Category: Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest (untitled) (1970)
The band’s first full-length record was produced by Norman Smith, engineered by Phil McDonald and recorded in Abbey Road Studios—ideal circumstances for an…
Barclay James Harvest: Once Again (1971)
Barclay James Harvest would achieve fame as purveyors of pastoral, orchestrated progressive rock featuring fantasy and science fiction themes, a journey they begin…
[Review] Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories (1971)
A new batch of mellow songs from John, Les and Woolly ready to harvest.
Barclay James Harvest: Early Morning Onwards (1972)
This is an early compilation that collects several of the band’s standalone singles plus select tracks from their first, second and third albums….
[Review] Barclay James Harvest: Baby James Harvest (1972)
The band’s fourth album features the epic “Summer Soldier” and lovely “Moonwater.”
Barclay James Harvest: Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974)
Sporting a title that only a Nektar fan could love, BJH’s first album for Polydor is handily the best thing they’ve done since…
[Review] Barclay James Harvest: Live (1974)
A bountiful feast of Barclay James Harvest recorded live in London and Liverpool.
Time Honoured Ghosts (1975)
If my affections for BJH are marked by an arid inconstancy, it’s because of albums like this. I thought EIEE was a terrific…
Barclay James Harvest: Octoberon (1976)
As others have pointed out, the album’s title is a clever amalgam of Oberon (the fairy king from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream),…
The Best of Barclay James Harvest (1977)
This is opportunism, plain and simple. As BJH began to sell more records, Harvest (the label) decided to get in on the delayed…
[Review] Barclay James Harvest: Gone To Earth (1977)
Another mellow and mildly majestic album that became one of the best-selling records in Germany.
Barclay James Harvest: XII (1978)
XII marks the 12th anniversary of Barclay James Harvest. Sadly, it also marks the end of an era, as Woolly (he of the…
The Best of Barclay James Harvest Volume 2 (1979)
This actually does a better job of distilling the band’s best early material than the first volume, although neither was trying too hard….
[Review] Barclay James Harvest: Eyes of the Universe (1979)
Woolly’s out, synthesizers are in, and the remaining trio keeps the machine running smoothly.