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.

[4] Side one "Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD Side two Bonus tracks - A&M 1998 remastered CD Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios

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