Barclay James Harvest – Baby James Harvest (Expanded & Remastered) 2023 Box-Set 4CD


NEW 4CD/1BLU RAY REMASTERED BOXED SET EDITION OF THE CLASSIC BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST ALBUM. FEATURING A NEW REMASTER OF THE ORIGINAL ALBUM MIX, ALONG WITH NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AND STEREO MIXES BY STEPHEN W. TAYLER, BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM RARE SINGLES AND BOTH MONO AND STEREO VERSIONS OF A BBC RADIO ONE “IN CONCERT” PERFORMANCE FROM 1972 WITH THE BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

• INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH ESSAY BY KEITH AND MONIKA DOMONE.

• REVIEWS IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, PROG, UNCUT, MOJO AND RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINES PLUS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES & FANZINES.

Released in November 1972, their fourth album was mainly recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport with the epic ‘Moonwater’ being recorded with a full orchestra at Abbey Road studios.

The record was their final album for EMI’s Harvest label and featured pieces such as ‘Summer Soldier’, ‘One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out’ and ‘Delph Town Morn’. Upon its completion the album release was marked by an appearance by Barclay James Harvest with BJH Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Ford on the BBC Radio One programme In Concert. This highly memorable appearance being the only professional live recording of the band with an orchestra. Aside from premiering new tracks from ‘Baby James Harvest’, the recording also featured classics such as ‘Mockingbird’, ‘Galadriel’, ‘The Poet’, ‘After the Day’ and ‘Dark Now My Sky’.

This new expanded edition of ‘Baby James Harvest’ features 4 CDs and an all-region Blu Ray disc and comprises of 55 tracks. The set features the original UK stereo mix remastered from the original master tapes, along with bonus tracks drawn from singles released in 1972 and 1973 and both mono and stereo versions on the November 1972 BBC In Concert performance. It also includes stunning new 5.1 Surround Sound and stereo mixes by Stephen W. Tayler and the promotional video of the song ‘Thank You’.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE
The original stereo mix remastered
1 Crazy (Over You)
2 Delph Town Morn
3 Summer Soldier
4 Thank You
5 One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out
6 Moonwater
Bonus tracks
7 Child of Man (A-side of single)
8 I’m Over You (B-side of single)
9 When the City Sleeps (B- side of single)
10 Breathless (A-side of single)
11 Thank You (alternative)
12 Medicine Man (single version)
13 Rock and Roll Woman (A- side of single)
14 The Joker (B-side of single)
15 Child of Man (BBC session 15th March 1972)

DISC TWO
New stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler
1 Crazy (Over You)
2 Delph Town Morn
3 Summer Soldier
4 Thank You
5 One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out
6 Moonwater
Bonus tracks
7 Child of Man
8 Sweet Faced Jane (previously unreleased)
9 When the City Sleeps
10 Breathless
11 Medicine Man (single)
12 Moonwater (Strawberry Studios demo)

DISC THREE
BBC Radio One “In Concert” 16th November 1972 with The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra – Mono UK broadcast version
1 Introduction
2 Mockingbird
3 Medicine Man
4 Galadriel
5 Summer Soldier
6 The Poet
7 After the Day
8 Moonwater
9 Dark Now My Sky

DISC FOUR
BBC Radio One “In Concert” 16th November 1972 with The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra – Stereo version
1 Introduction
2 Mockingbird
3 Medicine Man
4 Moonwater
5 Summer Soldier
6 The Poet
7 After the Day
8 Galadriel
9 Dark Now My Sky

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