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Barclay James Harvest
Studio album by
Barclay James Harvest
ReleasedJune 5, 1970 (1970-06-05)
RecordedNovember 8, 1969 – January 26, 1970
Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
Genre
Length39:42 (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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  2. "Good Love Child" (Lees) – 5:10
  3. "The Iron Maiden" (Wolstenholme) – 2:43
  4. "Dark Now My Sky" (Lees) – 12:01

Bonus tracks

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

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

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