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The Barclay James Harvest story begins in the early sixties in the Oldham area of North-West England. John Lees and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme met at Oldham Art School, and formed a band called The Sorcerers, which evolved into The Keepers. Meanwhile Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard were playing in another local outfit rejoicing in the name of Heart And Soul And The Wickeds. In 1966 a new band was formed from a fusion of the two and performed live shows on a semi-professional basis as The Blues Keepers. The resulting six-piece gradually dwindled to a stable quartet comprising Holroyd, Pritchard, Lees and Wolstenholme, and in the summer of 1967 they turned professional with a new name selected by putting names into a hat, and Barclay James Harvest was born.
Under the patronage of John Crowther, a local businessman and their first manager, they moved into an 18th Century farmhouse called Preston House to write and rehearse, and their spartan lifestyle was captured in a short documentary film made for Granada TV. A one-off single deal was negotiated with EMI’s Parlophone label, and “Early Morning” appeared in April 1968, attracting acclaim and the opportunity to record radio sessions for John Peel. This in turn led to a contract with EMI as the band became one of the fir...
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Top 10 Barclay James Harvest Songs
Hymn
Child Of The Universe
Poor Man's Moody Blues
Life Is For Living
Mocking Bird
Berlin
Titles
Mockingbird
Love On The Line
Galadriel
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Top 10 Barclay James Harvest Albums
Gone To Earth
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Everyone Is Everybody Else
Through the Ryes of John Lees (disc 1)
Live Tapes (disc 1)
Barclay James Harvest & Other Short Stories
Time Honoured Ghosts
Premium Gold Collection
Octoberon
Eyes Of The Universe
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