Barclay James Harvest (album)

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

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.