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Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme (1947–2010), and Mel Pritchard (1948–2004). They are best-known for their first four albums released in quick succession from 1970-1972.
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.
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.
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shingouz wrote:
Just like Genesis they continued making great music in the 80s, but their style evolved to stay current.
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Dear Music-Friends - My new group “Band Of The Week“ has opened now and I want to send a very warm welcome to all of you! If you want to click the “Member”-button already, please feel free to do so! Nevertheless, the vote won’t start until December 11th, 2011, when the voting for our “Songwriter”-group has ended and 100 interprets have been admitted to our HALL OF Fame. Please, tell all your Last.Fm-friends of our new group and do some promotionJ. Because the more people join in the votes, the funnier it will be. BAND OF THE WEEK
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Claudio_00 wrote:
Great band !
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williamc99 wrote:
LampDaniel, they still have some good songs in the 80s but their best stuff is most definitely the 70s. Such an underrated band. Such great music they made.
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falkmark wrote:
http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/s-tstoset.htm
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LAMPDANIEL wrote:
Just like Genesis they started to suck with the beginning 80s
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Kingsnake77 wrote:
The Great 1974 Mining Disaster is truly a magnificent song...
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Electroteen wrote:
<3 heard it for the first time today. Amazing. Touching..
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weddaf wrote:
R.I.P. Woolly
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euchalyptus wrote:
RIP Wolly!
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BlackSabbath86 wrote:
RIP Woolly, a truly underrated musician.
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camel5 wrote:
A sad day for prog rock. Survive in Peace Woolly!
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silvertree wrote:
RIP Wolstenholme. Listen to Beyond the Grave for a hommage.
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marciotex wrote:
man, i miss music like that!! BJH roxx!
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