Bursting at the Seams
Appearance
Bursting at the Seams | ||||
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Released | 26 January 1973 | |||
Recorded | October–December 1972 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
Producer | Strawbs | |||
Strawbs chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bursting at the Seams | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Bursting at the Seams is the fifth studio
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
"Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD
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 - A&M 1998 remastered CD
- "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
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 |
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United Kingdom | 1973 | A&M | LP
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AMLH 68144 |
United States | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4383 |
Canada | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP & cassette | SP 4383 / CS 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
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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 |
References
- Bursting at the Seams on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes CD 540 936-2 Bursting at the Seams
Notes
- AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ UK Top 40 Hit Database Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine everyHit.com. retrieved on December 16, 2008
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1973" (PDF).