When The City Sleeps

Album: Harvest Years (1975)

Songfacts®:

  • "When The City Sleeps" is a song about walking through a deserted city in the small hours. According to the December 1996 issue of the fanzine Nova Lepidoptera, "It's actually a solo track, as Woolly sang and played everything on it." The A Side is "Breathless"; the band used an alias "when this Chicory Tip - style instrumental was issued" and "listening to it now, one appreciates the wisdom of that decision! Just a bit of fun, really, and it could have been worse - it could have been a hit!"
  • The single was released in the UK on the Harvest label on March 21, 1975. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2

Comments: 1

  • Volker from GermanyThis was released in 1972 under the moniker "BOMBADIL" (a Tolkien character), not BJH. The Composition is credited to "Lester Forest" (aka Woolly Wolstenolme), whereas the A-Side containing the instrumental "Breathless" is credited to "Terry Bull" (aka John Lees). Source: Discogs.
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