Once Again (Barclay James Harvest album)

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.

Once Again
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 (LP): 61:02 (expanded CD)
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
AllMusic[1]

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 five bonus tracks: 2 outtakes and 3 from the 1973 quadrophonic mix of the album.

  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

Boxed Set

Once Again was remastered for a second time in 2023 and reissued by Esoteric Recordings (through Cherry Red Records). This 3 CD/1 Blu-Ray set includes the complete original mix of the album, a new remix of the entire album, a stereo mix down of the 1972 quadrophonic mix ("The 1972 Quadrophonic SQ Stereo Mix") and 10 bonus tracks spread across the 3 CD's. The DVD includes a new 5.1 multichannel mix of the album, the 1973 Quadrophonic Mix in 4.0 surround sound, high resolution stereo versions of both the original mix and the new remix of the original album plus 5.1 multichannel mixes of 2 bonus tracks.[5] Bonus tracks are:

  1. "Too Much On Your Plate" (Wolstenholme)
  2. "Happy Old World (Take One)" (Wolstenholme)
  3. "She Said (John Peel Sunday Concert 21st February 1971)" (Barclay James Harvest)
  4. "Mockingbird. (John Peel Sunday Concert 21st February 1971)" (John Lees)
  5. "Dark Now My Sky (John Peel Sunday Concert 21st February 1971)" (Barclay James Harvest)
  6. ""Too Much On Your Plate" (Wolstenholme)
  7. "White Sails (A Seascape)" (Barclay James Harvest)
  8. "Mocking Bird (First Version - May 1970)" (John Lees)
  9. "Galadriel (Non-Orchestral Version)" (John Lees)
  10. "Mocking Bird (Non-Orchestral Version)" (John Lees)

Blu-Ray bonus 5.1 mixes are:

  1. "Too Much On Your Plate" (Wolstenholme)
  2. "White Sails (A Seascape)" (Barclay James Harvest)

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 3 July 2009.
  3. Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.
  4. Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio
  5. "Barclay James Harvest: Everyone is Everybody else, 3 Disc Deluxe Remastered & Expanded Edition".
  6. Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio
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