| The Best of Strawbs | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 - 1975 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, progressive folk, progressive rock | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
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The Best of Strawbs is a compilation album of songs by Strawbs, with one track from the Dave Cousins solo album Two Weeks Last Summer .
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
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| United Kingdom | 1978 | A&M | stereo 2LP | AMLM 66005 | |
| United States | 1978 | A&M | stereo 2LP | SP 6005 | |
| Canada | 1978 | A&M | stereo 2LP | SP 96005 |
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