BJH were always a great live band. At one point they took their symphony orchestra (and mellotron) on tour, surely a logistical nightmare and not destined to make lots of money.
But their third album, from 1971, caught the band in great form and is one of their best.
This album includes some fine performances, especially of concert favourites Medicine Man, The Poet and After The Day. The orchestra makes a good contribution, all the songs are melodic and enjoyable and it is a coherent whole album.
1972 brought Baby James Harvest. This is not a good album. The band had separated, Wolsteholme going off to record with an orchestra and the rest of the band left to record some rock tunes. Prog rock of course, lots of Mellotron. There are some good ideas on the album, but as a whole it doesn’t work.