Bursting at the Seams explained

Bursting at the Seams
Type:	studio
Artist:	Strawbs
Cover:	Bursting at the Seams (1973 Strawbs album).jpg
Released:	26 January 1973
Recorded:	October–December 1972
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	40:29
Label:	A&M, (UK)
Producer:	Strawbs
Prev Title:	Grave New World
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	All Our Own Work
Next Year:	1973

Bursting at the Seams is the fifth studio album by English band Strawbs, released on 26 January 1973 by A&M Records. 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 peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart^[1] and No. 65 in Canada.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Flying" (Dave Cousins) – 4:49
2. "Lady Fuschia" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 3:59
3. "Stormy Down" (Cousins) – 2:45
4. "Down by the Sea" (Cousins) – 6:17
5. "The River" (Cousins) – 2:21

"Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD

Side two

1. "Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) – 2:54
2. "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35

"Tears" (Cousins)

"Pavan" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford)

1. "The Winter and the Summer" (Dave Lambert) – 4:07
2. "Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31
3. "Thank You" (Blue Weaver, Cousins) – 2:11

Bonus tracks - A&M 1998 remastered CD

1. "Will You Go"(aka "Wild Mountain Thyme") (Francis McPeake) – 3:54
2. "Backside" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford, Lambert, Weaver) – 3:49
3. "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
United Kingdom		A&M	stereo LP	AMLH 68144
United States		A&M	stereo LP	SP 4383
Canada		A&M	stereo LP & cassette	SP 4383 / CS 4383
Germany, Italy		A&M	stereo LP	A&M 86 658
Denmark		Sonet/Dansk Grammafon	stereo LP	SLPS 1544
United Kingdom		A&M	cassette	ZCAM 68144
West Germany	1988	A&M	CD	394383-2
Worldwide		A&M	remastered CD (3 bonus tracks)	540 936-2
Japan		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 and References

1. http://www.everyhit.com UK Top 40 Hit Database
2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1973.