RELEASED 1.7.2016
•• NEW REMASTERED & EXPANDED 3 CD DIGIPACK EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1977 MILLION SELLING ALBUM BY BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST • WITH 2 CDs & DVD (NTSC / REGION FREE) • FEATURING NEW STEREO & 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES OF THE ALBUM TRACKS & SEVEN BONUS TRACKS • REMASTERED & REMIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES • FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK AND LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKLETS WITH LINER NOTES Esoteric Recordings are proud to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic million selling 1977 album by BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, “Gone to Earth”. Originally released in October 1977, the album was the band’s biggest selling release, achieving over a million sales worldwide and having the distinction of being the 6th longest staying chart album on the German album charts of all time. The album followed in the wake of “Everyone is Everybody Else”, “Barclay James Harvest Live”, “Time Honoured Ghosts” & “Octoberon” for Polydor records and was a Top Thirty album in the UK and huge seller in Europe. In Germany in particular, the album struck a chord with the record buying public thanks to tracks such as ‘Hymn’, ‘Poor Man’s Moody Blues’, ‘Friend of Mine’, ‘Sea of Tranquility’ and more. The album’s popularity continues to endure. This Deluxe edition includes two CDs and a DVD, and features a new re-master of the original album mix, along with stunning brand new stereo and 5.1 surround mix of the album. The set also includes new stereo and 5.1 Surround sound mixes of an early, previously unreleased version of ‘Loving is Easy’, recorded during the album sessions. The DVD (which is region free and NTSC) also includes 96 kHz / 24-bit stereo re-mixes. In addition the set features new stereo & 5.1 mixes of ‘Our Kid’s Kid’ (B-side to the single of ‘Hymn’) and four other bonus tracks. This expanded deluxe edition also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet that fully restores the original album artwork, a new essay and also includes a reproduction poster. Track Listing: DISC ONE: “GONE TO EARTH” NEW 24-BIT RE-MASTERED ORIGINAL STEREO MIX RELEASED IN OCTOBER 1977 1. HYMN 2. LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN 3. FRIEND OF MINE 4. POOR MAN’S MOODY BLUES 5. HARD HEARTED WOMAN 6. SEA OF TRANQUILLITY 7. SPIRIT ON THE WATER 8. LEPER’S SONG 9. TAKING ME HIGHER BONUS TRACKS 10. LIED RECORDED DURING THE “GONE TO EARTH” SESSIONS STRAWBERRY STUDIOS 1977 11. OUR KID’S KID 12. HYMN (SINGLE EDIT) 13. FRIEND OF MINE (SINGLE VERSION) DISC TWO: “GONE TO EARTH” NEW STEREO MIX & BONUS TRACKS 1. HYMN 2. LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN 3. FRIEND OF MINE 4. POOR MAN’S MOODY BLUES 5. HARD HEARTED WOMAN 6. SEA OF TRANQUILLITY 7. SPIRIT ON THE WATER 8. LEPER’S SONG 9. TAKING ME HIGHER BONUS TRACK 10. LOVING IS EASY (1977 VERSION) DISC THREE: “GONE TO EARTH” NEW 5.1 SURROUND MIXES & 96 KHZ / 24-BIT STEREO MIXES 1. HYMN 2. LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN 3. FRIEND OF MINE 4. POOR MAN’S MOODY BLUES 5. HARD HEARTED WOMAN 6. SEA OF TRANQUILLITY 7. SPIRIT ON THE WATER 8. LEPER’S SONG 9. TAKING ME HIGHER BONUS TRACKS 10. LOVING IS EASY (1977 VERSION) 11. OUR KID’S KID