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"Another Day" is a song by Roy Harper from his album Flat Baroque and Berserk. [1]The song has been covered by various artists that include: Susanna and the Magical Orchestra from the album 3; This Mortal Coil featuring the vocals of Elizabeth Fraser on the album It'll End in Tears; Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel who recorded a duet for her 1979 television special. [2]
The Royal Festival Hall Live – 10 June 2001 is a live double album of English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper's 60th birthday concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London. [ 1 ] Track listing
Deck the Halls" is a traditional Christmas carol. The melody is Welsh , dating back to the sixteenth century, [ 1 ] and belongs to a winter carol, " Nos Galan ", while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant , date to 1862.
Flat Baroque and Berserk was the first of Roy Harper's recordings to enter the charts, reaching number 20 in the UK album chart in January 1970. [2] Produced by Peter Jenner and recorded at Abbey Road Studios, it was also the first of eight albums recorded for EMI's Harvest label.
The spoken word album features 34 of Harper's poems and songs, and was originally only available via mail order or at Harper's concerts. [1] Now out of print on CD, it can be difficult obtain; copies have sold for over $290 on eBay. [2] However, the album is available to purchase as a download from Harper's website.
Counter Culture is a 2005 compilation double album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper featuring 25 classic Roy Harper songs, cherry picked according to his mood in April 2005. This collection spans 35 years of song writing and is intended as an introduction for anyone who's not sure where to start with Harper's music. [ 1 ]
Whilst Harper describes this period as his musical career nadir, it came at a time of the zenith for the United Kingdom hi-fi industry. Harper released a very limited number of so-called "Real-Time Mastered" compact audio cassette copies of the Work of Heart album. Unlike mass-market cassettes which at the time were produced at high speed from ...
Lifemask was written by Harper during a period of illness when HHT, which leads to polycythemia, threatened his health and incapacitated him.With thoughts of life and death upon his mind, side two of the album features a lengthy 23-minute track entitled "The Lord's Prayer" which Harper described as "my last will and testament".