Martyn Harris
bjhremembered.bsky.social
Martyn Harris
@bjhremembered.bsky.social
As a huge Barclay James Harvest fan, particularly of the early years, I thought I'd give BlueSky a try. You can also find postings on Facebook - Barclay James Harvest Remembered. Feel free to share your memories.
Just A Day Away. On the face of it, these two butterfly shaped picture discs appear the same, but one is an incorrect pressing. Surprisingly, the most often version to come across is the defective one.
February 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
John Lees. Born 13 January 1947 in Oldham.
January 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Les Holroyd. Leicester de Montfort Hall, October 3rd 1975.
January 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Time Honoured Ghosts Tour.
January 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Another very early BJH recording.
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Pools Of Blue (BBC Radio 1 Top Gear, 30 July 1968)
YouTube video by Barclay James Harvest - Topic
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January 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy Christmas, Froh Weinachten, Joyeux Noel.
December 24, 2024 at 1:47 PM
A very nice Netherlands pressing.
December 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM
The song that started it all.

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Early Morning (BBC Radio 1 Top Gear, 14 April 1968)
YouTube video by Barclay James Harvest - Topic
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December 16, 2024 at 7:46 AM
One I didn't bid on.
December 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Thirteen years ago today, Woolly Wolstenholme left us. He wrote to John Lees that he was simply 'On Leave' which JLBJH made into a song on North. Photo credit Polydor records.
December 13, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Life Is For Living. If commercial success is to be judged by chart position, this was the band's biggest. It reached no.1 in Switzerland and no.2 in Germany. The tide had definitely turned by now. The Harvest years put well behind.
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Life Is For Living
YouTube video by Barclay James Harvest - Topic
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December 12, 2024 at 9:44 AM
BJH Record of the Day. This was a bizarre release. A single played at 33 and a bit, rather than at 45, and Medicine Man split in two so you had to turn the record over part way through, complete with fades out and in. Love this version of Medicine Man though.
December 10, 2024 at 4:24 PM
A New Day Festival August 2017. BJH fans will have no trouble guessing the song. I always felt nervous for John playing this segment as recorders are a bitch to play!
December 10, 2024 at 9:22 AM
My BJH 'Record of the Day'
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One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out (2023 Remaster)
YouTube video by Barclay James Harvest - Topic
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December 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Early Morning Onwards. The first single released in 1968. A treasured possession, hence the framing.
December 9, 2024 at 3:20 PM
A wonderful piece of original art by the talented Jason Bloomfield to kick things off.
December 9, 2024 at 12:55 PM