Once Again (Barclay James Harvest album)

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Once Again
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Studio album by
Barclay James Harvest
Released5 February 1971
Recorded9 October 1970 – 25 November 1970
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock, art rock, symphonic rock
Length40:21
LabelHarvest (UK)
Sire (USA)
ProducerNorman Smith
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Barclay James Harvest
(1970) 		Once Again
(1971) 		Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]

Once Again was the second album released by Barclay James Harvest, in early 1971. As was the case with their other early albums, it was recorded with a full orchestra.

On the track "Galadriel", Lees played John Lennon's Epiphone Casino guitar, an event later recounted in a song on the band's 1990 album Welcome To The Show titled "John Lennon's Guitar".

In an interview with Songfacts, Keith Domone (official biographer of Barclay James Harvest with his wife Monika) said John Lees wrote "Mocking Bird" back in 1968 while he was living with the parents of his future wife, Olwen. The song is based on a musical phrase from "Pools Of Blue", which he wrote around the same time.[2]

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition ‘’Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock’’, the album came #39 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".[3]

Track listing[]

The credits on the original liner notes are incorrect, titles being attributed to the band as a whole. The credits shown here are the actual composers.[4]

Side one[]

  1. "She Said" (Barclay James Harvest) – 8:21
  2. "Happy Old World" (Woolly Wolstenholme) – 4:40
  3. "Song for Dying" (John Lees) – 5:02
  4. "Galadriel" (John Lees) – 3:14

Side two[]

  1. "Mocking Bird" (Lees) – 6:39
  2. "Vanessa Simmons" (Lees) – 3:45
  3. "Ball And Chain" (Wolstenholme) – 4:49
  4. "Lady Loves" (Lees) – 4:07

Bonus tracks[]

Once Again was remastered and reissued by Harvest in 2002 with several bonus tracks:

  1. "Introduction - White Sails (A Seascape)" (Wolstenholme) – 1:43 arranged by Robert Godfrey
  2. "Too Much On Your Plate" (Lees, Holroyd, Wolstenholme, Mel Pritchard) – 5:28
  3. "Happy Old World" (Wolstenholme) – 4:40 Quadrophonic mix
  4. "Vanessa Simmons" (Lees) – 3:46 Quadrophonic mix
  5. "Ball And Chain" (Wolstenholme) – 4:48 Quadrophonic mix

Personnel[]

Barclay James Harvest
Additional personnel
  • The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra

References[]

  1. ^ Collins, Paul. "Barclay James Harvest - Once Again". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Mocking Bird". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  3. ^ Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.
  4. ^ Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio
  5. ^ Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio
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