Barclay James Harvest News
deutsch
Receive free e-mails with Barclay James Harvest news!
Alternatively, just send a blank e-mail to:
ibjhfc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Radio Broadcasts CD Now In Stock
8th April, 2008
The Polydor/Universal After The Day - The Radio Broadcasts 1974 - 1976 double CD is now in stock, and can be ordered through the secure order form on this web site.
Radio Broadcasts CD Delayed Slightly
31st March, 2008
Polydor/Universal have just told us that the Barclay James Harvest After The Day - The Radio Broadcasts 1974 - 1976 double CD, which was due out today, has been delayed slightly. The new release date is April 14th, but Universal have said that they will try to get our copies to us a few days ahead of that date. We will send out all advance orders as soon as we have the CDs.
Many thanks for your patience.
BJH Album to be Featured on the Radio - Your Choice!
18th March, 2008
Skyline 102.5FM in Southampton and Forest FM in Dorset broadcast a classic rock show called Dark Side Of The Moon, which regularly features BJH songs.In two weeks' time BJH will have the featured album on the show, and you can decide which one! The only conditions are that it has to be from the 70s, it has to be a studio album and the presenter, Gary Jackson, will choose the tracks to be played from it.
Get voting now on the fans' forum on this site, and hear the results on Skyline 102.5FM and online at www.skyline.fm, on Friday April 4th between 8 and 10pm UK time - in the meantime, why not check out the station, and Gary's show in particular, which goes out every Friday evening.
Video Clips and Photos from Awards Night
14th March, 2008
Video clips from the Radio Regenbogen Awards Night, including the presentation of John's award and the JLBJH performances of "Hymn" and "Child Of The Universe", can now be seen on the videoclips page of this site.
Photos from the event can be found on the Radio Regenbogen picture gallery
Norman Smith
6th March, 2008
Norman Smith, the producer of Barclay James Harvest and Once Again, died on Monday, 3rd March, aged 85. In 1959 Smith started at Abbey Road Studios as a tape operator (as did Alan Parsons some time later) before becoming an engineer, working on all of the recordings by The Beatles until 1965 when EMI promoted him from engineer to producer. He produced Pink Floyd's The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, A Saucerful Of Secrets and Ummagumma, and The Pretty Things' S.F. Sorrow. In 1971 he began making his own records under the name Hurricane Smith and scored hit singles such as "Don't Let It Die" and "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?". He was active into his eighties, issuing a new CD including re-recordings of his hit singles in 2004, and publishing his memoirs, John Lennon Called Me Normal, in 2007.
Award Time For John And Woolly
3rd March, 2008
John and Woolly will be travelling to Germany this week to be presented with a Lifetime Award for their musical achievements. JLBJH will also appear on stage for playback versions of two songs during the 2008 awards show, which will be broadcast live on the radio and over the net from the Karlsruhe Schwarzwaldhalle.
The show takes place this Friday, March 7th, and live coverage of the build up starts at 17.30 UK time, with the actual show beginning at 19.30. In
Germany the show can be heard on Radio Regenbogen on 102.8, 100.4 and 101.1 MHz according to region, whilst the rest of the world can hear it
on the web at http://www.regenbogen.de - the site is in German, but from the front page all you need to
do is look for "Webradio", then click on the Windows-MediaPlayer or Realplayer link as appropriate. The site also promises a live video stream of the show.
Radio Broadcasts 2CD now on Pre-Order
23rd February, 2008
The Universal double CD of After The Day: The Radio Broadcasts 1974-1976, is now confirmed for release on March 31st. The price is £12.00 including UK postage and packing (£13.00 for the rest of Europe, £14.00 elsewhere), and the set can now be pre-ordered through the secure order form on this web site.
BBC Recordings Double CD - Coming Soon
20th February, 2008
Universal will shortly be releasing a 2CD set which gathers up all of the previously unreleased recordings which Barclay James Harvest made for the BBC. Whilst the Harvest-era John Peel sessions and the 1972 orchestral concert have already been comprehensively covered in EMI's BJH remasters, the recordings which the band made for the BBC whilst they were signed to Polydor have not been officially released at all - until now.The set, entitled After The Day: BBC Recordings 1974-1976, has the following tracks:
- Summer Soldier [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- Medicine Man [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- Crazy City: [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- After The Day: [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- Negative Earth: [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- She Said [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- The Great 1974 Mining Disaster [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- Paper Wings [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
- For No One [BBC Radio One "In Concert"]
Disc 2:
- For No One [BBC Radio One John Peel Session]
- Paper Wings [BBC Radio One John Peel Session]
- The Great 1974 Mining Disaster [BBC Radio One John Peel Session]
- Crazy City [BBC Radio One John Peel Session]
- Negative Earth [BBC Radio One Bob Harris Show Session]
- Sweet Jesus [BBC TV "Old Grey Whistle Test" Live Studio Session]
- Hymn For The Children [BBC TV "Old Grey Whistle Test" Live Studio Session]
- Crazy City [BBC "Rock Around the World" Series]
- Polk Street Rag [BBC "Rock Around the World" Series]
- Rock 'N' Roll Star [BBC "Rock Around the World" Series]
- Suicide [BBC "Rock Around the World" Series]
Release date is still to be confirmed, but is expected to be in late March. We will be stocking the set as soon as it is available, and will send out a bulletin to all free news list subscribers very shortly with all the details.
Japanese EMI CDs Out Now
14th February, 2008
The Japanese mini-LP card-sleeve reproductions of the band's first four albums as remastered CDs are out now, and include the same bonus tracks as the European EMI remasters which were issued in May 2002.
We're unable to supply these CDs through this site, but copies are already being offered for sale on eBay, or they can be ordered from Japanese sites such as HMV Japan (site also available in English!).
Limited Edition Box Set For Japanese Card Sleeves
1st February, 2008
Tokyo-based Disk Union record store chain is again producing a limited edition promotional box for buyers of the full set of EMI card-sleeve reissues of the band's first four studio albums, due out on February 14th - expect copies to turn up on eBay shortly after the release date!
New Date For Japanese Card Sleeve CDs
28th November, 2007
We've been told that the Japanese reproduction card-sleeve CDs of Barclay James Harvest, Once Again, ... and other short stories and Baby James Harvest have now been rescheduled for February 14th, 2008.
Japanese Card Sleeve Reissues Delayed
14th November, 2007
It's been announced that the planned Japanese card-sleeve remasters of the band's first four albums have been delayed until further notice. We'll update you if there are any developments.
Nigel Mazlyn Jones Update
14th November, 2007
Nigel Mazlyn Jones, who supported BJH on their 1980 and 1984 tours, has a new charity project aimed at raising environmental awareness around the world. Part of the proceeds of his latest album, Planet For $ale, are being donated to this cause, and you can hear extracts from the album and learn more about the project at the following links:
YouTube video of TV programme about ‘Planet for $ale’
'Planet for $ale’ charity donations
NMJ Acoustic Live video clip of ‘Ship to Shore’ and full length ‘Behind the Stone’
Japanese Card Sleeve Reissues
1st September, 2007
EMI / Toshiba in Japan have announced the forthcoming release of remastered CDs of the band's four Harvest-label albums on November 28th. The CDs will be presented in miniature card reproductions of the original sleeves, but there is no information yet as to whether they will include the same bonus tracks as the UK remasters already on the market.
Acetates Under The Hammer!
30th August, 2007
Two 1968 BJH acetates were recently sold on auction site eBay, fetching over sixty Pounds each. The acetates (heavy test discs made for the band and a few record company executives) were a single-sided pressing of "Early Morning" and a double-sided disc of "Early Morning" and "Mr. Sunshine", and sold to a collector in Switzerland.Amongst the other BJH items up for grabs on the same site is a copy of The Barclay James Harvest Story, our biography of the band which has been out of print for some time. See the eBay auction page for details. The site is well worth watching for the BJH fan, as they frequently have deleted CDs and vinyl on auction.