Barclay James Harvest - Barclay James Harvest (expanded / 24-bit remaster)
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23-PECLEC 22628
An expanded version of the 1970 art rock classic debut album by this British group that came out of the English progressive movement of the 60's. Their music combines elements of The Moody Blues, to whom they are always compared, but also the more mellow parts of early King Crimson and Genesis. This was their 1st album, released in 1970 and includes orchestra on a few pieces.
"Features nine bonus tracks including the classic 'Early Morning', 'Brother Thrush' and 'Taking Some Time On' singles and four tracks recorded in August 1968. Their self-titled debut album was released in June 1970, and saw BJH successfully fuse an orchestra with rock to create a unique, sometimes pastoral, form of symphonic progressive rock. Produced by Norman Smith (also famed for his work with Pink Floyd and the Pretty Things), Barclay James Harvest was dominated by the twelve-minute epic 'Dark Now My Sky' and also featured such wonderful material as 'The Iron Maiden', 'Mother Dear', 'When the World Was Woken' and the fine rock tracks 'Taking Some Time On' and 'Good Love Child'. The album established Barclay James Harvest as a unique group and paved the way for a remarkable career and a catalog of music that continues to endure."