming" (Cousins)
* "I'll Show You Where to Sleep" (Cousins)
* "And You Need Me" (Cousins)
* "You Keep Going Your Way" (Cousins)
* "Where is This Dream of Your Youth" (Cousins)
* "Why" (Cousins)
* "Lawrence Brown" (Cousins)
* "Wild Strawberries" (Cousins, Hooper)
* "Song to Alex" (Cousins, Hooper)

## Personnel

* Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, banjo
* Tony Hooper - lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
* Ron Chesterman – double bass

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 1990 (1990) | Dirty Linen | 2-cassette pack | DL101 |
| United Kingdom | 1991 (1991) | Road Goes on Forever | 2-CD set | RGF DCD 003 |
| United Kingdom | 1991 (1991) | Road Goes on Forever | 2-cassette pack | RGF DMC 003 |
