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An Introduction To Roy Harper
Used - LP - PRO 620
Rare 1975 Official Chrysalis Label Promotional Only Vinyl LP Featuring A 50 Minute Radio Show Presented By Bob Harris. Included In This Unique Insight Are Conversations With Paul McCartney, Ian Anderson, Dave Gilmour & Roy Himself Along With Musical Interludes! Custom Sleeve.
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Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith
Used - LP - 63184
Beautiful 1967 UK Orange Label Heavy Vinyl Mono Original, A1/B1 Stampers. SWOBC - "G. Cohen" In Black Marker On Upper Left Corner Of Back Jacket. Appears Unplayed.
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Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion
Used - LP - CH2 1164
1974 2LP Gatefold Original. Both LPs Appear Unplayed. Recorded Live At Various Locations "Up And Down England." Serves As An Effective Summation Of His Stunning Live Work.
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Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion
Used - LP - SHDW 405
Beautiful 1974 UK 2LP Gatefold Original. Both LPs Appear Unplayed. Recorded Live At Various Locations "Up And Down England." Serves As An Effective Summation Of His Stunning Live Work.
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Flat Baroque And Berserk
Used - LP - CHR 1160
Blue Label 2nd Issue. Recorded In 1969.
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Flat Baroque And Berserk
Used - LP - CHR 1160
1969 US original gatefold pressing. Not seen too often! Vibrant jacket with hole punch. "Roy Harper's fourth album found him in an acoustic folkie mode more often than not, though as usual (for circa late-'60s Harper) there were detours into pretty rocky items on occasion. It's not much of either a progression or a slide from the lyrically convoluted, somewhat but not incredibly melodic path he had established with his prior work. "I Hate the White Man," however, is certainly one of his most notable (and notorious) compositions, a spew of lilting verbiage that's hard to peg. It could be irony, it could be ironic self-hatred, it could be muddled reflections on the chaos that is the modern world, or it could be a combination of all of them. There are gentler items, sometimes with subdued harmony vocals and orchestration, that sound rather like Harper's most acerbic side sanded off with edges of Al Stewart, Donovan, or Tim Hardin; "Another Day" is the prettiest of those. The atypical "Hell's Angels," on the other hand, has a twisted, chunky rock feel rather like the solo work of another of producer Peter Jenner's clients, Syd Barrett." Al Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
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Flat, Baroque And Berserk
Used - LP - SHVL 766
Beautiful UK 2nd Harvest Label (EMI Logo On Labels) Housed In A Laminated Gatefold Cover. A3/B2 Stampers.
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Folkjokeopus
New - LP - WPS 21888
Factory Sealed 1969 Heavy Vinyl Stereo Original. Small Part Of The Shrink Wrap Is Missing At The Top Left Corner With Subsequent Rubbing To 1/2 Inch Of Top Seam, Otherwise Pristine. First Copy We Have Ever Had In Stock Of This Rarity.
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Folkjokeopus
Used - LP - SLS 50373
Stunning UK 2nd Label Stereo Housed In A Fully Laminated Jacket. Appears Glossy, Unplayed.
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Lifemask
Used - LP - CHR 1162
1978 Reissue. Appears Unplayed. Very Minor Cover Wear.
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Lifemask
Used Import - SHVL 808
1973 Original UK Pressing, Housed In A Die-Cut Cover That Opens In The Center. Light Wear To Jacket Overall, With Some Light Crease Marks. Back Cover Has A Slight Ripple Effect To It, Possibly Because It's A Rather Thin Album Cover, But No Signs Of Any Water Damage. VG++ Vinyl, Conservatively Graded. "Lifemask Was An Emotional If Not Musical Rebirth For Roy Harper, Who Nearly Lost His Life In 1972 Due To A Rare Congenital Circulatory Disorder. When The Album Was Released In Early 1973, It Showed Harper Refining The Acoustic Music He Had Perfected On 1971's Stormcock. Some Of The Songs On The Album Previously Appeared In A Motion Picture Entitled Made, But The Sound Is Nonetheless Consistent Throughout. "Highway Blues" And "South Africa" Are The Best-Known Songs On This Set, And Have Remained Concert Mainstays For Many Years. The Former Is A Strong Opener And Added A Touch Of Synthesizer To Harper's Instrumental Stable, While The Latter Was A Political Comment On Apartheid In The Guise Of A Touching Love Song. "Little Lady" And "Bank Of The Dead" (Featuring Jimmy Page) Are Fairly Similar In Sound And Context, But Remain Pleasant, If Not Classic, Cuts Anyway. The Album-Closing "The Lord's Prayer" Is Quite Possibly The Most Confounding Piece In Harper's Catalog. It Has All The Benchmarks Of One Of His Classics -- Epic, Album-Side Length, Poetically Obscure Lyrics, Many Musical Movements, And, As Usual, Guitar Help From Jimmy Page. However, Despite Its Potential, The Song's A Bit Boring And Doesn't Approach Harper's Former Or Future Epics In Terms Of Listenability.” Brian Downing, AMG..
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One Of These Days In England (Bullinamingvase)
Used - LP - CHR 1138
1977 Original With Gold Promo Stamp On Front Jacket.
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One Of Those Days In England (Bullinamingvase)
New - LP - CHR 1138
Sealed 1977 Original. Small Cut Out Hole. Includes "Watford Gap."
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Return Of The Sophisticated
Used - LP - SSYB 7
Rare 1st Reissue With "Hup Hup Spiral" Closed Run-Out Groove, Different Sleeve
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Sophisticated Beggar
Used - LP - BBX 502
Stunning 1977 UK Reissue Of The $1,000 Strike Label Original Released In 1967. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Comes In A Laminated Jacket.
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The Unknown Soldier
Used Import - SHVL 820
1980 UK Original With Custom Printed Inner Sleeve. No Bar Code On Back. LP Appears Glossy. A1/B4 Stampers. Dead Wax Reads: "To Kate With Love, Roy." Hint Of Ring Wear At Top Of Front Cover (See Scan).
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Unknown Soldier
Used - LP - SHVL 820
1980 UK Original With Custom Printed Inner Sleeve. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. A1/B4 Stampers. Dead Wax Reads: "To Kate With Love, Roy."
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Valentine
Used - LP - CHR 1163
1974 Original. “Valentine, Released On That Day In 1974, Is A Collection Of Tracks That Roy Harper Recorded During The Early '70s But Did Not Include On Either Stormcock Or Lifemask. The Fact That This Album Somehow Gels Is Testimony To Just How Talented Harper Was At This Point In His Career. All Harper Albums Have Stellar Cameos, And This One Is No Different. Jimmy Page Adds Devastating Lead Guitar To "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues," Even Though The Acoustic Version The Duo Released On Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Is Still Superior. In Addition, David Bedford Continues His Streak Of Outstanding String Arrangements On Harper Albums With Particularly Winning Versions For "I'll See You Again" And "Commune." The Instrumental "Che" Is A Reminder Of Harper's Astounding And Influential Acoustic Guitar Technique, While "Twelve Hours Of Sunset" Rivals "Waterloo Sunset" As One Of Most Beautiful Songs In The English Language. While Not As High-Profile As Stormcock Or HQ, Valentine Can Be Numbered Among Harper's Best Work During His Heyday.” – Brian Downing, All Music Guide
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When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
Used - LP - CHR 1105
1975 Green Label Original Promo. Hint Of Ring Wear. LP Appears Glossy, Unplayed.
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When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
Used - LP - CHR 1105
Beautiful 1975 Green Label Original With Promotional Sticker On The Jacket. 1A/1B Stampers. Features Dave Gilmour, John Paul Jones, Bill Bruford, Chris Spedding And Dave Cochran. Appears Unplayed. 4½ Stars In All Music Guide.
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Work Of Heart
Used - LP - PUBLP 501
Beautiful 1981 UK Original With Custom Lyric Inner Sleeve.
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