The Barclay James Harvest story begins in the early sixties in the Oldham area of North-West England. John Lees and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme met at Oldham Art School, and formed a band called The Sorcerers, which evolved into The Keepers. Meanwhile Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard were playing in another local outfit rejoicing in the name of Heart And Soul And The Wickeds. In 1966 a new band was formed from a fusion of the two and performed live shows on a semi-professional basis as The Blues Keepers. The resulting six-piece gradually dwindled to a stable quartet comprising Holroyd, Pritchard, Lees and Wolstenholme, and in the summer of 1967 they turned professional with a new name selected by putting names into a hat, and Barclay James Harvest was born. Under the patronage of John Crowther, a local businessman and their first manager, they moved into an 18th Century farmhouse called Preston House to write and rehearse, and their spartan lifestyle was captured in a short documentary film made for Granada TV. A one-off single deal was negotiated with EMI’s Parlophone label, and “Early Morning” appeared in April 1968, attracting acclaim and the opportunity to record radio sessions for John Peel. This in turn led to a contract with EMI as the band became one of the first signings to the legendary Harvest label, releasing “Brother Thrush” as their second single in June 1969.
From the very beginning , BJH experimented with new forms, going beyond the traditional guitar, bass and drums format to include woodwind, strings and brass, then acquiring a Mellotron to simulate the sound of an orchestra. It was a logical step, then, to record their debut album, Barclay James Harvest, with their own orchestra led by “Resident Musical Director” Robert Godfrey, later of The Enid, and to back the release of the album in June 1970 with a short orchestral tour. 1971 saw them perfecting their fusion of rock and classical music with the seminal albums Once Again and Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories and ambitious live performances which, while stunning their audiences, did nothing to impress the record company accountants! Mounting debts and strained relations with EMI led to a couple of abortive efforts at commercial singles and a slightly below-par 1972 album, Baby James Harvest, which led to a parting with the Harvest label in 1973.
Fortunately the crisis which threatened to finish the band was averted when they were signed up by Polydor and began to enjoy greater commercial success. 1974’s studio set, Everyone Is Everybody Else, was followed later that year by Barclay James Harvest Live, a double LP which became their first chart album. Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) and Octoberon (1976) saw them building on their achievements and selling out the now-traditional autumn tours of the UK, whilst exploring new territory abroad with short tours of West Germany and the U.S.A. 1977’s Gone To Earth opened up a new market for them in Germany, where the LP became a fixture in the charts, prompting EMI to repackage their back catalogue and belatedly to issue John’s solo album, A Major Fancy, recorded in 1972 but shelved when the band left Harvest. In 1978 a second live set, Live Tapes, paved the way for a new studio album, XII, and an extended tour of Britain and Europe. Then in 1979, just as rehearsals began for a new album, Woolly announced that he was dissatisfied with the band’s musical direction, and that he was leaving to pursue a solo career. He subsequently released an album called Mćstoso in 1980, toured with Judie Tzuke and Saga with his Mćstoso band and started recording a second album, Black Box, which was shelved. He then retired from the music business to live and work on his own organic farm.
The remaining trio resolved to go it alone, augmenting their sound with session musicians where necessary. Eyes Of The Universe, which appeared in January 1980, presented a less complex, more commercial side of BJH, and resulted in spectacular sales in Europe, particularly in Germany where it rapidly went platinum with over half a million sales. The first four months of the year were taken up with an extensive European tour, and on August 30th 175,000 people turned out to see a free concert on the steps of the historic Reichstag, in the heart of the divided city of Berlin. “Life Is For Living”, premiered at that historic show, became a hit single throughout much of Europe and acted as a trailer for 1981’s Turn Of The Tide album and tour. Much of 1982 was spent on the road, and a live album of Berlin - A Concert For The People went straight to No. 1 in Germany. Even in Britain, where success had proved harder to sustain, the LP reached No.15 and revitalised interest in the band.
Two albums in quick succession, Ring Of Changes and Victims Of Circumstance, again clocked up telephone number sales and brought a new generation of fans to the 1984 tour, particularly in France, but many older followers felt that Pip Williams’ lush commercial production swamped BJH’s individuality and subtlety. A long lay-off followed, while they considered their future direction, fuelling rumours that they had decided to call it a day. Much to the delight of the faithful, the silence was broken at the end of 1986, with the single “He Said Love”, followed by an album early in 1987. Face To Face marked a return to the traditional BJH sound, and this was confirmed on another massive tour of Britain and Europe, including several festivals. One of these took place in East Berlin’s Treptower Park on July 14th, 1987 in front of an estimated 170,000 fans, the first time that a western rock band had performed an open-air concert in what was then East Germany; a live recording was released as the album and video Glasnost in 1988.
BJH then retreated to their homes in Saddleworth to write new material and prepare to bring their music into the Nineties. The result was Welcome To The Show, issued in March 1990 Produced by Jon Astley and Andy MacPherson, the album incorporated the classic BJH trademarks of memorable songs and beautiful harmonies within a melodic rock framework, but brought them up to date with state-of-the-art digital recording and intelligent production. 1992 saw the band embark on a 25th Anniversary Tour of Britain and Europe, which coincided with the UK release of The Best Of Barclay James Harvest, a slightly different version of which had already gone gold in Germany. The next studio effort, 1993’s Caught In The Light, was a very low-key affair which was not well-received by the record company, although many fans loved it, and with little promotion the album sold poorly, leading to BJH being dropped by Polydor UK. Things went from bad to worse in 1994 as a long-running court action brought against the band by former arranger Robert Godfrey threatened to destroy them. However, the court actions were dismissed in March 1995, following which the band began writing new songs, and in April 1996 a new record contract was agreed with Polydor in Germany. The result was a brand new studio set, River Of Dreams, which was released in May 1997 in Germany and Switzerland only, and was followed up by a tour of those countries.
In March 1998 it was announced that the band would be taking a sabbatical, in effect marking the end of the original Barclay James Harvest, and that the members of the band would be pursuing solo projects. For his album, John worked with Woolly for the first time in twenty years, plus bassist Craig Fletcher and drummer Kevin Whitehead, under the name Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes Of John Lees. This line-up recorded an album of half new songs, half re-recordings of BJH classics, entitled Nexus, which was released by Eagle Records in February 1999. A tour of Germany and Switzerland followed and was recorded for the Revival - Live 1999 CD which appeared in March 2000, after which there were more concerts in Germany and Greece, plus the first concerts in England by any of the band members since 1992.
In the meantime, Les Holroyd was also working on a solo album together with Mel Pritchard and others, and Revolution Days was released as Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd in February 2002. This band undertook a number of festivals and two tours in France, Germany, Holland and Switzerland, and the live show was captured on the Live In Bonn, 30th October 2002 CD. Tragically, in January 2004, just after returning from some live shows in Switzerland, Mel suffered a heart attack brought on by an embolism and died. Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd continue as a six-piece without Mel, touring extensively in Europe, issuing a live CD and DVD with the Prague Symphony Orchestra and planning a new studio album.
John and Woolly started work on a second studio album, with the working title North, but for personal reasons John didn't feel ready to make an album and it was shelved. Woolly decided instead to make a solo album, working with Craig Fletcher and drummer Kevin Whitehead plus original Mćstoso guitarist Steve Broomhead. The album One Drop In A Dry World was launched at a one-off London concert in May 2004 with Kim Turner of the original Mćstoso band in the drum seat, and was followed by the live CD, Fiddling Meanly, and a studio abum, Grim. A new Maestoso studio album is in the pipeline, and Woolly is also involved with David Rohl's Mandalaband III project. John and Woolly and the band, now rechristened John Lees' Barclay James Harvest, toured the UK in late 2006 and are now writing songs for a new studio album.
Individual Biographies
John Lees
Born Oldham, January 13th, 1947. John had no formal musical education, but took up guitar when he was fourteen. Educated at Robin Hill Secondary Modern and Breeze Hill Comprehensive, John went on to study at Oldham School Of Art, where he met Woolly Wolstenholme in 1964. They played together in the Sorcerers, playing Eddie Cochran-style rock and roll, and in The Blues Keepers, before forming Barclay James Harvest in 1967. He recorded a solo album, A Major Fancy, in 1972, but this was tied up when the band changed record label and was not released until 1977. John’s musical influences include Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh and The Eagles. He also enjoys reading, his favourite books being Graham Greene’s A Burnt Out Case, science fiction novels (especially those of Ray Bradbury) and poetry. His hobbies include photography and amateur radio. John lives in Saddleworth with his wife Olwen and they have two children, Esther Jane (born 28th July, 1980) and John Joseph (who shares his father’s birthday, being born on 13th January, 1986), plus various pets including an African grey parrot called Fritz.
Les Holroyd
Christened Richard Leslie Holroyd, Les was born in Oldham on March 12th, 1948. Educated at Derker Secondary Modern School in Oldham, he was musically self-taught, starting with Spanish guitar when he was ten years of age before switching to bass to fill a gap in an early band, as well as instruments as diverse as cello and keyboards. He met Mel at a very early age, and they played together in Heart And Soul And The Wickeds until the formation of Barclay James Harvest. Foreign travel has made a great impression on him, and he cites American bands such as Toto and Chicago as particular musical influences, as well as the songwriting of Crosby, Stills and Nash, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood and Phil Collins.
Mel Pritchard
Melvyn Paul Pritchard was born in Oldham on January 20th, 1948, and went to school with Les at Derker Secondary Modern. Mel took up drumming after borrowing his father’s ukelele-banjo and deciding that it made better sounds when he took the strings off and hit it! Mel and Les joined the school band and went on to form Heart And Soul And The Wickeds, then stayed together when Barclay James Harvest was formed in 1967. When the band turned professional, Mel gave up his job as a central heating engineer and went to live with them in John Crowther’s farmhouse. He was an admirer of the work of Simon and Garfunkel, John Lennon and The Band, and drummers who influenced his technique include Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) and the late Jeff Porcaro (Toto). He enjoyed reading science fiction, particularly Frank Herbert, playing squash and watching football. Sadly, just when he was enjoying renewed musical activity with Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd, his life was cut short by a heart attack on January 28th, 2004. He was 56. Appreciation.
Woolly Wolstenholme
Stuart John Wolstenholme was born in Chadderton, Oldham on April 15th, 1947, and went to school at North Chadderton Secondary Modern. His first instrument was a tenor banjo, which he took up at the age of twelve, and he also played tenor horn for the Delph band. He met John at Oldham School Of Art and Woolly played tambourine and sang in The Sorcerers, then The Keepers, where Woolly played whatever instrument was required, such as harmonica and twelve-string guitar. Later he taught himself keyboards, first the Mellotron and then adapting to organ, piano and synthesisers. His musical influences range from Love and Vanilla Fudge through Mahler to UK. Woolly was a founder member of Barclay James Harvest in 1967, and remained with the band until 1979, when he became frustrated and unhappy at the direction their music was taking. He recorded a solo album, Mćstoso, in 1980, and toured as support to Judie Tzuke and Saga, as well as writing film and TV music. A projected second album was shelved and Woolly lost interest in the music business and went into farming, originally in Lancashire and then in South Wales. Woolly came out of retirement in 1998 and collaborated with John on the album Nexus - Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes Of John Lees and the live set, Revival, before releasing a long overdue follow up to Mćstoso, entitled One Drop In A Dry World, in May 2004, and returning to live work in the UK with the Mćstoso band. A live CD, Fiddling Meanly, was rapidly followed by a new studio album, Grim, and a new collaboration with the renamed John Lees' Barclay James Harvest.
Barclay James Harvest Discography
Barclay James Harvest UK Albums
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (Harvest SHVL 770, 05-06-70)Taking Some Time On; Mother Dear; The Sun Will Never Shine; When The World Was Woken; Good Love Child; The Iron Maiden; Dark Now My Sky [plus Early Morning, Mister Sunshine, So Tomorrow (BBC session), Eden Unobtainable (BBC session), Night (BBC session), Pools of Blue (BBC session), Need You Oh So Bad (BBC session), Small Time Town (BBC session), Dark Now My Sky (BBC session), I Can't Go On Without You, Eden Unobtainable, Poor Wages, Brother Thrush on remastered CD]
ONCE AGAIN (Harvest SHVL 788, 02-71)She Said; Happy Old World; Song For Dying; Galadriel; Mocking Bird; Vanessa Simmons; Ball And Chain; Lady Loves [plus Introduction - White Sails (A Seascape), Too Much On Your Plate, Happy Old World (quadraphonic mix), Vanessa Simmons (quadraphonic mix), Ball And Chain (quadraphonic mix) on remastered CD]
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST AND OTHER SHORT STORIES (Harvest SHVL 794, 05-11-71)Medicine Man; Blue John's Blues; Ursula (The Swansea Song); Little Lapwing; Song With No Meaning; Harry's Song; Someone There You Know; The Poet; After The Day [plus Brave New World (1971 demo), She Said (BBC session), Galadriel (BBC session), Ursula (The Swansea Song) (BBC session), Someone There You Know (BBC session), Medicine Man (BBC session) on remastered CD]
EARLY MORNING ONWARDS (EMI/Starline SRS 5126, 09-72)Early Morning; Poor Wages; Brother Thrush; Mr.Sunshine; Taking Some Time On; Mother Dear; Mocking Bird; Song With No Meaning; I'm Over You; Child Of Man; After The Day
EARLY MORNING ONWARDS (EMI/Starline SRS 5126, 04-73)
BABY JAMES HARVEST (Harvest SHSP 4023, 10-11-72)Crazy (Over You); Delph Town Morn; Summer Soldier; Thank You; One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out; Moonwater [plus Child of Man, I'm Over You, When The City Sleeps, Breathless, Thank You (Old Grey Whistle Test version), Medicine Man (single version), Rock And Roll Woman, The Joker, Child of Man (BBC Session), Moonwater (2002 remix) on remastered CD]
EVERYONE IS EVERYBODY ELSE (Polydor 2383 286, 14-06-74)Child Of The Universe; Negative Earth; Paper Wings; The Great 1974 Mining Disaster; Crazy City; See Me See You; Poor Boy Blues; Mill Boys; For No One [plus Child Of The Universe (U.S. single version), The Great 1974 Mining Disaster (original mix), Maestoso (A Hymn in the Roof of the World) (1974 BJH recording), Negative Earth (original mix), Child Of The Universe (alternative remake for planned U.S. single) on remastered CD]
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST LIVE (Polydor 2683 052, double, 11-74)Summer Soldier; Medicine Man; Crazy City; After The Day; The Great 1974 Mining Disaster; Galadriel; Negative Earth; She Said; Paper Wings; For No One; Mockingbird
TIME HONOURED GHOSTS (Polydor 2383 361, 10-75)In My Life; Sweet Jesus; Titles; Jonathan; Beyond The Grave; Song for You; Hymn For The Children; Moongirl; One Night [plus Child Of The Universe (second alternative remake for planned U.S. single) on remastered CD]
OCTOBERON (Polydor 2442 144, 10-76)The World Goes On; May Day; Ra; Rock 'N' Roll Star; Polk Street Rag; Believe In Me; Suicide? [plus Rock 'N' Roll Star (early mix), Polk Street Rag (first mix), Ra (first mix), Rock 'N' Roll Star (TOTP version, recorded at Marquee Studios), Suicide? (first mix) on remastered CD]
THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (Harvest SHSM 2013, 01-77)(re: Harvest ATAK 95, 08-86)Ursula (The Swansea Song); Brother Thrush; Poor Wages; Child Of Man; The Joker; Rock And Roll Woman; Good Love Child; Mocking Bird; Galadriel; Medicine Man; The Iron Maiden; Moonwater
GONE TO EARTH (Polydor 2442 148, 09-77)Hymn; Love Is Like A Violin; Friend Of Mine; Poor Man's Moody Blues; Hard Hearted Woman; Sea Of Tranquility; Spirit On The Water; Leper's Song; Taking Me Higher [plus Lied (Previously unreleased), Our Kid's Kid (B-side of "Hymn" single), Hymn (single edit), Friend of Mine (single version), Medicine Man (Live EP version) on remastered CD]
TAPES (Polydor PODV 2001, double, 09-06-78)Child Of The Universe; Rock 'N' Roll Star; Poor Man's Moody Blues; Mockingbird; Hard Hearted Woman; One Night; Taking Me Higher; Suicide?; Crazy City; Jonathan; For No One; Polk Street Rag; Hymn [plus The World Goes On, Medicine Man, Hymn For The Children on remastered CD]
XII (Polydor POLD 5006, 29-09-78)Fantasy: Loving Is Easy; Berlin; Classics: A Tale Of Two Sixties; Turning In Circles; Fact: The Closed Shop; In Search Of England; Sip Of Wine; Harbour; Science Fiction: Nova Lepidoptera; Giving It Up; Fiction: The Streets Of San Francisco [plus Berlin (single edit), Loving Is Easy (single version), Turning in Circles (first mix), The Closed Shop (first mix), Nova Lepidoptera (ambient instrumental mix) on remastered CD]
THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, Volume 2 (Harvest SHSM 2023, 03-79)Early Morning; She Said; Lady Loves; Crazy (Over You); When The City Sleeps; Medicine Man (single version); Mother Dear; Vanessa Simmons; One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out; Mr.Sunshine; Taking Some Time On; Breathless
EYES OF THE UNIVERSE (Polydor POLD 5029, 05-11-79)Love On The Line; Alright Down Get Boogie (Mu Ala Rusic); The Song (They Love To Sing); Skin Flicks; Sperratus; Rock And Roll Lady; Capricorn; Play To The World [plus Sperratus (single edit), Rock 'N' Roll Lady (single edit), Capricorn (single edit), Play To The World (single mix) on remastered CD]
THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, Volume 3 (Harvest SHSM 2033, 02-81)The Sun Will Never Shine; Someone There You Know; Little Lapwing; Song For Dying; The Poet; After The Day; Thank You; I'm Over You; Harry's Song; Ball And Chain; Delph Town Morn; Blue John's Blues
TURN OF THE TIDE (Polydor POLD 5040, 05-81)Waiting On The Borderline; How Do You Feel Now; Back To The Wall; Highway For Fools; Echoes And Shadows; Death Of A City; I'm Like A Train; Doctor Doctor; Life Is For Living; In Memory Of The Martyrs
A CONCERT FOR THE PEOPLE (BERLIN) (Polydor POLD 5052, 07-82)Berlin; Loving Is Easy; Mockingbird; Sip Of Wine; Nova Lepidoptera; In Memory Of The Martyrs; Life Is For Living; Child Of The Universe; Hymn [plus Love On The Line, Rock 'N' Roll Lady on remastered CD]
TIME HONOURED GHOSTS/OCTOBERON (Polydor 2683 079, double, 83)[see individual albums for tracklistings]
RING OF CHANGES (Polydor POLH 3, 05-83)Fifties Child; Looking From The Outside; Teenage Heart; High Wire; Midnight Drug; Waiting For The Right Time; Just A Day Away (Forever Tomorrow); Paraiso Dos Cavalos; Ring Of Changes
VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCE (Polydor POLD 5135, 04-84)Sideshow; Hold On; Rebel Woman; Say You'll Stay; For Your Love; Victims Of Circumstance; Inside My Nightmare; Watching You; I've Got A Feeling
THE COMPACT STORY OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (Polydor 825 895-2, CD-only, 11-85)Ring Of Changes (single edit); Child Of The Universe; Jonathan; Suicide?; Berlin; Life Is For Living; Paraiso Dos Cavalos; Victims Of Circumstance (single edit); I've Got A Feeling (12" version); Mockingbird (live Berlin); Poor Man's Moody Blues (live Wembley); Hymn (live Berlin)
FACE TO FACE (Polydor POLD 5209, 30-01-87)Prisoner Of Your Love; He Said Love; Alone In The Night; Turn The Key; Guitar Blues; African; Following Me; All My Life; Panic; Kiev [+ 'You Need Love' on CD/MC, 'On The Wings Of Love' on CD only, plus Panic (German 12"/CD single extended remix), He Said Love (single edit), On The Wings Of Love (single edit) on remastered CD]
ANOTHER ARABLE PARABLE (EMI CDP 746 709-2, CD-only, 10-87)Song With No Meaning; Mocking Bird; Rock And Roll Woman; Galadriel; Child Of Man; She Said; Ball And Chain; Summer Soldier; Vanessa Simmons; Child Of The Universe (John Lees solo); Medicine Man (single version); Mother Dear; The Poet; After The Day
GLASNOST (Polydor POLD 5219, 05-04-88)Berlin; Alone In The Night; Hold On; African; On The Wings Of Love; Poor Man's Moody Blues; Love On The Line; Medicine Man; Kiev; Hymn [+ 'Turn The Key' and 'He Said Love' on CD and MC only]
WELCOME TO THE SHOW (Polydor 841 751-1, 05-03-90)The Life You Lead; Lady Macbeth; Cheap The Bullet; Welcome To The Show; John Lennon's Guitar; Halfway To Freedom; African Nights; Psychedelic Child; Where Do We Go; If Love Is King [plus 'Origin Earth' and 'Shadows On The Sky' on CD and MC only, plus John Lennon’s Guitar (live at the Town and Country Club, February 14th, 1992), Alone In The Night (live at the T & C), Poor Man's Moody Blues (live at the T & C) on remastered CD]
ALONE WE FLY (Connoisseur VSOPLP 140, double, 22-10-90)Poor Boy Blues*; Crazy City (live '74); For No One (live '74); Mockingbird (live '74); Rock 'N' Roll Star*; Hymn; Our Kid's Kid; Berlin; Loving Is Easy; Love On The LIne (live Berlin); Rock 'N' Roll Lady (live Berlin); Shades Of B Hill; Fifties Child; Waiting For The RIght Time (edit); Blow Me Down; Sideshow; He Said Love (edit); On The Wings Of Love*; You Need Love* [tracks marked * not on CD version]
THE HARVEST YEARS (EMI EN 5014, triple LP set, 20-05-91)Early Morning; Mr.Sunshine; Pools Of Blue; I Can't Go On Without You; Eden Unobtainable; Brother Thrush; Poor Wages; Taking Some Time On; When The World Was Woken; Good Love Child; The Iron Maiden; Dark Now My Sky; She Said; Song For Dying; Galadriel; Mocking Bird; Vanessa Simmons; Happy Old World (quadraphonic mix); Ball And Chain (quadraphonic mix); Medicine Man; Ursula (The Swansea Song); Someone There You Know; The Poet; After The Day; I'm Over You; Child Of Man; Breathless; When The City Sleeps; Summer Soldier; One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out; Moonwater; The Joker
THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (Polydor 513 587-2, CD/DCC/MC, 29-06-92)Hymn; Loving Is Easy (Fantasy); Berlin; Child Of The Universe; Victims Of Circumstance; Poor Man's Moody Blues; Mockingbird (live at Treptower Park, 1987); Life Is For Living; Ring Of Changes; Titles; Welcome To The Show; Stand Up; Cheap The Bullet; Rock 'N' Roll Star; Love On The Line
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST/ONCE AGAIN (Beat Goes On BGOCD 152, 11-92)[see individual albums for tracklistings]
BJH AND OTHER SHORT STORIES/BABY JAMES HARVEST (Beat Goes On BGOCD160, 11-92)[see individual albums for tracklistings]
SORCERERS AND KEEPERS (Spectrum 550 029-4, CD/MC, 24-05-93)Just A Day Away; Titles; Sea Of Tranquility; Suicide?; Love Is Like A Violin; The Song (They Love To Sing); Alright Down Get Boogie (Mu Ala Rusic); Hold On*; Alone In The Night*; On The Wings Of Love*; Poor Boy Blues; See Me See You; Teenage Heart; Love On The Line [* = live version from Glasnost ]
CAUGHT IN THE LIGHT (Polydor 519 303-2, CD/MC, 14-06-93)Who Do We Think We Are; Knoydart; Copii Romania; Back To Earth; Cold War; Forever Yesterday (longer version on MC); The Great Unknown; Spud-U-Like; Silver Wings; Once More; A Matter Of Time; Ballad Of Denshaw Mill
FOUR BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST ORIGINALS (EMI Barclay 1, 4CD set, 02-96)[Barclay James Harvest/Once Again/Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories/ Baby James Harvest on 4 CDs in reproductions of the original sleeves. See individual albums for tracklistings]
ENDLESS DREAM (Connoisseur VSOPCD 228, CD only, 29-07-96)Child Of The Universe (previously unreleased version); Medicine Man pt. 1 & 2 (Live EP version); Friend Of Mine (single); Loving Is Easy (single); Life Is For Living (single); Ring Of Changes (German single); Mćstoso - A Hymn In The Roof Of The World (previously unreleased version); Victims Of Circumstance (instrumental); I've Got A Feeling (7" single); Panic (extended German remix); John Lennon's Guitar (live); Play To The World (live); Forever Yesterday (full version)
THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (EMI CTMCD 309, CD-only, 03-02-97)Taking Some Time On; Mother Dear; Mocking Bird (German single edit); Vanessa Simmons; Early Morning; Brother Thrush; Medicine Man (album version); Someone There You Know; Harry's Song; Ursula (The Swansea Song); Song With No Meaning; Crazy (Over You); Delph Town Morn; Song For Dying; Galadriel; I'm Over You; Child Of Man; Child Of The Universe (John solo); Rock And Roll Woman; Thank You
MOCKING BIRD (Disky DC 867212, CD-only, 02-97)Mocking Bird; Mr.Sunshine; I Can't Go On Without You; Early Morning; Ball And Chain; Medicine Man (album version); Someone There You Know; The Joker; Summer Soldier; When The City Sleeps; Brother Thrush; Good Love Child; The Iron Maiden; Moonwater
RIVER OF DREAMS (Polydor 537 576-2, 26-05-97, CD. Not released in the UK - import only)Back In The Game; River Of Dreams; Yesterday's Heroes; Children Of The Disappeared; Pool Of Tears; Do You Believe In Dreams (Same Chance For Everyone); (Took Me) So Long; Mr. E; Three Weeks To Despair; The Time Of Our Lives
MASTER SERIES (Polydor 547 275-2, 04-99, CD)Love On The Line; Titles; Victims Of Circumstance; Hymn; Cheap The Bullet; Just A Day Away - 7” single edit; Panic - 7” single edit; Hymn For The Children; Rock ‘N’ Roll Star (live); Our Kid’s Kid; Blow Me Down; I’ve Got A Feeling (full length new version); Waiting For The Right Time - edit & remix; Paper Wings; Friend Of Mine; Berlin; Rock ‘N’ Roll Lady (live Berlin)
THE COLLECTION (EMI Gold 529 237-2, 02-10-2000, CD)Poor Wages; Child Of Man; Mocking Bird; Crazy (Over You); Delph Town Morn; Thank You; Rock And Roll Woman; I'm Over You; Medicine Man (single version); Pools Of Blue; The Iron Maiden; Galadriel; Good Love Child; Someone There You Know; Song For Dying
MOCKINGBIRD (Spectrum 544 493 2, 19-03-01, CD)Child Of The Universe; Song For You; Suicide?; Hymn; Poor Man's Moody Blues; Mockingbird (live 1974); Love On The Line (live Glasnost version); Life Is For Living; Just A Day Away; Berlin; Kiev; Back In The Game
MOCKING BIRD - THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (EMI 529 542 2, 16/04/01, CD)Mother Dear; Taking Some Time On; Early Morning; Brother Thrush; Poor Wages; Mocking Bird; Vanessa Simmons; Galadriel; She Said; Child of Man; Good Love Child; Ursula (The Swansea Song); Medicine Man (album version); The Poet; After The Day; Moonwater; Little Lapwing
BBC IN CONCERT 1972 (EMI 538 9802, 27/05/02, limited mono/stereo 2CD in slipcase)CD 1 (mono): Mocking Bird; Medicine Man; Galadriel; Summer Soldier; The Poet; After The Day; Moonwater; Dark Now My SkyCD 2 (stereo): Mocking Bird; Medicine Man; Moonwater; Summer Soldier; The Poet; After The Day; Galadriel; Dark Now My Sky
BBC IN CONCERT 1972 (reissue, EMI 538 4042, 07/04/03, single disc mono version)Mocking Bird; Medicine Man; Galadriel; Summer Soldier; The Poet; After The Day; Moonwater; Dark Now My Sky
EVOLUTION YEARS - THE BEST OF BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST FEATURING THE SONGS OF LES HOLROYD (Pure Music, 30/08/04, CD)Berlin (original single version); Kiev; Back In the Game; Halfway To Freedom; Rock 'N' Roll Star; Cold War; The Song (They Love To Sing); Ring of Changes (single version); Friend of Mine; Victims of Circumstance (single version); Crazy City; Moongirl; Life Is For Living; That Was Then...This Is Now (BJHFLH); Berlin (BJHFLH unplugged SWR radio recording 2003); Lebe Furs Leben (BJHFLH German language studio version of "Life Is For Living", previously unreleased)
ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN (Eclectic ECLBOX1, 12/12/05, 5CD set and book)
Disc 1: "With words and with pen I write…"Early Morning; Pools Of Blue (Abbey Road version); Eden Unobtainable; Poor Wages; Brother Thrush; Taking Some Time On; The Sun Will Never Shine; The Iron Maiden; Dark Now My Sky; She Said; Song For Dying; Galadriel; Mockingbird; Too Much On Your Plate; The Poet; After The
DayDisc 2: "Round and round now we go…"Medicine Man (single version); Song With No Meaning; Ursula (The Swansea Song); Child Of Man; When The City Sleeps; Summer Soldier; One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out; Moonwater (2002 remix); The Joker; Crazy City; Child Of The Universe; Negative Earth (original mix); The Great 1974 Mining Disaster (original mix); For No One (live); Song For You; Sweet Jesus
Disc 3: "Miles away in endless flight…"In My Life; Titles; Jonathan; Ra; Rock 'N' Roll Star; Suicide?; Hymn (single edit); Poor Man's Moody Blues; Hard Hearted Woman; Sea Of Tranquility; Berlin; The Closed Shop; In Search Of England; The Song (They Love To Sing); Sperratus
Disc 4: "Silver drifting on high…"In Memory Of The Martyrs; Life Is For Living; Nova Lepidoptera (live); Sip Of Wine (live); Fifties Child; Ring Of Changes (single mix); African; On The Wings Of Love; Lady Macbeth; If Love Is King; Cheap The Bullet; The Ballad Of Denshaw Mill; Back In The Game; Children Of The Disappeared
Disc 5: "The wheat and the chaff…"Dark Now My Sky (live 1971); Medicine Man (version); Ursula (The Swansea Song) (version); Someone There You Know (version); Moonwater (demo); The World Goes On (live); Capricorn (single edit); Love On The Line (live Berlin); For Your Love (live Wembley); Lady Macbeth (demo); John Lennon's Guitar (demo); Cheap The Bullet (demo); Three Weeks to Despair
AFTER THE DAY: THE RADIO BROADCASTS 1974-1976 (POLYDOR/Universal, 5306335, 14/04/08, 2CD)CD1, BBC Radio One "In Concert": Summer Soldier; Medicine Man; Crazy City; After The Day; Negative Earth; She Said; The Great 1974 Mining Disaster; Paper Wings; For No OneCD2: For No One; Paper Wings; The Great 1974 Mining Disaster; Crazy City [John Peel session]; Negative Earth [Bob Harris session]; Sweet Jesus; Hymn For The Children [BBC "Old Grey Whistle Test"]; Crazy City; Polk Street Rag; Rock 'N' Roll Star; Suicide([live, BBC "Rock Around The World)
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