Barclay James Harvest / discography

	Barclay James Harvest - discography
	Barclay James Harvest, in the 1980s
Publications
Studio albums	17th
Live albums	6th
Compilations	9
Singles	40
Video albums	6th
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest studio albums	4th
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest Live Albums	13
Barclay James Harvest feat. Les Holroyd studio albums	1
Barclay James Harvest feat. Les Holroyd live albums	7th
Barclay James Harvest feat. Les Holroyd Compilations	1

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the English progressive - rock band Barclay James Harvest (BJH) and its successor, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest (JLBJH) and Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd (BJHFLH).

Are listed albums ( studio and live albums and compilations ) and singles - on vinyl records or CDs - and videos - on VHS - and DVD media. Furthermore Awards named.

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1970	Barclay James Harvest Harvest SHVL 770	-	-	-	-	-	Release : June 5, 1970 single album; LP; 7 songs
1971	Once Again Harvest SHVL 788	-	-	-	-	-	Release date: February 5, 1971 single album; LP; 8 songs
1971	Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories Harvest SHVL 794	-	-	-	-	-	Release: November 5th, 1971 single album; LP; 9 songs
1972	Baby James Harvest Harvest SHSP 4023	-	-	-	-	-	Release: November 10, 1972 single album; LP; 6 songs
1974	Everyone Is Everybody Else Polydor 2383 286	-	-	-	UK- silver UK	-	Release: June 14th 1974 single album; LP; 9 songs
1975	Time Honored Ghosts Polydor 2383 361	-	-	-	UK32 silver (3 weeks)UK	-	Release: October 1975 single album; LP; 9 songs
1976	Octoberon Polydor 2442 144	DE40 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK19th silver (4 weeks)UK	US174 (3 weeks) US	Release: October 1st, 1976 single album; LP; 7 songs
1977	Gone to Earth Polydor 2442 148	DE10 platinum (181 weeks)DE	-	-	UK30th silver (7 weeks)UK	-	Release: September 1977 single album; LP; 9 songs
1978	XII Polydor POLD 5006	DE18th gold (11 weeks)DE	-	-	UK31 (2 weeks) UK	-	Release: September 29, 1978 single album; LP; 11 songs
1979	Eyes of the Universe Polydor POLD 5029	DE3 platinum (71 weeks)DE	AT9 (3 months) AT	-	UK31 (2 weeks) UK	-	Release: November 5th, 1979 single album; LP; 8 songs
1981	Turn of the Tide Polydor POLD 5040	DE2 gold (29 weeks)DE	-	-	UK55 (2 weeks) UK	-	Release: May 1981 single album; LP; 10 songs
1983	Ring of Changes Polydor 811 638-2	DE4 (22 weeks) DE	-	-	UK36 (4 weeks) UK	-	Released: May 16, 1983 single album; CD; 9 songs
1984	Victims of Circumstance Polydor 817 950-2	DE4 (22 weeks) DE	-	CH1 (15 weeks) CH	UK33 (6 weeks) UK	-	Release: April 1984 single album; CD; 9 songs
1987	Face to Face Polydor POLDC 5209	DE9 (13 weeks) DE	-	CH7 (9 weeks) CH	UK65 (1 week) UK	-	Release date: January 30, 1987 single album; CD; 12 songs
1990	Welcome to the Show Polydor 841 751-4	DE10 (18 weeks) DE	-	CH7 (13 weeks) CH	-	-	Release: March 5, 1990 single album; CD; 12 songs
1993	Caught in the Light Polydor 519 303-2	DE81 (5 weeks) DE	-	CH33 (3 weeks) CH	-	-	Release: June 14, 1993 single album; CD; 12 songs
1997	River of Dreams Polydor 537 576-2	DE71 (3 weeks) DE	-	CH33 (3 weeks) CH	-	-	Release: May 26th 1997 single album; CD; 10 songs

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1974	Live Polydor 2683 052	-	-	-	UK40 silver (2 weeks)UK	-	Release: November 1974 single album; LP; 11 songs recorded: - Theater Royal , London, June 30th 1974 - Anfield , Liverpool, August 31st 1974
1978	Live Tapes Polydor PODV 2001	DE33 gold (10 weeks)DE	-	-	-	-	Released: June 9, 1978 double album; LP; 13 songs recording: - Liverpool Empire (Liverpool; October 14, 1976) - Hammersmith Odeon (London; October 19, 1976) - Fairfield Halls (London; October 24, 1976) - United Kingdom (various shows; 1977) - possibly a music hall (Hamburg; November 8, 1977)
1982	Berlin - A Concert for the People Polydor POLD 5052	DE1 gold (35 weeks)DE	AT9 (3 months) AT	-	UK15 (11 weeks) UK	-	Release: January 1982 single album; LP: 11 songs; CD: 9 songs Recording: Platz der Republik , West Berlin, August 30, 1980
1988	Glasnost Polydor POLD 5219	DE47 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH30 (1 week) CH	-	-	Release: April 5th, 1988 single album; LP; 10 songs Recording: Treptower Park , East Berlin, July 14, 1987
2002	... BBC in Concert 1972 EMI 538 9802 / EMI 538 4042	-	-	-	-	-	Release: May 27, 2002 double album; CD; 16 songs; mono / stereo release: April 7, 2003 single album; CD; 8 songs; mono with Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra Recording: Paris Theater , London; November 16, 1972

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More live albums

… BBC in Concert 1972 ; Release: May 27, 2002: double album; CD; 16 songs; mono / stereo; EMI 538 9802
released: April 7, 2003: single album; CD; 8 songs; mono; EMI 538 4042
with Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra ; Recording: Paris Theater , London; November 16, 1972

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1991	Best of Barclay James Harvest PolyGram 511 439-1 / 2	DE9 gold (18 weeks)DE	-	CH13 gold (6 weeks)CH	-	-	Release: October 3rd, 1991 single album; CD; 15 songs
	Number one albums	DE1DE	AT-AT	CH1CH	UK-UK	US-US
	Top 10 albums	DE11DE	AT2AT	CH3CH	UK-UK	US-US
	Albums in the charts	DE15thDE	AT2AT	CH7thCH	UK9UK	US1US

Compilations (selection)

Early Morning Onwards
Release : September 1972
(with first 3 "non-album" singles and some songs from the first 3 LPs)
(single LP; 11 songs; EMI / Starline SRS 5126)
Mocking Bird - The Early Years
released: 1980
(with 4th "non-album" single and some songs from LPs 2 to 4)
(single LP; 11 songs; Harvest 1C 064 07236)
Alone We Fly
released: October 22, 1990
(Polydor period from 1974; including rarities and live recordings)
(double LP / single CD; 16 songs; Connoisseur VSOP LP 140 / VSOP CD 140)
Best of Barclay James Harvest
released: October 3, 1991
(1971–1990)
(single CD; 15 songs; PolyGram 511 439-1 / 2)
The Harvest Years
released: May 20, 1991
(Harvest time until 1973, including rarities)
(three-CD; 32 songs; EMI EN 5014)
Loving Is Easy - Best
VÖ: 1993
(studio and live recordings; 1977–1984)
(single CD; 14 songs; Zounds 272 005 21)
All Is Safely Gathered In
release: December 12, 2005
(studio and live recordings)
(5-CD box set with book; 74 songs; Eclectic ECLBOX1)
After the Day - The Radio Broadcasts - 1974–1976
released: April 14, 2008
(unpublished recordings from the BBC archive; radio one, TV show and concert excerpts; live in concert and in studio )
(live double CD; 20 songs; Polydor / Universal 5306335)

Singles

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks, awards, notes, B-side)					Remarks	B side
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks	B side
1977	Rock 'n' Roll Star Polydor 2229 198	-	-	-	UK49 (2 weeks) UK	-	Released: March 4th 1977 from Live EP : Rock 'n' Roll Star	Medicine Man (Parts 1 & 2)
1979	Love on the Line Polydor POSP 97	-	-	-	UK63 (2 weeks) UK	-	Release: December 1979 from studio album: Eyes of the Universe	Alright Down Get Boogie
1980	Life Is for Living Polydor POSP 195	DE2 (30 weeks) DE	-	CH1 (12 weeks) CH	UK61 (3 weeks) UK	-	Release: October 1980 from studio album: Turn of the Tide	Shades Of B Hill
1981	Child of the Universe (live) Polydor 2059 443	DE27 (15 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	Release: December 1981 from live album: Live Tapes	Back To The Wall (live)
1983	Just a Day Away Polydor POSP 585	DE40 (11 weeks) DE	-	CH5 (6 weeks) CH	UK68 (3 weeks) UK	-	Release: May 1983 from studio album: Ring of Changes	Rock 'N' Roll Lady (live)
1984	Victims of Circumstance Polydor 821 153-7	DE46 (7 weeks) DE	-	CH19 (9 weeks) CH	UK92 (1 week) UK	-	Release: March 16, 1984 from studio album: Victims of Circumstance	Victims Of Circumstance (instrumental)
	Number one singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH1CH	UK-UK	US-US
	Top 10 singles	DE1DE	AT-AT	CH2CH	UK-UK	US-US
	Singles in the charts	DE4thDE	AT-AT	CH3CH	UK5UK	US-US

More singles

Early Morning / Mr. Sunshine
released: April 26, 1968
("Non-Album" tracks; Parlophone R5693)
Brother Thrush / Poor Wages
released: June 20, 1969
("Non-Album" tracks; Harvest HAR 5003)
Taking Some Time On / The Iron Maiden
released: August 28, 1970
(Harvest HAR 5025)
Mocking Bird / Vanessa Simmons
released: March 19, 1971
(Harvest HAR 5034)
I'm Over You / Child of Man
released: April 28, 1972
("Non-Album" tracks; Harvest HAR 5051)
Breathless / When the City Sleeps
released: September 29, 1972
(as a group "Bombadil"; Harvest HAR 5056)
Thank You / Medicine Man
released: October 20, 1972
(Harvest HAR 5058)
Rock and Roll Woman / The Joker
released: May 4th 1973
("Non-Album" tracks; Harvest HAR 5068)
Poor Boy Blues / Crazy City
released: May 24th 1974
( Polydor 2058 474)
Mocking Bird / Galadriel
released: March 7th 1975
(Harvest HAR 5094)
Titles / Sweet Jesus
released: November 1975
(Polydor 2058 662)
Rock 'n' Roll Star / Medicine Man (Parts 1 & 2)
Release: March 4th, 1977
(Live EP ; Polydor 2229 198)
Rock 'n' Roll Star / Crazy City
released: April 1977
(A-side: live; Polydor 2058 871)
Hymn / Our Kid's Kid
released: July 22, 1977
(Polydor 2058 904)
Friend of Mine / Suicide?
Release: March 10, 1978
(B-side: live; Polydor 2059 002)
Loving Is Easy / Polk Street Rag
released: December 30th 1978
(B-side: live; Polydor POSP 012)
Love on the Line / Alright Down Get Boogie
released: December 1979
(Polydor POSP 97)

Sip of Wine / Hymn
released: 1979
(Polydor 2141 068)
Capricorn / Berlin
released: April 1980
(Polydor POSP 140)
Life Is for Living / Sperratus
VÖ: October 1980
(Polydor 2059 299)
Child of the Universe / Back to the Wall
released: December 1981
(A-side: live; Polydor 2059 443)
Ring of Changes / Blow Me Down
released: 1983
(A-side: remix; Polydor 817 120-7)
Just a Day Away / Rock 'n' Roll Lady
released: May 1983
(B-side: live; Polydor POSP 585)
Waiting for the Right Time / Blow Me Down
released: November 4th 1983
(A-side: edit and remix; Polydor POSP 640)
Victims of Circumstance / Victims Of Circumstance
released: March 16, 1984
(B-side: instrumental; Polydor POSP 674)
I've Got a Feeling / Rebel Woman
Release: September 28, 1984
(Polydor POSP 705)
He Said Love / On the Wings of Love
Release: November 7th 1986
(Polydor POSP 834)
Panic / All My Life
released: March 1987
(A-side: edited remix; Polydor 885 683-7)
Cheap the Bullet / Shadows on the Sky
released: February 5, 1990
(Polydor PO 67)
Welcome to the Show / If Love Is King
Released: February 1990
(Polydor PO 69)
Halfway to Freedom / African
VÖ: May 1990
(B-side: live; Polydor 877 254-7)
Halfway to Freedom / African / He Said Love / Shadows on the Sky
released: May 1990
( EP- CD; Songs 2 and 3: live; Polydor 877 255-2)
John Lennon's Guitar / The Life You Lead
released September 1990
(Polydor 877 876-7)
Stand Up / Is It Really True
released: 1992
(Dino 9070 350)

Video albums

VHS or DVD (selection):

A Concert for the People - Berlin :
VÖ : May 1983
Recording (live): Platz der Republik , West Berlin, August 30, 1980
(live single VHS; 9 songs; Polygram 790 499 2/4/1)
Victims of Circumstance :
Released: 1985
Recording (live): Wembley Arena , London, October 13, 1984
(live single VHS; 11 songs; Polygram 041 192 2/4)
Glasnost :
Release: May 1988
Recording (live): Treptower Park , East Berlin, July 14th 1987
(live single VHS; 10 songs; Channel 5 CFV 07262)
Glasnost - Victims of Circumstance
Released: December 2005
(Live DVD as a combination of the 2 VHS videos of the same name; 10 + 11 = 21 songs; Universal 9875400)
Berlin - A Concert for the People :
Released: August 23, 2010
Recording (live): Platz der Republik , West Berlin, August 30, 1980
(live single DVD; 9 songs plus 5 promo videos from the time of the album Time Honored Ghosts , from 1975; Eagle Vision ERE DV 806)
Live at the Town and Country Club :
Release: October 14, 2013
Recording (live): Town and Country Club , London, February 16, 1992
(live single DVD; 8 songs; Wienerworld WNRD2576)

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest (JLBJH)

[called Barclay James Harvest Through the Eyes of John Lees (BJHTTEOJL) until 2005 ]

Nexus
released : February 22, 1999
(remake and studio single album; CD; 12 songs; Eagle Records EAGCD052)
Revival… :
Recording (live): various concerts in Germany and Switzerland
- Revival - Live 1999
  released: March 27th, 2000
  (live single album; CD; 15 songs; Eagle Records EAGCD120)
- Revival - Live, Limited European Tour Edition
  Release: November 27th, 2000
  (Live double album; CD; 19 songs plus screensaver ; Eagle Records EDGTE120)
Suicide? / Brother Thrush / Mister E / Hymn
released: February 2001
( EP : 2nd CD from Revival with screensaver; Eagle Records EDGTE 120/2)
Legacy… :
Recording (live): Shepherd's Bush Empire , London, 5th November 2006
- Legacy - Live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London 2006
  Release: November 5th, 2007
  (Live single album; CD; 14 songs; Esoteric Recordings ECLEC2010)
- Legacy - Live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London 2006
  Release: November 26th 2007
  (Live-Single-DVD; 17 songs; Esoteric Recordings EDVD 1001)
Classic Rock Legends - Filmed Live at Metropolis Studios :
Release: May 23, 2011
Recording (live in studio) : Metropolis Studios , London, December 4, 2010
(single live DVD; 12 songs; plus interview; ITV Studios Home Entertainment 3711534523 )
High Voltage :
Recording (live): High Voltage Festival , London, 23 July 2011
- High Voltage
  release: July 23, 2011
  (live triple album ; CD; 12 songs; concert live ):
  CD 1 with songs 1–4, CD 2 with songs 5–12, CD 3 for downloadable interview / festival material
  (at the festival directly recording available after the concert with songs distributed on 3 CDs for logistics reasons)
- High Voltage
  released: December 12, 2011
  (live double album; CD; 12 songs; Concert Live CLCD358):
  CD 1 with songs 1–12; CD 2 with interviews and for downloadable bonus material
Recorded Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London :
Release: June 4th, 2012
Recording (live in studio) : Metropolis Studios , London, December 4th, 2010
(Live CD / DVD combo; 2 x 12 songs; plus interview; Salvo SALVOSVX004)
North :
Release: October 7, 2013
- North
  (studio single album; CD; 9 songs; Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 1023)
  (studio single album; LP; 7 songs; Esoteric Antenna EANTLP 1023)
- North and Live at Buxton Opera House :
  (studio and live double album; CD; 17 songs; Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 21022)
  CD 1: North (9 songs)
  CD 2: Live at Buxton Opera House (8 songs); Recording (live): Buxton Opera House , Buxton, Derbyshire, 19th February 2011
Ancient Waves / On Top Of The World / Hymn / Ancient Waves
Release: April 19, 2014
( EP- CD; Song 3: 2013 version / Song 4: live in Buxton, February 19, 2011; Esoteric Antenna EANTEP2001)
The 50th Anniversary Concert
Release: November 23, 2018
Recording: Royal Northern College of Music , Manchester, London, May 6, 2018
(Live double CD / single DVD set; 2 x 19 tracks including one acoustic song each -Medley; Cherry Red LEPCD3002)

Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd (BJHFLH)

Revolution Days
release : February 25, 2002
(studio single album; CD; 11 songs; M Records MREC001)
(studio single album; CD; 12 songs with bonus song "Love on the Line" ; Pure Music 219-0101-0012) , Released : August 11, 2003
Live in Bonn - 30th October 2002
Release: October 13, 2003
(live single album; CD; 9 songs; Pure Music 219-0102-0022)
Evolution Years - The Best of Barclay James Harvest featuring the songs of Les Holroyd
released: August 30, 2004
(compilation single album; CD; 16 songs; Pure Music 219-0201-0032)
On the Road :
Release: January 24th, 2005
Recording (live): various concerts in Germany , October 15th to November 3rd, 2002
(live single DVD; 14 songs plus discography overview and interviews; Pure Music 219-0103- 0049)
Classic Meets Rock (live albums):
Recording (live): Galaxie, Amnéville , April 6, 2006 :
- Classic Meets Rock - Live with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  released: April 6, 2006
  (directly after the concert on the same day and after a few subsequent shows as a limited first edition recording with bonus material)
  (live single DVD; 17 songs + photo gallery as a bonus; Kultopolis )
- Classic Meets Rock - Live with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  released: December 2006
  (live double album; CD; 17 songs; Kultopolis 5051278/5051279)
- Classic Meets Rock - Live with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  release: September 22, 2007 / November 23, 2007
  (live single DVD; 17 songs; Kultopolis 5060065380054 / Zyx DVD 3133)
Retrospective
release: February 12, 2016
Recording (live): various concerts in Germany, 2014
(live double album; CD; 15 songs; Goldencore Records / Zyx GCR 20106-2, 0090204709755)

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	2,250,000	musikindustrie.de
Switzerland (IFPI)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	25,000	hitparade.ch
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	0! G-	0! P-	300,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2

Solo works

John Lees

A Major Fancy
released : July 1977
(studio single album; LP; 8 songs; Harvest SHSM 2018)

Woolly Wolstenholme

→ see section Discography in the article Woolly Wolstenholme

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
↑ High Voltage : 3CD set: - High Voltage… , according to the BJH website mentioned in the web links section - … High Voltage… ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , according to concertlive.co.uk.

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↑ News , according to John Lees' Barclay James Harvest , on barclayjamesharvest.com.
↑ The JLBJH concert in Buxton did not take place on February 13th, but on February 19th, 2011 , contrary to what was mentioned on the North double CD .

Remarks

Note on the table columns B-side and notes in the section Singles : Songs with information A: and B: (etc.) refer to the respective A- and B-side for vinyl singles and to CD singles (explicitly mentioned) to included songs
Catalog numbers (table column notes ):
- mostly from the United Kingdom (UK)
- partly from Germany (DE)
Publication (VÖ), data according to the BJH website mentioned in the web links section :
- mostly from the United Kingdom (UK): albums and singles
- partly from Germany (DE): albums and singles

Web links

Barclay James Harvest (BJH), classic website and International Barclay James Harvest Fan Club (official website; English / German)

[charts-1] Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

[HighVolt3Cd-2] High Voltage : 3CD set: - High Voltage… , according to the BJH website mentioned in the web links section - … High Voltage… ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , according to concertlive.co.uk.

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[JLBJH-News-3] News , according to John Lees' Barclay James Harvest , on barclayjamesharvest.com.

[BuxtonShow-4] The JLBJH concert in Buxton did not take place on February 13th, but on February 19th, 2011 , contrary to what was mentioned on the North double CD .