Barclay James Harvest (album)

Barclay James Harvest
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released	5 June 1970
Recorded	8 November 1969 – 26 January 1970
Studio	EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
Genre	Progressive rock symphonic rock
Length	39:42(original LP) 1:16:53 (2002 CD)
Label	Harvest (UK) Sire (US)
Producer	Norman Smith
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Barclay James Harvest (1970) Once Again (1971)

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AllMusic	[1]

Barclay James Harvest is the first album by British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest. ^[2]

Track listing

On the original vinyl LP all songs were credited to Holroyd/Lees/Pritchard/Wolstenholme. The list below shows the actual composers. ^{[3] [4]}

Side one

1. "Taking Some Time On" (John Lees) – 5:31
2. "Mother Dear" (Lees) – 3:20
   Arranged and conducted by Norman Smith ^[3]
3. "The Sun Will Never Shine" (Woolly Wolstenholme) – 5:07
4. "When the World Was Woken" (Les Holroyd) – 5:50

Side two

5. "Good Love Child" (Lees) – 5:10
6. "The Iron Maiden" (Wolstenholme) – 2:43
7. "Dark Now My Sky" (Lees) – 12:01
   Arranged and conducted by Robert John Godfrey ^[3]

Bonus tracks

Barclay James Harvest was remastered and reissued by Harvest in 2002 as Their First Album with several bonus tracks: ^[5]

8. "Early Morning" (A-side of first single, 1968) (Holroyd, Lees, Mel Pritchard, Wolstenholme) – 2:34
9. "Mister Sunshine" (B-side of first single, 1968) (Wolstenholme) – 2:54
10. "So Tomorrow" (Holroyd, Lees, Pritchard, Wolstenholme) – 3:28
11. "Eden Unobtainable" (Holroyd) – 3:10
12. "Night" (Wolstenholme) – 3:20
13. "Pools of Blue" (Lees) – 3:29
14. "Need You Oh So Bad" (Wolstenholme) – 1:18
15. "Small Time Town" (Lees) – 2:12
16. "Dark Now My Sky" (Lees ) – 3:43
17. "I Can't Go on Without You" (Out-take, 1968) (Wolstenholme) – 2:13
18. "Eden Unobtainable" (Out-take, 1968) (Holroyd) – 3:04
19. "Poor Wages" (Single B-side, 1969) (Wolstenholme) – 2:34
20. "Brother Thrush" (Single A-side, 1969) (Lees) – 3:06

• Tracks 10–16: previously unreleased
• Tracks 10–11: from the BBC Session 20 April 1968
• Tracks 12–16: from the BBC Session 30 July 1968

Deluxe edition

In 2018 a multi format re-mastered limited deluxe edition was released. Initially available in a 3 CD and 1 DVD with the full 5.1 surround sound mix and 33 bonus tracks, there is also a 2 CD edition with the remaster and a limited number of bonus tracks. ^[6]

Personnel

Barclay James Harvest

• John Lees – vocals, guitars, recorder
• Les Holroyd – lead vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), bass guitar, guitar, cello
• Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme – lead vocals (2, 3, 6, 7), mellotron, keyboards, guitar, harmonica
• Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• James Litherland – guitar on "Taking Some Time On"
• The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra
  • Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright
  • Conductor and Musical Director: Robert Godfrey
• Engineer: Phil McDonald

Cover

The original gatefold cover was designed by Ian Latimer, with photography by Richard Dunkley.

References

1. Thompson, Dave. Barclay James Harvest: Album review at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. "Barclay James Harvest". Prog Archives. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. Liner notes for Their First Album Harvest CD 07243 538405 2 5
4. "Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio". www.bjharvest.co.uk (BJH official website). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
5. "Their First Album". Discogs. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. "Barley James Harvest: Barley James Harvest 3CD/1DVD Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set". CherryRed.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

External links

• Barclay James Harvest at Discogs (list of releases)