Barclay James Harvest – Baby James Harvest
(Harvest Records 1972 SHSP4023)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges & a little light ringwear to laminate on back
Square Cornered Inner Sleeve has some foxing spots but no splits
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality – “FACTORY SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE” sticker on side 1 label)
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme (1947–2010), and Mel Pritchard (1948–2004).
Baby James Harvest was the fourth album released by Barclay James Harvest, in 1972. Songs include “Crazy (Over You)”, “Delph Town Morn” and “Thank You”.
Track listing and Personnel
The credits on the original liner notes are incorrect, titles being attributed to the band as a whole. The credits shown here are the actual composers.
- Side One
- “Crazy (Over You)” (Les Holroyd) – 4:09
- Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, organ, mellotron
- John Lees – vocals, electric guitars
- Woolly Wolstenholme – piano
- Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion
- “Delph Town Morn” (John Lees) – 4:43
- John Lees – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
- Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, piano
- Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion
- Barry Thompson – lead alto saxophone
- Bill Newton – second alto saxophone
- Norman Brown – solo tenor saxophone
- Nat Whitworth – second tenor saxophone
- George Watts – baritone saxophone
- Dave Browning – lead trumpet
- Lennie Moakes – second trumpet
- Don Banks – third trumpet
- Brom Harvey – fourth trumpet
- Frank Dixon – lead trombone
- Miff King – second trombone
- Frank Brierley – third trombone
- Austin Gleave – bass trombone
- Brian Day – arrangement, conduction
- “Summer Soldier” (Lees) – 10:23
- John Lees – vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, sound effects
- Les Holroyd – bass, acoustic guitar, organ, mellotron
- Woolly Wolstenholme – organ, mellotron, outro arrangement
- Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion
- Peter Tattersall – special effects, sound effects
- Side Two
- “Thank You” (Lees, erroneously credited to Holroyd) – 4:22
- Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, piano
- John Lees – vocals, electric guitars
- Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion
- “One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out” (Holroyd) – 6:05
- Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, piano
- John Lees – electric guitars
- Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion
- “Moonwater” (Woolly Wolstenholme, additional material by John Lees) – 7:22
- Woolly Wolstenholme – vocals, organ, bells, tam tam
- Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra – 60 piece ensemble
- Martyn Ford – conduction, arrangement
- Alan Travers – leader
- John Bell – arrangement
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