John Lees - A Major Fancy

©1972 - LP released Harvest SHSM 2018, July 1977

CD: 3 bonus tracks*, Eagle EAGCD 107, 18th October, 1999

John Lees is best known as guitarist and vocalist with Barclay James Harvest. To date, Lees has only released one solo album, "A major fancy". This was recorded in 1972 when the band was changing labels from Harvest records to Polydor, and was therefore shelved without being released. It eventually gained a commercial release in 1977 on the Harvest Heritage label. A single was recorded in 1974 containing cover versions of The Eagles "Best of my love" and Eric Clapton's "You can't get it". The single is now very collectible, but the songs can be heard on the CD release of the album.

Read more about this album and the lyrics at http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/amf.htm

Track Listing: 1.Untitled Number 1-Heritage / 2.Child Of The Universe / 3.Kes (A Major Fancy) / 4.Untitled Number 2 / 5.Sweet Faced Jane / 6.Witburg Night / 7.Long Ships / 8.Untitled Number 3 / 9.Please Be With Me* / 10.Best Of My Love* / 11.You Can't Get It*

Woolly Wolstenholme - Black Box Recovered

©1980/1981/2004 Eclectic Discs
320 Kbps CD-rip

2004 digitally remastered release of what would have been the second album from the mellotron & keyboard genius of Barclay James Harvest, the followup to 1980's 'Maestoso'. Features 18 tracks including nine bonus tracks.

Tracks Listing: 1. Deceivers All (6:02) / 2. Has To Be A Reason (4:35) / 3. Down The Line (2:35) / 4. All Get Burned (3:25) / 5. Too Much, Too Loud, Too Late (6:10) / 6. Even The Night (3:20) / 7. The Will To Fly (4:12) / 8. Sunday Bells (4:40) / 9. Open (3:38) / 10. Why Remain (1:53) / 11. Sail Away (Demo) (3:54) / 12. A Prospect Of Whitby (Demo) (2:59) / 13. Patriots (Demo) (5:57) / 14. Quiet Islands (Demo) (5:02) / 15. American Excess (Live) (6:10) / 16. Lives On The Line (Live) (2:52) / 17. Deceivers All (Live) (6:13) / 18. Bootham Park Elegy (3:36)
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Barclay James Harvest - After The Day

©2008 Polydor Ltd.
320 Kbps CD-rip

The BBC Recordings 1974 - 1976

Set of all previously unreleased recordings from the BBC archives. Disc One features an "In Concert" program recorded at the Golders Green Hippodrome in London on 19th June, 1974, including "She Said", which was not broadcast at the time. The second CD comprises session recordings made for John Peel's and Bob Harris's Radio One programs, two tracks recorded live for the Old Grey Whistle Test and four songs recorded in concert at the Liverpool Empire on 14th October, 1976.

Disc 1 - BBC Radio 1 "In Concert"

1. Summer Soldier

2. Medicine Man

3. Crazy City

4. After The Day

5. Negative Earth

6. She Said

7. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster

8. Paper Wings

9. For No One

Disc 2

1. For No One BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session

2. Paper Wings BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session

3. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

4. Crazy City (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

5. Negative Earth (BBC Radio 1 Bob Harris Show Session)

6. Sweet Jesus (BBC TV 'Old Grey Whistle Test' Live Studio Session)

7. Hymn For The Children (BBC TV 'Old Grey Whistle Test' Live Studio Session)

8. Crazy City (BBC "Rock Around the World" Series)

9. Polk Street Rag (BBC "Rock Around the World" Series)

10. Rock 'n Roll Star (BBC "Rock Around the World" Series)

11. Suicide (BBC "Rock Around the World" Series)