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A1	The Messenger Written-By – Bown*, Bannister*	7:45
A2	Find A Melody Written-By – Bown*, Bannister*	5:15
A3	Up Above My Hobby Horse's Written-By – Ritchie Havens*	4:20
B1	Turning Point Written-By – Anthony*	9:38
B2	Build Me A Stage Written-By – Bown*, Bannister*	3:30
B3	Stretching Out Written-By – Bown*, Bannister*	8:25

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Distributed By – Ariola
• Recorded At – Island Studios
• Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Andy Brown
• Design – Hipgnosis
• Drums, Percussion – Vic Sweeny*
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tony Catchpole
• Piano, Organ, Flute – Jeff Bannister
• Producer – Mel Collin
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – John Anthony
• Trumpet [Wa Wa], Flugelhorn – Alan Bown
• Vocals – Gordon Neville

Notes

German release with gatefold cover and "Pink Rim Island" labels

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): C 85633 A-1 Made in Germany
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): C 85633 B-2 Made in Germany

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9163	Alan Bown*	Stretching Out ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Island Records	ILPS 9163	UK	1971
ECLEC2194	The Alan Bown Set	Stretching Out ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Esoteric Recordings	ECLEC2194	UK	2010
ECLEC2194	Alan Bown*	Stretching Out ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Esoteric Recordings	ECLEC2194	UK & Europe	2010
AML(i) 1002	Alan Bown*	Stretching Out ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Island Records	AML(i) 1002	Japan	1971
AML(i)-1002	Alan Bown*	Stretching Out ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Island Records	AML(i)-1002	Japan	1971

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