Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories

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Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories
Studio album by
Released5 November 1971
Recorded18 July – 16 August 1971[1]
StudioMaida Vale Studios, London
Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre
Length40:33 (original LP)
1:10:50 (2002 CD)
LabelHarvest
Producer
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Once Again
(1971)
Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories
(1971)
Baby James Harvest
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories is the third album by English progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1971.[3][4] The band has been said to be "dabbling in symphonic rock" with this album.[5]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Medicine Man" (John Lees) – 3:58
  2. "Someone There You Know" (Les Holroyd/Lees/Mel Pritchard/Woolly Wolstenholme) – 3:49
  3. "Harry's Song" (Lees) – 3:55
  4. "Ursula (The Swansea Song)" (Holroyd/Lees/Pritchard/Wolstenholme) – 2:55
  5. "Little Lapwing" (Holroyd) – 4:59

Side two

  1. "Song With No Meaning" (Holroyd) – 4:23
  2. "Blue John's Blues" (Lees) – 6:50
  3. "The Poet" (Wolstenholme) – 4:55
  4. "After the Day" (Lees) – 4:49

Bonus tracks

The album was remastered and reissued by Harvest in 2002 with bonus tracks:[4]

  1. "Brave New World" (demo 17 July 1971) (Lees/Wolstenholme) – 3:59
  2. "She Said"† (Lees) – 8:42
  3. "Galadriel"† (Lees) – 3:07
  4. "Ursula (The Swansea Song)"† (Holroyd/Lees/Pritchard/Wolstenholme) – 2:54
  5. "Someone There You Know"† (Holroyd/Lees/Pritchard/Wolstenholme) – 3:47
  6. "Medicine Man" (BBC session 15 March 1972) (Lees) – 7:48

† BBC session 5 July 1971, previously unreleased

Personnel

Remastered version

A remastered version was released in 2020.[6]

References

  1. "Barclay James Harvest and other short stories". bjharvest.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. Connolly, Dave. "Barclay James Harvest – Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "...And Other Short Stories". Progarchives.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Discography". bjharvest.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. Romano, Will (2010-09-01). Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-61713-376-3.
  6. Harry (2020-06-25). "Barclay James Harvest - Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories - Remastered & Expanded Edition". Bluestown Music (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2024-02-14.