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Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest

In 1966 two R & B bands local to Oldham (UK) merged to form a blues outfit THE BLUES KEEPERS. With sponsorship from a local businessman (also their manager) they rented an 18th century farmhouse where they practised extensively, gradually moving towards a progressive rock style then beginning to emerge. On turning professional the name BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST was adopted, and the line-up stabilised as JOHN LEES (guitars, vocals), LES HOLROYD (bass, rhythm guitar, vocals), STUART "WOOLLY" WOLSTENHOLME (keyboards, vocals) and MEL PRITCHARD (drums). After releasing their first single in April 1968, the band joined the legendary progressive HARVEST label, quickly expanding their musical horizons, chiefly by experimenting with longer evolving song structures and orchestrations. Initially this involved the use of woodwind, strings and brass before acquiring a MELLOTRON, but by the time of the release of their first album 'Barclay James Harvest' in 1970 they were employing an orchestra, the grandly titled BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA led by ROBERT GODFREY who later became a member of THE ENID.

Though producing some of their best melodic progressive work at this time, the orchestra proved to be too expensive and very nearly bankrupted the band, but in 1973 a move to the POLYDOR label saw an upturn in their fortunes. With increasing commercial success, their music began to develop towards simpler song structures with stronger arrangements which caused detractors to dub them 'The Poor Man's Moody Blues'! By 1979 WOOLLY left the band because he had become disillusioned that they had moved away from their Prog roots. They continued into the 1980s as a 3-piece augmented by hired musicians, and with a string of melodic AOR albums finally made a commercial break-through in Europe, particularly in Germany where they played several major outdoor concerts, beginning with a massive free concert on the steps of the historic Reichstag in August 1980.

By the end of the decade the band's popularity was starting to wane. In the 1990s, a traumatic court case and widening musical differences between band members took its toll. In 1998 the two songwriters HOLROYD and LEES agreed to go their separate ways while continuing to work under the umbrella of the old band name. Thus was born the two outfits which remain today: BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST FEATURING LES HOLROYD perseveres with the AOR style of their later work; while JOHN LEES' BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (JLBJH) has returned to the more Prog orientated work of the 1970s, including working again with Woolly Wolstenholme. Sadly, MEL PRITCHARD passed away in 2004. (ProgArchives)

[CD] BJH - Sea Of Tranquility [3 CD Deluxe remastered]

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Cat No: ECLEC32157 Released: 16/11/2009 Reference: 15678

Track Listing: CD 1: Child Of The Universe (Us Single Version) / Crazy City / For No One / The Great 1974 Mining Disaster (Original Mix) / Negative Earth (Original Mix) / She Said (Live) / Galadriel (Live) / Mockingbird (Live) / In My Life / Sweet Jesus / Hymn For The Children / Song For You / Titles / Ra / May Day / CD 2: The World Goes On / Rock N Roll Star (Tv Playback Version) / Hymn / Sea Of Tranquillity / Poor Man 's Moody Blues / Suicide? (Live) / Medicine Man (Live) / Jonathan (Live) / Berlin / Fact: The Closed Shop / In Search Of England / Sperratus / The Song (They Love To Sing) / Capricorn (Single Version) / CD 3: Nova Lepidoptera (Live In Berlin 1980) / Life Is For Living (Live In Berlin 1980) / In Memory Of The Martyrs / Fifties Child / Ring Of Changes (Single Version) / African / Alone In The Night / On The Wings Of Love / Lady Macbeth / Cheap The Bullet / John Lennon's Guitar / The Ballad Of Denshaw Mill / Mr. E / Children Of The Disappeared

Review: An extensive compilation which covers the career of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST during their twenty three year tenure with Polydor Records, beginning with material from the album “EVERYONE IS EVERYBODY ELSE”, including tracks from albums such as “TIME HONOURED GHOSTS”, “OCTOBERON”, “GONE TO EARTH”, “XII” and ending with tracks from the German only album “RIVER OF DREAMS”. Including such classic tracks as ‘MOCKINGBIRD’, ‘GALADRIEL’, ‘SHE SAID’, ‘CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE’, ‘JONATHAN’, ‘ROCK N’ ROLL STAR’, ‘HYMN’, ‘POOR MAN’S MOODY BLUES’, ‘BERLIN’, ‘IN MEMORY OF THE MARTYRS’, this extensive history of the band’s most successful recorded work is a long overdue reappraisal of their music. “Sea of Tranquility” is a fine overview of the finest music produced by the band.



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[DVD] BJH - Legacy - Live at Sheperd's Bush 2006 [DVD]

[DVD] BJH - Legacy - Live at Sheperd's Bush 2006 [DVD]


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Cat No: ECDVD1001 Released: 26/11/2007 Reference: 15117

Track Listing: Valhalla / For No One / Child Of The Universe / Harbour / The Iron Maiden / The Great 1974 Mining Disaster / Cheap The Bullet / Poor Man's Moody Blues / Galadriel / Suicide? / Medicine Man / In Search Of England / Poor Wages / Mocking Bird / The Poet/After The Day / Hymn / DVD Extras: behind the scenes footage from the 2006 tour, including the Barclay James Harvest convention before the last night in Wolverhampton

Review: Barclay James Harvest, featuring founding members John Lees and Woolly Wolstenholme, perform live in London. Features the songs 'Mockingbird', 'Poor Wages', and 'Hymn', among others.

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[CD] BJH - Legacy - Live at Sheperd's Bush 2006 [CD]

[CD] BJH - Legacy - Live at Sheperd's Bush 2006 [CD]


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Cat No: ECLEC2010 Released: 26/11/2007 Reference: 15156

Track Listing: 1. Valhalla (1:23) / 2. For No One (4:44) / 3. Child Of The Universe (5:23) / 4. The Iron Maiden (3:04) / 5. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster (5:32) / 6. Poor Man's Moody Blues (7:39) / 7. Suicide (6:23) / 8. Medicine Man (9:46) / 9. In Search Of England (4:12) / 10. Poor Wages (4:47) / 11. Mockingbird (8:10) / 12. The Poet / After The Day (11:26) / 13. Hymn (5:06)

Review: Recorded live at The Sheperd's Bush Empire, London on November 5th 2006, except track 1.

Line-up:

John Lees / vocals, lead guitar
Woolly Wolstenholme / vocals, Mellotron, keyboards, 12-string acoustic guitar
Craig Fletcher / bass, vocals
Kevin Whitehead / drums, percussion, sampled percussion

With:

Mike Bramwell / additional keyboards
J. J. Lees / cornet (11,13)


[CD] BJH - Live (remastered)

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Note: Remastered with additional tracks [New : M/M]
Cat No: ECLCD1028 Released: Reference: 14892

Track Listing: Summer Soldier / Medicine Man / Crazy City / After The Day / The Great 1974 Mining Disaster / Galadriel / Negative Earth / She Said / Paper Wings / For No One / Mockingbird

Review: Barclay James Harvest’s first live album was designed to draw a line under one stage in the band’s history, being in effect, a live “best of” album. Approval had to be given by EMI to include songs like “Mockingbird”, and this was written into the deal arranged between EMI and Polydor when BJH switched labels. Unfortunately, the Mellotron went haywire, ruining an otherwise excellent performance, so the Mellotron parts, and a few extra vocal harmonies, were re-recorded and dubbed later.

From listening to an original recording of the London show, it is possible to say with some degree of certainty that the majority of songs are from the London show, with the Liverpool recordings being 'Negative Earth', 'She Said' and, possibly, 'Paper Wings'. The album became BJH’s first UK chart entry, reaching number 40.



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[CD] BJH - Live Tapes (2 CD Expanded Edition)

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Note: Double remastered CD with additional tracks [New : M/M]
Cat No: ECLCD1048 Released: 01/06/2009 Reference: 14893

Track Listing: CD 1: Child of the Universe / Rock and Roll Star / Poor Man's Moody Blues / Mockingbird / Hard Hearted Woman / One Night / The World Goes On (Previously unreleased bonus track) / Medicine Man (Previously unreleased bonus track) / CD 2: Taking Me Higher / Suicide? / Crazy City / Jonathan / Hymn For The Children (Previously unreleased bonus track) / For No One / Polk Street Rag / Hymn

Review: Recorded in 1976 and 1977 on the European tours to promote the highly successful albums 'Octoberon' and 'Gone to Earth', 'Live Tapes' captures the classic line-up of BJH at their performing peak.

Now re-mastered from the original master tapes, this double album includes three previously unreleased bonus tracks together with such classics as 'Mockingbird', 'Hymn', 'Poor Man’s Moody Blues', 'Child of the Universe', 'Jonathan', 'Crazy City' and more.



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Cat No: ECLCD1049 Released: Reference: 14894

Track Listing: Love on the Line / Alright Down Get Boogie (Mu Ala Rusic) / The Song (They Love To Sing) / Skin Flicks / Sperratus / Rock n' Roll Lady / Capricorn / Play to the World / Bonus tracks: Sperratus (unreleased single edit) / Rock n' Roll Lady (unreleased single edit) / Capricorn (single edit - originally released in March 1980) / Skin Flick (unreleased single edit) / Play to the World (unreleased single edit)

Review: Following the departure of keyboard player Woolly Wolstenholme, Barclay James Harvest consolidated their position as one of the most successful British bands in Europe with the release of 'Eyes of the Universe'.

Thanks to the strength of material such as 'Sperratus', 'The Song They Love to Sing' and 'Capricorn', it became a platinum selling album in Germany.

This Eclectic Discs reissue contains five previously unreleased single edits as bonus material, together with a new essay and previously unseen photographs.



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Note: Remastered CD with additional tracks [New : M/M]
Cat No: ECLCD1050 Released: Reference: 14895

Track Listing: Love on the Line / Mockingbird / Rock n’ Roll Lady / Nova Lepidoptera / Sip of Wine / In Memory of the Martyrs / Life is for Living / Child of the Universe / Berlin / Loving is Easy / Hymn

Review: Perhaps the crowning moment of Barclay James Harvest’s career, their legendary concert on the steps of the Rieschtag in Berlin on 30/08/1980 saw the band launched as superstars in continental Europe.

Performing next to the Berlin wall, the concert attracted an audience of 175,000 people and was later televised throughout Europe.

The resulting live album was the most successful Barclay James Harvest album to date in both the UK (where it remained a top twenty fixture for some weeks) and in Germany and Switzerland where it reached number one.

This expanded reissue has been re-mastered from the original master tapes and includes previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded at the concert



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[CD] BJH - Welcome To The Show (remastered)

[CD] BJH - Welcome To The Show (remastered)


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Cat No: ECLCD1047 Released: Reference: 14897

Track Listing: The Life You Lead / Lady Macbeth / Cheap The Bullet / Welcome To The Show / John Lennon's Guitar / Halfway To Freedom / African Nights / Psychedelic Child / Where Do We Go / If Love Is King / Origin Earth / Shadows On The Sky / Bonus tracks: Shadows on the Sky (single version) / John Lennon's Guitar (live) / Alone in the Night (live) / Poor Man's Moody Blues (live)

Review: Hailed by both critics and fans as the finest Barclay James Harvest album since the departure of keyboard player Woolly Wolstenholme, 'Welcome to the Show' is truly a latter day BJH classic. Adorned in a striking sleeve (designed by Pink Floyd artist Storm Thorgerson), the album features the wonderful 'John Lennon’s Guitar', 'Lady Macbeth', 'If Love is King', and 'Cheap the Bullet' together with the addition of three bonus tracks recorded live at The Town and Country Club in London in 1992.


[CD] BJH - BJH (1st album)

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Note: Includes 13 bonus tracks [New : M/M]
Cat No: 07243 538405 2 5 Released: 01/01/1970 Reference: 14639

Track Listing: Taking Some Time On / Mother Dear / The Sun Will Never Shine / When The World Has Woken / Good Love Child / The Iron Maiden / Dark Now My Sky / Bonus tracks: Early Morning / Mister Sunshine / So Tomorrow / Eden Unobtainable / Night / Pools Of Blue / Need You Oh So Bad / Small Time Town / Dark Now My Sky / I Can't Go On Without You / Eden Unobtainable / Poor Wages / Brother Thrush


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