Barclay James Harvest...

WOOLLY WOLSTENHOLME'S MÆSTOSO - Grim (Eclectic Discs) (released October 2005)

Tracks:

• Coming Soon To A Cinema Near You
• Through A Storm
• Love Is ...
• A Lark
• That's The Price You Pay
• The Iceman Cometh
• Hebden Bridge
• Loot
• Harp + Carp
• Birds
• Location, Location, Location
• Abendrot
• Overture: Marsch Burleske
• Pas de Deux
• Scene From A London Flat

ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN (released November 2005)

The first ever career overview Barclay James Harvest box set, covering the band's history from 1968 to 1997, this five CD set will include material from their time with the Harvest label as well as the later years with Polydor UK and Germany, plus a whole CD of rare demos and unreleased versions.

The set, entitled All Is Safely Gathered In, also features a lavishly illustrated full-colour 80-page book.

Sounds good Andrea, especially the book.

Having all the remasters which have been issued to date, I'll wait and see re the box set. It will be interesting to see if the "rare" tracks are the same ones which have already appeaered as bonus tracks on the remasters, or on previous complilations.

Let's hope the remastering of their back catalogue gets going again soon.

oliverstoned wrote: Too gentle...even more than Camel!

That's why I call them "Barclay James Harmless"!

Easy Livin wrote: Sounds good Andrea, especially the book. Having all the remasters which have been issued to date, I'll wait and see re the box set. It will be interesting to see if the "rare" tracks are the same ones which have already appeaered as bonus tracks on the remasters, or on previous complilations. Let's hope the remastering of their back catalogue gets going again soon.

I hope it too!

"Miles away in endless flight…"

1. In My Life 4:39
2. Titles 3:49
3. Jonathan 4:45
4. Ra 7:18
5. Rock n' Roll Star 5:17
6. Suicide? 7:56
7. Hymn (Single edit) 4:23
8. Poor Man's Moody Blues 6:55
9. Hard Hearted Woman 4:27
10. Sea of Tranquility 4:03
11. Berlin 4:47
12. The Closed Shop 3:46
13. In Search of England 4:12
14. The Song (They Love to Sing) 6:03
15. Sperratus 4:59

Total Time: 77:19

CD FOUR:

"Silver drifting on high…"

1. In Memory of the Martyrs 7:44
2. Life is for Living 3:31
3. Nova Lepidoptera (live) 6:01
4. Sip of Wine (live) 4:58
5. Fifties Child 4:18
6. Ring of Changes (single mix) 4:38
7. African 5:51
8. On the Wings of Love 5:56
9. Lady Macbeth 4:34
10. If Love is King 6:02
11. Cheap the Bullet 4:30
12. The Ballad of Denshaw Mill 9:00
13. Back in the Game 6:48
14. Children of the Disappeared 5:00

Tracks 13 & 14 previously unreleased outside of Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Total Time: 78:51

CD FIVE:

"The wheat and the chaff…"

1. Dark Now My Sky (live)
Recorded at unknown location in March 1971 - Previously unreleased

2. Medicine Man 5:21
3. Ursula (The Swansea Song) 3:03
4. Someone There You Know 3:565
5 Moonwater (demo)
Recorded at Strawberry studios, Stockport in April 1972 - Previously unreleased

6. The World Goes On (live) 6:22
Recorded on the "Octoberon" UK tour in October 1976 - Previously unreleased

7. Capricorn - single edit 3:25
A-side of single - Released as Polydor POSP 140 in March 1980 - Previously unreleased on CD

8. Love on the Line - Live 6:30
Recorded at the Reichstag, Berlin on 30th August 1980
Previously released in July 1982 as bonus track on limited edition German release PolyStar 2475 554

9. For Your Love - Live
Recorded at Wembley Arena, London on 13th October 1984 - Previously unreleased

10. Lady Macbeth - Demo 5:09
11. John Lennon's Guitar - Demo 6:29
12. Cheap the Bullet - Demo 5:33
Recorded at Friarmere studios, Saddleworth in November 1987 - Previously unreleased

13. Three Weeks to Despair 6:00
Taken from "River of Dreams" - Previously unreleased outside of Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Easy Livin wrote: Sounds good Andrea, especially the book. Having all the remasters which have been issued to date, I'll wait and see re the box set. It will be interesting to see if the "rare" tracks are the same ones which have already appeaered as bonus tracks on the remasters, or on previous complilations. Let's hope the remastering of their back catalogue gets going again soon.

At first look the anthology misses a song from the 1984 album Victims of Circumstance.

Only the fifth disc has some rare tracks, demo version and live, in the other four are only some live or original mix you can find also in the 2002 and 2003 remastered edition respectevely by Emi and Polydor.

I appreciate the info Andrea!

It does raise the age old question about who box sets are intended for. Fans will usually have the majority of the material anyway, and will begrudge paying large amounts to get one or two different mixes or live versiosn, plus a nice booklet. Those wishing to try the band out, are more likely to go for a budget compliation as an introduction.

The book sounds far more interesting. Will it be a warts and all description of why Holryod and Lees are still so upset with each other? Will it explain why the first time I saw them in Glasgow around 1975 (I think) they played for less than an hour, and did not do an encore despite an enthusiastic reception!

By the way, what did you mean with your comment "At first look the anthology misses a song from the 1984 album Victims of Circumstance."?

R o V e R wrote: Hard hearted woman i died every night for that song; reminds me my old love; ............................................................ ... ............................................................ ........ ............................................................ .................. ............' ........' ........ .

Hi Rover,

Hard Hearted Woman is a good Holroyd's track with delightful guitar riff! I like it too!