Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios is the third album by the Strawbs, mostly recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on 11 July 1970. The album reached number 27 in the UK Albums Chart.UK Top 40 database . Retrieved on 16 December 2008

The band line-up had changed from the previous album, Dragonfly. Only founder-members Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper remained; with double bass player Ron Chesterman and cellist Claire Deniz having departed the band, and bassist John Ford, drummer Richard Hudson, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman having joined.

The concert was instrumental in bringing Rick Wakeman's virtuosity to the attention of the music media, when Melody Maker prophesied super-stardom for the keyboard player.

Track listing "Where is This Dream of Your Youth" was originally released as a studio track on Strawbs.

Side one "Martin Luther King's Dream" (Dave Cousins) – 2:53 "The Antique Suite" (Cousins) – 12:12 "The Reaper" "We Must Cross the River" "Antiques and Curios" "Hey It's Been a Long Time" "Temperament of Mind" (Rick Wakeman) – 4:50 Side two "Fingertips" (Cousins) – 6:14 "Song of a Sad Little Girl" (Cousins) – 5:28 "Where Is This Dream of Your Youth" (Cousins) – 9:07 Bonus tracks The following tracks are offered as bonus tracks on the A&M re-issue CD.

"The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" (Cousins) – 10:03 "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 4:17 "Forever" (Cousins, Tony Hooper) – 3:32

"Forever" is a studio track and was released as a single in 1970. All other tracks were taken from the concert recording.

Personnel Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine John Ford – vocals, bass guitar Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, harpsichord, celeste Richard Hudson – vocals, drums, congas, percussion, sitar

Recording Produced and mixed by Tony Visconti Recorded by Bob Auger

Charts Chart (1970) Peakposition

Release history Region Date Label Format Catalogue United Kingdom A&M stereo LP AMS 994 United States A&M stereo LP SP 4288 Japan A&M/Canyon CD D32Y3524 South Korea Si-Wan CD SRMC 0080 Worldwide A&M CD remastered with 3 bonus tracks 540

Notes

References Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios on Strawbsweb Sleeve notes CD 540 938-2 Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios