Barclay James Harvest & Other Stories [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Full title, 'Barclay James Harvest & Other Stories'. UK remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1972 album. Features 6 bonus tracks, 'Brave New World' (Demo), 'She Said', 'Galadriel', 'Ursula (The Swansea Song)', Someone There You Know', 'Medicine Man'.

... and Other Short Stories,Barclay James Harvest,EMI,British Folk-Rock,England,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: BJH's best by far

Gone to Earth Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Octoberon Time Honoured Ghosts Everyone Is Everybody Else XII Their First Album ASIN: B00009029P Release Date: 2003-06-09

Tracks:

1. Hymn
2. Love Is Like A Violin
3. Friend Of Mine
4. Poor Man's Moody Blues
5. Hard Hearted Woman
6. Sea Of Tranquility
7. Spirit On The Water
8. Leper's Song
9. Taking Me Higher
10. Lied
11. Our Kid's Kid
12. Hymn
13. Friend Of Mine
14. Medicine Man

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1977 album includes 5 bonus tracks, 'Lied' (Previously Unreleased), 'Our Kid's Kid' (B-Side Of Polydor Single), 'Hymn' (Single Edit - Previously Unreleased), 'Friend Of Mine' (Single Version - B-Side Of Polydor Single) & 'Medicine Man' (Originally Released As A/B-Side Of BJH Live EP. Features 14 tracks in all & a 16-page booklet. Polydor. 2003.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of their 1977 Offering which Proved to Be One of their Most Successful Outings Ever. "a Lot of Good Things Came Together on the Album", Recalls Woolly Wlstenholme. "Some of John's Best Material Like "Poor Man's Moody Blues" and "Hymn" Sat Well Alongside Les' "Spirit on the Water" and So On." This Re-release Includes Five Bonus Tracks Not Included on the Original Vinyl Edition.

Customer Reviews:

BJH's best by far.......2005-12-10

Its too bad that Barclay James Harvest never really broke into the USA market. When they were a single unit they were far more popular in Europe than America. Perhaps it was because they were one of those unfortunate groups who had a hard time staying with a label that would properly market them. It also didn' t help that when Gone to Earth was released artists such as ABBA and the BEE GEEs were riding the crest of a wave. Barclay James Harvest never relied on flashy virtuoso playing. But instead by the time Gone to Earth came out they had reached the level of production values every bit as good as the "big boys" of the time (eg. Pink Floyd, Zepplin, etc.) Its also not very fair that somewhere along the line they were unjustly compared to the Moody Blues. Although there are similarities, with abundant mellotrons and vocal harmonies BJH are definitely their own band. You would have to search hard to find vocal arrangements as developed as you find on the tracks Spirit on the Water, Love Is Like a Violin. And after 28 years, Taking Me Higher still sends me into a dreamy reverie. In a word, this album is a minor masterpiece. If you want a well produced album that explores literate themes, with first rate vocals and arrangements, you really can't do better than this album,.

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Time Honoured Ghosts Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Universal/Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Everyone Is Everybody Else Gone to Earth Octoberon XII Their First Album ASIN: B00009029M Release Date: 2003-06-09

Tracks:

1. In My Life
2. Sweet Jesus
3. Titles
4. Jonathan
5. Beyond The Grave
6. Song For You
7. Hymn For The Children
8. Moongirl
9. One Night
10. Child Of The Universe

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1975 album includes one bonus track, 'Child Of The Universe' (Remake For Planned US Single Previously Unreleased). Features 10 tracks in all & a 16-page booklet. Polydor. 2003.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of their 1975 Album, Produced by Elliott Mazer (Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young). The Album Cover was Designed by Bill Dare, Based on a Painting "Harvest" by American Artist Maxfield Parrish. The Cover is a Longtime Fan Favorite and the Album Spurred the Singles "Titles" and "Song for You" this Re-release Includes Five Bonus Tracks Not Included on the Original Vinyl Edition.

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The Best of Barclay James Harvest: Centenary Collection Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Time Honoured Ghosts Live Under the Skin Cars - Complete Greatest Hits Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd ASIN: B000006T3A Release Date: 1997-03-27

Tracks:

1. Taking Some Time On
2. Mother Dear
3. Mocking Bird
4. Vanessa Simmons
5. Early Morning
6. Brother Thrush
7. Medicine Man
8. Someon There You Know
9. Harry's Song
10. Usula (The Swansea Song)
11. Song With No Meaning
12. Crazy (Over You)
13. Delph Town Morn
14. Song for Dying
15. Galadriel
16. I'm Over You
17. Child of Man
18. Child of the Universe - John Lees
19. Rock and Roll Woman
20. Thank You

Album Description

20 of their absolute finest, including 'Taking Some Time On', 'Mocking Bird', 'Early Morning', 'Medicine Man' and 'Harry's Song'. 1996 EMI Centenary release. The full title is 'The Best Of Barclay James Harvest: Centenary Collection'.

Album Details

20 Track Compilation featuring their Most Popular Hits.

Average customer rating: A Great Album of an Historic Live Concert in Berlin Beatles Fan

Berlin (A Concert for the People) Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: XII Live Octoberon Their First Album Everyone Is Everybody Else ASIN: B000006SPQ Release Date: 1982-08-23

Tracks:

1. Berlin
2. Loving Is Easy
3. Mockingbird
4. Sip Of Wine
5. Nova Lepidoptera
6. In Memory Of The Martyrs
7. Life Is For Living
8. Child Of The Universe
9. Hymn

Album Description

Import exclusive mid-price reissue of 1982 album.

Customer Reviews:

A Great Album of an Historic Live Concert in Berlin.......2001-12-21

"A Concert for the People" is an amazing live album from a free 1980 open-air concert on the steps of the historic Reichstag, right next to the Berlin Wall. The concert was pretty much flawless, unfortunatly the recording session was not. The Mobile One equipment malfunctioned and there were loud noises and buzzes throughout the recording. BJH, along with Martin Lawrence did a major overdub at Strawberry studios, which is why the album wasn't released until 1982. This concert featured some of the band's most popular early works, performed while at the peak of their musical ability. The live rendition of "Berlin" brought the house down, and still brings a shiver down my spine after all these years. The haunting "In Memory of the Martyrs" may have been better than the studio version, it has a passion that is awesome. As always, they finished up with "Hymn" and the resounding "Yeah's" from the crowd really crank it up. This is a must have CD for any Barclay James Harvest fan. As an interesting aside, the German pressing had two additional songs not on the American album; "Love on the Line" and "Rock-N-Roll Lady".

Beatles Fan.......2000-06-11

This album is a very good one, I had it for 2 years now and I always listen to it, specialy thje song "Life is for Living". It is one of their best songs

Average customer rating: Brilliant band, brilliant reissue

Their First Album Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Once Again Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories Everyone Is Everybody Else Baby James Harvest Octoberon ASIN: B00006397Z Release Date: 2002-06-03

Tracks:

1. Taking Some Time On
2. Mother Dear
3. The Sun Will Never Shine
4. When The World Was Woken
5. Good Love Child
6. The Iron Maiden
7. Dark Now My Sky
8. Early Morning
9. Mister Sunshine
10. So Tomorrow
11. Eden Unobtainable
12. Night
13. Pools Of Blue
14. Need You Oh So Bad
15. Small Time Town
16. Dark Now My Sky
17. I Can't Go On Without You
18. Eden Unobtainable
19. Poor Wages
20. Brother Thrush

Album Description

UK 2002 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1970 album with 13 bonus tracks added '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'. All digital remaster except 12-16.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of their Classic Album with 10 Bonus Tracks, Most Being Previously Unreleased BBC Sessions.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant band, brilliant reissue.......2006-05-30

A few years ago EMI kindly reissued the four Barclay James Harvest/EMI albums, very nicely remastered and repackaged with a heap of bonus tracks and great liner notes. To give you an idea, everything from track 8 onwards is a bonus track, so there are more bonus tracks than the album itself.

BJH rode the fence between psychedelic music and prog rock but they also had folk influences from the likes of CSNY who were very popular at the time, and the end sound is easy to listen to, very orchestral, and it hasn't really aged disgracefully at all. They've always carried the label of being a "poor man's Moody Blues", but I think they're more soulful and grittier than the MB, they may be a little less commercial but they are probably more interesting!

Chronologically the album is in the wrong other as the bonus tracks mainly consist of singles (or attempts at singles) and peel sessions recorded before the album was made, with Norman Smith at the desk who also did Pink Floyd's early stuff, their stabs at a hit single do sound a bit like early Pink Floyd only polished-up a bit and not so clearly "psychedelic", not derivite though, it's all good stuff. Afterwards they moved on a bit and the sound on the album itself is a bit closer to prog. All this is explained very well in the essay included in the booklet.

It's well worth your time checking these guys out, I couldn't believe that no-one had reviewed this album yet, it's a cracker. All the ressiues are.

Average customer rating: English folky soft rock with a ton of mellotron and the occasional hard edged guitar part A true classic - wonderful music from a wonderful band Sufficient , just not memorable, English Folk Rock No improving perfection

Everyone Is Everybody Else Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Time Honoured Ghosts Gone to Earth Octoberon Their First Album XII ASIN: B00009029L Release Date: 2003-06-09

Tracks:

1. Child Of The Universe
2. Negative Earth
3. Paper Wings
4. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster
5. Crazy City
6. See Me See You
7. Poor Boy Blues
8. Mill Boys
9. For No One
10. Child Of The Universe
11. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster
12. Maestoso (A Hymn In The Roof Of The World)
13. Negative Earth
14. Child Of The Universe

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1974 album includes 5 bonus tracks, 'Child Of The Universe' (US Single Version), 'The Great 1974 Mining Disaster' (Original Mix - Previously Unreleased), 'Maestoso (A Hymn In The Roof Of The World)' (Recorded at Olymopic Studios, London in March 1974), 'Negative Earth' (Original Mix - Previously Unreleased) & 'Child Of The Universe' (Remake For Planned US Single). Features 14 tracks in all & a 16-page booklet. Polydor. 2003.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the First Album the Group Recorded for Polydor Records after their Tenure on EMI, Produced by Rodger Bain, who was Fresh from Helming the First Three Black Sabbath Albums and the Welsh Band Budgie. This Re-release Includes Five Bonus Tracks Not Included on the Original Vinyl Edition.

Customer Reviews:

English folky soft rock with a ton of mellotron and the occasional hard edged guitar part.......2006-04-27

I have to admit that my first exposure to the music of BJH was very pleasant and this 1974 release is really not bad at all. The lineup consisted of John Lees (electric and acoustic guitar); Mel Pritchard (drums and percussion); Les Holroyd (bass, acoustic guitar, and rhythm guitar); and Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme (mellotron, synthesizers, electric piano, and piano). The album was produced by Rodger Bain (the guy who produced the earliest Black Sabbath albums) and his influences are felt here and there, albeit rarely.

The album opens with the moody track Child of the Universe, which features some nice mini-moog synthesizer work atop the standard bass, guitar, and drums setup. This is the heaviest synth piece, whereas the mellotron is used predominantly on the remaining tracks. The lead vocals and vocal harmonies are also pleasant and work well with the material.

The overall sound of the album is, in large part, dominated by a gloomy and plodding Pink Floyd-ish beat in 4/4, saturated with mellotron (with string setting), and sprinkled with tasteful leads on the electric guitar. There are however, moments where things perk up a bit, as on the vigorous "tribal" drumming section of Paper Wings, and the crunchy, distorted electric guitar parts that are scattered here and there (Crazy City). Favorite tracks include Child of the Universe; The Great 1974 Mining Disaster; See Me See You; the closing track For No One; and the proggy bonus track Maestoso (A Hymn in the Roof of the World).

In terms of bands that I might be inclined to compare BJH with, they would most likely include the Strawbs and the Moody Blues, although fleeting, tiny snippets of American west coast soft rock bands like Crosby, Stills, and Nash and the Eagles (especially on Poor Boy Blues/Mill Boys) can be heard too.

One thing that is of interest here is that the band confronts topics such as the Vietnam War, Apartheid in South Africa, and the violence in Northern Ireland in very straightforward and literal terms. In contrast, many British prog bands used cryptic allegory, myth, and science fiction to illustrate their subject matter and many avoided larger societal issues altogether by focusing on inward (personal) transformation.

The remastered CD is pretty good and features great sound quality and abundant liner notes. There are five bonus tracks that are OK but do not add a great deal to the listening experience, with the single exception of Maestoso (A Hymn in the Roof of the World), which is by far the proggiest track on the whole album. You can thank old non-progger Rodger Bain for leaving it off the original album - he felt that it did not fit because it was so proggy.

All in all, this is a very nice album of folky soft rock lent an added bit of "oomph" with the heavy use of the mellotron and synthesizers. Recommended to fans of English bands like the Strawbs, Spring, and the Moody Blues.

A true classic - wonderful music from a wonderful band.......2006-03-08

This is the album which turned Barclay James Harvest into an international success. Superb musicianship and top class material make this a winner. The best tracks are "Child of the Universe", "Negative Earth", "Crazy City" and "For No One". I can listen to this album again and again and not get bored! If you are unfamiliar with this band's music, then this is probably the best place to start. You'll be hooked after the first listen. Irresistable! The remastered version provides a cleaner listening experience, but the bonus tracks (although nice to have) are a distraction to the excellence of the original.

Sufficient , just not memorable, English Folk Rock.......2004-11-03

Barclay James Harvest's" Everyone Is Everybody Else" is a smooth, well-produced (for 1974) album of mostly forgettable tunes by a four-man English folk/pop outfit with only the slightest hint of progressive rock in their arrangements. (A mellotron here, a primordial synth line there and the occasionally time signature change). If you want to experience 70's English folk-prog at its best, get Traffic's " John Barleycorn Must Die" or The Strawb's "Hero and Heroine".

No improving perfection.......2003-06-28

If you never buy another hippie album buy this one. The extra tracks are a bonus but the album is it stood was as near perfection as it gets.

'Everyone is everybody else' was the pirate Radio Caroline's signoff tune in the early 70's. It was as clear and concise an anthem of 1960's rebellion as anyone achieved, including John Lennon. When one relistens to these kinds of albums one expects some embarassment. Here there is none. I expect the band would not change a single line in any song. The guitar is as beautiful now as it was 30 years ago.

The '1974 Mining Diaster' as a huge song. It is allegedly about a certain rock star's casual advocacy of fascism and heroin. It is both beautiful and true.

'Child of the Universe' is another classic, which one would expect to grace countless TV documentaries but it hasn't for some reason.

It was BJH's misfortune to be a little too intellectual for the Anglo-Saxon market. Their popularity was in mainland Europe. But if Nick Drake can be recognised after 30 years, there is hope that BJH will finally get the recognition they so richly deserved.

Average customer rating:

Welcome to the Show Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Eclectic Discs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000H9HZXY Release Date: 2006-10-30

Tracks:

1. Life You Lead
2. Lady Macbeth
3. Cheap the Bullet
4. Welcome to the Show
5. John Lennon's Guitar
6. Halfway to Freedom
7. African Nights
8. Psychedelic Child
9. Where Do We Go
10. If Love Is King
11. Origin Earth
12. Shadows on the Sky

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Face to Face Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Eclectic Discs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000HWZ664 Release Date: 2006-10-30

Tracks:

1. Prisoner of Your Love
2. He Said Love
3. Alone in the Night
4. Turn the Key
5. You Need Love
6. Kiev
7. African
8. Following Me
9. All My Life
10. Panic
11. Guitar Blues
12. On the Wings of Love
13. Panic [12" Single Remix][*]
14. He Said Love [Single Edit][*]
15. On the Wings of Love [Single Edit][*]

Average customer rating: Another nice album by Barclay James Harvest an amazing effort--timeless

Octoberon Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gone to Earth Everyone Is Everybody Else Time Honoured Ghosts XII Their First Album ASIN: B00009029N Release Date: 2003-06-09

Tracks:

1. The World Goes On
2. May Day
3. Ra
4. Rock 'n Roll Star
5. Polk Street Rag
6. Believe In Me
7. Suicide
8. Rock N' Roll Star
9. Polk Street Rag
10. Ra
11. Rock N' Roll Star
12. Suicide?

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1976 album includes 5 bonus tracks, 'Rock N' Roll Star' (Early Mix), 'Polk Street Rag' (First Mix), 'Ra' (First Mix), 'Rock N' Roll Star' (Recorded at Marquee Studios) & 'Suicide?' (First Mix). Features 12 tracks in all & a 16-page booklet. Polydor. 2003.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of their Album from 1976. Polydor Had Wanted the Band to Record with Elliott Mazer (Neil Young), but They Ended Up Participating in the Sessions for Starsky and Hutch Actor David Soul's Solo Album. David Rohl Took Over as Co-producer, with a Cv that Included Photography (He Took the Cover Art Picture on the Moody Blues' "a Question of Balance") and Staff Producer at 10cc's Strawberry Studios. Rohl was Able to Fashion a Sound that Made the Group Sound More Like a Cohesive Band Unit. The Title is a Send-up of the Shakespearena Character "Oberon"..this Re-release Includes Five Bonus Tracks Not Included on the Original Vinyl Edition.

Customer Reviews:

Another nice album by Barclay James Harvest.......2007-05-22

This pleasant 1976 release continues in the tradition of richly arranged symphonic pop that characterized much of their output. In contrast with previous releases however, the arrangements seem a little more elaborate and even include the use of an orchestra and a choir. The overall feel of the album is a bit sad and somewhat dark.

The lineup on this album included Les Holroyd (bass; acoustic guitar; and vocals); Woolly Wolstenholme (Hammond organ; mellotron; synthesizers; and vocals); Mel Pritchard (drums and percussion); and John Lees (electric and acoustic guitars; vocals). In general, the one thing that really stands out on this album are the vocal harmonies, which are superb. I also love the use of synthesizers which add a great deal to the symphonic aspects of this album.

The seven tracks on the album range in length from 4'21" to 7'57 and are all excellent examples of symphonic pop. Arrangements are lush and the instrumentation emphasizes acoustic textures, although there are a few up-tempo and electric sections. One of my favorite moments on this album is during the choir section (augmented with a celestial, "churchy" sounding organ), whereby a smaller chorus of male voices sing in a completely different key and meter than the rest of the choir. Although the effect is subtle, I found the dissonance to be pretty cool. In large part however, the pieces are very well arranged songs that feature pleasant melodies and excellent vocal harmonies. In addition to the more lavishly arranged pieces, there are a few straightforward pop songs on here, e.g. Rock and Roll Star, that are vaguely reminiscent of American west coast soft rock (think Eagles here). There is a unifying mood to all of the pieces and that is one of melancholy. In fact, the last song describes someone committing suicide (complete with sound effects I might add). I think that it is this emotional sophistication that really makes the band work for me.

This remastered version is just great and features loads of liner notes, pictures of the group, and lyrics. The bonus tracks on the album include remixes of the same tracks included on the original album and do not add too much.

All in all, this is a great album of symphonic pop with a lot of emotional sophistication. Recommended along with Everybody is Everybody Else (1974) and a few other albums that are somewhat similar in texture including a few by the Strawbs (Hero and Heroine, 1974; Ghosts, 1975); and a few by The Alan Parsons Project (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1976; and I Robot, 1977).

an amazing effort--timeless.......2006-01-05

This review comes with a caveat--I have never heard the remastered version the previous reviewer finds offensive. He may very well be right. I bought the original CD about twenty years ago--actually one of my first CD's--and my comments pertain only to that Polydor release (821-930-2)

The album, musically and lyrically, is superb. I knew very little about BJH beyond "Mockingbird" when I first bought this, and it took me a little while to appreciate it. I think I was more taken by surprise than reluctant in any way, but I remember hearing "Suicide?" for the first time and being blown away by its complexity, its harmony, its plot, and its method of narration. It truly is a masterpiece--one which most people will never hear and never hear of.

Anyway, the original "unremastered" version is more than worth the price if you can find it. I paid $4.98 at a now defunct music shop that sold used CD's. It's worth ten times that amount. Well, five anyway.

Average customer rating: BJH & Other Short Stories Not their best but read on............

Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories Barclay James Harvest Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Their First Album Once Again Baby James Harvest Octoberon Everyone Is Everybody Else ASIN: B000063981 Release Date: 2002-06-03

Tracks:

1. Medicine Man
2. Someone There You Know
3. Harry's Song
4. Ursula (The Swansea Song)
5. Little Lapwing
6. Song With No Meaning
7. Blue John's Blues
8. The Poet
9. After The Day
10. Brave New World (Demo)
11. She Said
12. Galadriel
13. Ursula (The Swansea Song)
14. Someone There You Know
15. Medicine Man

Album Description

Full title, 'Barclay James Harvest & Other Stories'. UK remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1972 album. Features 6 bonus tracks, 'Brave New World' (Demo), 'She Said', 'Galadriel', 'Ursula (The Swansea Song)', Someone There You Know', 'Medicine Man'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of their Classic Album with Six Bonus Tracks, Mostly of Various BBC Sessions and a Demo, all Previously Unreleased.

Customer Reviews:

BJH & Other Short Stories.......2007-01-27

Heard this in 1972 and it struck a chord with me.

I've gone thru numerous vinyl copies, tape, and
various CD versions of this release. A great album.

The only thing I'd change in the mix would be one
of the lead guitars in SONG WITH NO MEANING. An
incredible tune with a blasting guitar part that
doesn't fit. If that was remixed and released as
a bonus, it would make the CD near perfect.

Passionate, arty, soulful, prog, and rockin' all
on one CD. I think it's their best release.
Worth your dosh.

Blue John's Blues is my favorite BHJ tune period.

Not their best but read on...................2004-12-31

I first bought this album on its original vinyl release and its mood perfedctly captured the English summer of that year.......a very pastoral, sunny disposition but not the stand out tracks of its predecessor, ONCE AGAIN.
As a BJH album it would rate 3 stars but this release is definitely worth 4!
Firstly there is the overall clean up of the album.......the orchestra is rejuvenated on tracks like Medicine Man, Little Lapwing and The Poet............which segues even more powerfully than before into the power chords of After the Day.
Secondly the bonus tracks are actually EXCELLENT! As well as the novelty interest of an early demo of Brave New World there are superb live renditions (for the BBC) of Medicine Man and She Said..........these have been remixed as stereo and demonstrate just how good BJH could be live.
And.........thirdly.........you get the original artwork and sleeve notes that give a snapshot of what the band was up to in 71 + 72.........which seems to be broke most of the time!

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