It’s been more than a decade since John Lees’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST released "North" which was followed by a couple of concerts documents but saw no studio sequel, so quite a few fans assumed that album to represent a final chapter in the ensemble’s history. However, nearing the band’s six-decade anniversary, the veteran’s came up with more than impressive set of fresh pieces, and their new platter, titled “Relativity” and demonstrating a loose concept, will arrive on October 17th.
The 78-minute opus, to be made available on CD and vinyl, was produced by Stephen W Tayler – who also prepared a surround mix which lands on a Blu-ray as part of limited package, where there’s also a second auuio disc, with numbers from the group’s 2009 show with the late Woolly Wolstenholme on keyboards – so it promises to deliver a lot of delights on sonic and melodic fronts alike.
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST –
Relativity
CD 1 – Relativity:
1. Relativity Part 1 (Through The Dust)
2. The Blood Of Abraham
3. Heard It All Before
4. Magpie
5. Love
6. Peace Like A River
7. Hourglass
8. Snake Oil
9. The End Of Days
10. Picture World
11. Relativity Part 2 (The Stars That Shine)
CD 2 – Live In The USA – RosFest 2009:
1. Valhalla
2. For No One
3. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster
4. Poor Wages
5. The Iron Maiden
6. Child Of The Universe
7. Poor Man’s Moody Blues
8. Harbour
9. Suicide
10. Medicine Man
11. In Search Of England
12. Mocking Bird
13. The Poet / After The Day
Blu-ray – 5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo Mixes:
1-11 – as on CD 1
