 A 3CD/1Blu-Ray box set edtion of Barclay James Harvest's superb second album from 1971.
Format: CD / Cat No: PECLEC42822 / Released: 17/02/2023
Track Listing: CD 1 - Once Again The original stereo mix remastered:
1. She Said / 2. Happy Old World / 3. Song for Dying / 4. Galadriel / 5. Mocking Bird / 6. Vanessa Simmons / 7. Ball and Chain / 8. Lady Loves / Bonus tracks: 9. Too Much on Your Plate / 10. Happy Old World (Take One) / 11. She Said (BBC John Peel Concert 1971) / 12. Mockingbird (BBC John Peel Concert 1971) / 13. Dark Now My Sky (BBC John Peel Concert 1971)
CD 2 - Once Again The new stereo mixes:
1. She Said / 2. Happy Old World / 3. Song for Dying / 4. Galadriel / 5. Mocking Bird / 6. Vanessa Simmons / 7. Ball and Chain / 8. Lady Loves
Bonus tracks: 9. Mocking Bird (first version May 1970) / 10. Too Much on Your Plate (new stereo mix) / 11. White Sails (A Seascape) (complete version)
CD 3 - Once Again The 1972 SQ Quadrophonic mix:
1. She Said / 2. Happy Old World / 3. Song for Dying / 4. Galadriel / 5. Mocking Bird / 6. Vanessa Simmons / 7. Ball and Chain / 8. Lady Loves / Bonus tracks: 9. Galadriel (non-orchestral version) / 10. Mocking Bird (non-orchestral version)
Blu-ray - Once Again (96 kHz / 24-bit new 5.1 Surround Sound mix / new Stereo mixes /original stereo mix & 1972 Quadrophonic Mix):
1. She Said / 2. Happy Old World / 3. Song for Dying / 4. Galadriel / 5. Mocking Bird / 6. Vanessa Simmons / 7. Ball and Chain / 8. Lady Loves / Bonus tracks: 9. Too Much on Your Plate / 10. White Sails (A Seascape) (complete version)
More information: Recorded at Abbey Road, Once Again is ranked as amongst BJH's greatest achievements and featured the Barclay James Harvest symphony orchestra (conducted by Robert John Godfrey) along with two of the band's most iconic tracks, Mocking Bird and Galadriel.
This 2022 expanded edition contains the original mix remastered from the master tapes and also includes stunning new 5.1 Surround Sound and stereo mixes by Stephen W. Tayler, a remaster of the 1972 SQ Quad mix of the album, and a multi-channel version of the 1972 Quad mix.
Extra tracks include a rare performance recorded for BBC Radio Ones John Peel in February 1971, an early version of Mocking Bird and the full version of the unreleased piece White Sails (A Seascape).
The box comes with an illustrated booklet with essay, and a replica of a 1971 promotional poster.
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