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The group's first album for Polydor is several steps above their EMI work. Most of the psychedelic-era influences are softened here and broadened, and transmuted into something heavier and more serious, even as the Beatlesque harmonies remain intact. The guitars sound real heavy, almost larger than life here, while the swelling Mellotron and synthesizer sounds give the music the feel of an orchestra. By this time, the group had also mastered the Pink Floyd technique of playing pretty tunes really slowly, which made them sound incredibly profound (it's actually a technique that goes back, in different forms, to Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner). John Lees gives superb, virtuoso performances on lead guitar on "Paper Wings" and "For No One." Les Holroyd's gorgeous "Poor Boy Blues" sounded more like Crosby, Stills & Nash than CSN did in those days, and is almost worth the price of the CD. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Child of the Universe (Lyrics) John Lees Barclay James Harvest (5:06)
Negative Earth Mel Pritchard, Les Holroyd Barclay James Harvest (5:32)
Paper Wings Mel Pritchard, Les Holroyd Barclay James Harvest (4:19)
The Great 1974 Mining Disaster John Lees Barclay James Harvest (4:39)
Crazy City Les Holroyd Barclay James Harvest (4:09)
See Me See You John Lees Barclay James Harvest (4:37)
Poor Boy Blues Les Holroyd Barclay James Harvest (3:05)
Mill Boys John Lees Barclay James Harvest (2:47)
For No One John Lees Barclay James Harvest (5:08)

Credits

Mel Pritchard (Drums), John Lees (Guitar), John Lees (Vocals), Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme (Vocals), John Lees (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mel Pritchard (Percussion), Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme (Keyboards), Les Holroyd (Guitar (Rhythm)), Les Holroyd (Bass), Rodger Bain (Producer), Les Holroyd (Vocals), John Lees (Vocals (Background)), Ted Sharp (Mixing Engineer), Les Holroyd (Vocals (Background)), Les Holroyd (Guitar (Acoustic)), Ted Sharp (Engineer), Alex Agor (Photography), Rufus Cartwright (Engineer)
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Everyone Is Everybody Else
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released 14 June 1974
Recorded March 1974 - April 1974 at Olympic Studios, London, England
Genre Progressive rock, Symphonic rock
Label Polydor
Producer Rodger Bain
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Baby James Harvest
(1972)		 Everyone Is Everybody Else
(1974)		 Barclay James Harvest Live
(1974)

Everyone Is Everybody Else is a 1974 album by British Rock Band Barclay James Harvest.

It was released in the UK on the 14th June 1974 and was their first album for the Polydor label after they had parted company with EMI.

The album was produced by Rodger Bain, who had previously worked with Black Sabbath in producing their first three albums. He also produced heavy rock bands Judas Priest and Budgie. There was said to be strained relations between Bain and the band, due to the preference of his musical style, with the band unhappy with the results of the song "Child of the Universe" in particular; Woolly Wolstenholme's only contribution was also left off the original album. [1]

While the band were said not to be entirely happy with the results, the album was regarded by many as their artistic high point. It was played extensively on Radio Caroline, particularly the tracks "For No One" and "Child of the Universe"[2]. Radio Caroline subsequently broadcast a documentary on the band, secretly mixed at the studios of Capital Radio in London. The Album was subsequently voted by Radio Caroline listeners at no 13 on the Top 100 All Time Album Chart [3]. It also led to a BBC Radio 1 session with John Peel. [4]

Although the album did not chart, it was nevertheless an important album that directly contributed to subsequent limited UK success and considerable European success for the band, particularly in Germany, France and Switzerland.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Child of the Universe" (John Lees) – 5:02
  2. "Negative Earth" (Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard) – 5:28
  3. "Paper Wings" (Holroyd, Pritchard) – 4:14
  4. "The Great 1974 Mining Disaster" (Lees) – 4:35

Side two

  1. "Crazy City" (Holroyd) – 4:05
  2. "See Me See You" (Lees) – 4:32
  3. "Poor Boy Blues" (Holroyd) – 3:05
  4. "Mill Boys" (Lees) – 2:47
  5. "For No One" (Lees) – 5:08

Bonus Tracks

Everyone Is Everybody Else was remastered and reissued by Polydor in 2003 with several bonus tracks.

  1. "Child of the Universe" (USA single version) – 2:51
  2. "The Great 1974 Mining Disaster" (Original Mix) – 4:46
  3. "Maestoso (A Hymn in the Roof of the World)" (Woolly Wolstenholme) – 5:30
  4. "Negative Earth" (Original Mix) – 5:33
  5. "Child Of The Universe" (Remake for planned USA single) – 3:36


References

  1. ^ Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio
  2. ^ ::: Andy Archers Web :::
  3. ^ 1977 Radio Caroline Listeners Album 100 - All Time Top 100 Albums
  4. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 01/08/1974 Barclay James Harvest

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