Barclay James Harvest were an English progressive rock band, which following a split in 1998 now exists as two successor bands. They were founded in Oldham, in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (b. 1948), guitarist/vocalist John Lees (b. 1947), drummer/percussionist Mel Pritchard (1948–2004), and keyboardist/vocalist Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme (1947–2010).
After signing with EMI's Parlophone label in the UK for one single in early 1968 (entitled Early Morning / Mr. Sunshine), they moved to the more progressively inclined Harvest label.... more
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