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The group's first album for Polydor is several steps above their EMI work. Most of the psychedelic-era influences are softened here and broadened, and transmuted into something heavier and more serious, even as the Beatlesque harmonies remain intact. The guitars sound real heavy, almost larger than life here, while the swelling Mellotron and synthesizer sounds give the music the feel of an orchestra. By this time, the group had also mastered the Pink Floyd technique of playing pretty tunes really slowly, which made them sound incredibly profound (it's actually a technique that goes back, in different forms, to Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner). John Lees gives superb, virtuoso performances on lead guitar on "Paper Wings" and "For No One." Les Holroyd's gorgeous "Poor Boy Blues" sounded more like Crosby, Stills & Nash than CSN did in those days, and is almost worth the price of the CD.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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John Lees, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Pritchard, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Melvyn Paul Pritchard, ComposerLyricist - Mel Pritchard, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Melvyn Paul Pritchard, ComposerLyricist - Mel Pritchard, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Pritchard, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, Guitar, Recorder, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Piano, Synthesizer, Baritone, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Humphries, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mel Pritchard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, ComposerLyricist - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Pritchard, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Woolly Wolstenholme, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, ComposerLyricist - Melvyn Paul Pritchard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Lees, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rodger Bain, Producer - Barclay James Harvest, MainArtist - Les Holroyd, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart John Wolstenholme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Pritchard, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Albumbeschreibung
The group's first album for Polydor is several steps above their EMI work. Most of the psychedelic-era influences are softened here and broadened, and transmuted into something heavier and more serious, even as the Beatlesque harmonies remain intact. The guitars sound real heavy, almost larger than life here, while the swelling Mellotron and synthesizer sounds give the music the feel of an orchestra. By this time, the group had also mastered the Pink Floyd technique of playing pretty tunes really slowly, which made them sound incredibly profound (it's actually a technique that goes back, in different forms, to Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner). John Lees gives superb, virtuoso performances on lead guitar on "Paper Wings" and "For No One." Les Holroyd's gorgeous "Poor Boy Blues" sounded more like Crosby, Stills & Nash than CSN did in those days, and is almost worth the price of the CD.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:20
- Main artists: Barclay James Harvest
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK) This Compilation ℗ 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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