Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories explained

Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories
Type:	Album
Artist:	Barclay James Harvest
Cover:	Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories.jpg
Released:	5 November 1971
Recorded:	18 July – 16 August 1971^[1]
Studio:	Maida Vale Studios, London Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre:	Progressive rock art rock symphonic rock
Length:	40:33 (original LP) 1:10:50 (2002 CD)
Label:	Harvest
Producer:	Barclay James Harvest Wally Allen
Prev Title:	Once Again
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Baby James Harvest
Next Year:	1972

Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories is the third album by English progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1971.^{[2] [3]} The band has been said to be "dabbling in symphonic rock" with this album.^[4]

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

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

Bonus tracks

The album was remastered and reissued by Harvest in 2002 with bonus tracks:^[3]

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

† BBC session 5 July 1971, previously unreleased

Personnel

• John Lees – vocals (1, 3, 7), guitars, percussion
• Les Holroyd – vocals (5, 6), bass, piano, acoustic guitar
• Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme – mellotron, organ, vocals (2, 4, 8, 9), guitars
• Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion, congas, effects

Remastered version

A remastered version was released in 2020.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barclay James Harvest and other short stories . bjharvest.co.uk . 6 February 2024 . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830234857/https://www.bjharvest.co.uk/otshost.htm . live .
2. Web site: ...And Other Short Stories . Progarchives.com . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206183947/https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3382 . live .
3. Web site: Discography . bjharvest.co.uk . 6 February 2024 . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003160742/https://www.bjharvest.co.uk/ukalbums.htm . live .
4. Book: Romano, Will . Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock . 2010-09-01 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-61713-376-3 . en.
5. Web site: Harry . 2020-06-25 . Barclay James Harvest - Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories - Remastered & Expanded Edition . 2024-02-14 . Bluestown Music . nl-NL.