Bursting at the Seams
Bursting at the Seams is the 5th studio album by English band Strawbs. It was the first album to be released after the departure of founder member Tony Hooper and the recruitment of Dave Lambert. It contains their two most successful singles and reached number 2 in the UK Album Chart.[2]
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| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Recorded | October - December 1972 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
| Producer | Strawbs | |||
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| Singles from Bursting at the Seams | ||||
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| Allmusic[1] |   |
Track listing
Side one
- "Flying" (Dave Cousins) – 4:49
- "Lady Fuschia" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 3:59
- "Stormy Down" (Cousins) – 2:45
- "Down by the Sea" (Cousins) – 6:17
- "The River" (Cousins) – 2:21
Side two
- "Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) – 2:54
- "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
- "Tears" (Cousins)
- "Pavan" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford)
- "The Winter and the Summer" (Dave Lambert) – 4:07
- "Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31
- "Thank You" (Blue Weaver, Cousins) – 2:11
Bonus tracks
The A&M 1998 remastered CD featured the following as bonus tracks:
- "Will You Go"(aka "Wild Mountain Thyme") (Francis McPeake) -3:54
- "Backside" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford, Lambert, Weaver) -3:49
- "Lay Down" (Single version) (Cousins) -3:33
Additionally, tracks 4 & 5 are reversed in order (4) "The River" followed by (5) "Down by the Sea."
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Blue Weaver – organ, piano, mellotron
- John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
- Richard Hudson – backing vocals, drums, sitar
Recording
- Strawbs – Producers
- Tom Allom – Engineer
Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68144 |
| United States | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4383 |
| Germany, Italy | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | A&M 86 658 |
| Denmark | 1973 | Sonet/Dansk Grammafon | stereo LP | SLPS 1544 |
| United Kingdom | 1973 | A&M | cassette | ZCAM 68144 |
| West Germany | 1988 | A&M | CD | 394383-2 |
| Worldwide | 1998 | A&M | remastered CD (3 bonus tracks) | 540 936-2 |
| Japan | 2002 | A&M | remastered CD (3 bonus tracks) | UICY-9215 |
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References
- Bursting at the Seams on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes CD 540 936-2 Bursting at the Seams
Notes
- Bursting at the Seams at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- UK Top 40 Hit Database Archived 2007-07-18 at WebCite everyHit.com. retrieved on December 16, 2008
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