| Old School Songs | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Recorded | May and June 1979 |
| Genre | folk rock |
| Label | Old School Records |
Old School Songs is a studio album by singer-songwriter Dave Cousins of the band Strawbs and guitarist Brian Willoughby. It was released in 1979 on Old School Records.
All tracks written by Dave Cousins.
On the original vinyl recording, side 1 comprised tracks 1–5, side 2 tracks 6–11
The Japanese re-issue contained two bonus tracks:
Studio tracks recorded at Music Works Live tracks recorded at the Exmouth Summer Festival on May 27, 1979 by Bob Pridden
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