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Barclay James Harvest's sensibly titled debut album was one of the unsung classics of the late '60s, a post-psychedelic pop album that posits a peculiar collision between the Bee Gees' vision of classic grandeur and the heftier sounds leaking out of the rock underground. Add Norman Smith's epic production and one cannot help thinking that if the Pretty Things had ever looked elsewhere for their follow-up to S.F. Sorrow, Barclay James Harvest could have handed it to them on a plate. The opening "Taking Some Time On" is absolutely phenomenal, churning and riffing on the one hand, positively hymnal on the other -- and poised, during its chorus, to plunge into a virtual dry run for R.E.M.'s "Talk About the Weather." Elsewhere, "When the World Was Woken" is unmistakably daubed in a whiter shade of Procol Harum, while the 12-minute closer, "Dark Now My Sky," is simply spellbinding. Barclay James Harvest ranks among the finest albums of the entire early prog boom. ~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Taking Some Time On John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme Barclay James Harvest (5:30)
Mother Dear Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest (3:20)
Sun Will Never Shine John Lees, Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard Barclay James Harvest (5:07)
Mean the World Was Woken Barclay James Harvest (5:50)
Good Love Child (Lyrics) John Lees, Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard Barclay James Harvest (5:10)
Iron Maiden John Lees, Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard Barclay James Harvest (2:42)
Dark Now My Sky (Lyrics) John Lees, Robert John Godfrey, Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard Barclay James Harvest (12:05)

Credits

Barclay James Harvest (Main Performer), John Lees (Guitar), John Lees (Vocals), Les Holroyd (Bass), Les Holroyd (Vocals), Phil McDonald (Engineer), Mel Pritchard (Drums), Norman Smith (Producer), Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme (Keyboards), Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme (Vocals)
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Barclay James Harvest
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released June 5, 1970 (1970-06-05)
Recorded November 1969 and January 1970 at E.M.I. Studios, Abbey Road, London
Genre Progressive rock
Label Harvest
Producer Norman Smith
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Barclay James Harvest'
(1970)		 Once Again
(1971)
Alternative Album Cover
Cover of Their First Album

Barclay James Harvest is the first album released by Barclay James Harvest.

Contents

Track listing

On the original vinyl LP all songs were credited to Holroyd/Lees/Pritchard/Wolstenholme. The list below shows the actual composers[1][2].

Side one

  1. "Taking Some Time On" (John Lees) – 5:31
  2. "Mother Dear" (Lees) – 3:20
    Arranged and conducted by Norman Smith [1]
  3. "The Sun Will Never Shine" (Woolly Wolstenholme) – 5:07
  4. "When the World Was Woken" (Les Holroyd) – 5:50
    Arranged and conducted by Robert Godfrey [1]

Side two

  1. "Good Love Child" (Lees) – 5:10
  2. "The Iron Maiden" (Wolstenholme) – 2:43
  3. "Dark Now My Sky" (Lees) – 12:01
    Arranged and conducted by Robert Godfrey [1]

Bonus tracks

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

  1. "Early Morning" (Holroyd, Lees, Mel Pritchard, Wolstenholme) – 2:34
  2. "Mister Sunshine" (Wolstenholme) – 2:54
  3. "So Tomorrow" (Holroyd, Lees, Pritchard, Wolstenholme) – 3:28
  4. "Eden Unobtainable" (Holroyd) – 3:10
  5. "Night" (Wolstenholme) – 3:20
  6. "Pools of Blue" (Lees) – 3:29
  7. "Need You Oh So Bad" (Wolstenholme) – 1:18
  8. "Small Time Town" (Lees) – 2:12
  9. "Dark Now My Sky" (Lees) – 3:43
  10. "I Can't Go on Withoout You" (Wolstenholme) – 2:13
  11. "Eden Unobtainable" (Holroyd) – 3:04
  12. "Poor Wages" (Wolstenholme) – 2:34
  13. "Brother Thrush" (Lees) – 3:06

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Jim Litherland – guitar on "Taking Some Time On"
  • The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra
  • Orchestra Leader: Gavin 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. ^ a b c d e f g h Liner notes for Their First Album Harvest CD 07243 538405 2 5
  2. ^ Barclay James Harvest at the official Barclay James Harvest web-site


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