Barclay James Harvest (album)
1970 studio album by Barclay James Harvest
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Barclay James Harvest is the first album by British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest.[2]
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| Released | 5 June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 8 November 1969 – 26 January 1970 | |||
| Studios | EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London | |||
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| Length | 39:42 (original LP) 1:16:53 (2002 CD) | |||
| Labels | Harvest (UK) Sire (US) | |||
| Producer | Norman Smith | |||
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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
- "Taking Some Time On" (John Lees) – 5:31
- "Mother Dear" (Lees) – 3:20
Arranged and conducted by Norman Smith[3] - "The Sun Will Never Shine" (Woolly Wolstenholme) – 5:07
- "When the World Was Woken" (Les Holroyd) – 5:50
Side two
- "Good Love Child" (Lees) – 5:10
- "The Iron Maiden" (Wolstenholme) – 2:43
- "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]
- "Early Morning" (A-side of first single, 1968) (Holroyd, Lees, Mel Pritchard, Wolstenholme) – 2:34
- "Mister Sunshine" (B-side of first single, 1968) (Wolstenholme) – 2:54
- "So Tomorrow" (Holroyd, Lees, Pritchard, Wolstenholme) – 3:28
- "Eden Unobtainable" (Holroyd) – 3:10
- "Night" (Wolstenholme) – 3:20
- "Pools of Blue" (Lees) – 3:29
- "Need You Oh So Bad" (Wolstenholme) – 1:18
- "Small Time Town" (Lees) – 2:12
- "Dark Now My Sky" (Lees ) – 3:43
- "I Can't Go on Without You" (Out-take, 1968) (Wolstenholme) – 2:13
- "Eden Unobtainable" (Out-take, 1968) (Holroyd) – 3:04
- "Poor Wages" (Single B-side, 1969) (Wolstenholme) – 2:34
- "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.
