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Appearances Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Movies Links Various Refers
HARPER Roy
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 12.06.1941 (Manchester, GB)
HARPER Roy (photo)

Appearances:

6-7/75 Roy Harper's Trigger
11/76-cca 2/77 Roy Harper And Chips

Line-Up (1980):

Roy Harper - voc,g
Andy Roberts - g
Mike Shepherd - bg
Preston Hayman - ds

Former Members:

Chris Spedding (g, 3-7/75); Henry McCullough (g, 11/76-cca 2/77)
Dave Cochran (bg,kb, 3-7/75, 11/76-cca 2/77)
Bill Bruford (ds, 3-7/75); John Halsey (ds, 11/76-cca 2/77)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Sophisticated Beggar12/1966 Strike
2.Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith1/1968 CBS
3.Folkjokeopus4/1969 Liberty
4.Flat Baroque & Berserk1/1970 Harvest20
5.Stormcock4/1971 Harvest
6.Life Masque
("Made" OST)
05.01.1973Harvest
7.Valentine
produced by: Roy Harper
2/1974 Harvest27
8.Heavy Crazy (Live In London)1974
9.Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion
(2LP)
01.11.1974Harvest
10.H.Q.
produced by: Peter Jenner
14.05.1975Harvest31
11.Bullinamingvase
produced by: Roy Harper/John Leckie/Peter Jenner
04.02.1977Harvest25
12.One Of Those Days In England1977
13.The Early Years1977
14.Commercial Break3/1978 Harvest
15.Roy Harper 1970-197519.05.1978Harvest
16.The Unknown Soldier11.04.1980Harvest
17.Work Of Heart
credited to: Roy Harper Band
12.11.1982Public
18.Born In Captivity1984 Hardup
19.Burn The World11/1990 Awareness
20.Whatever Happend To Jugula
& Jimmy Page
2/1985 Beggar's Banquet44
21.In Between Every Line6/1986 Harvest
22.... Descendants Of Smith3/1988 EMI
23.Loony On The Bus12/1988 Awareness
24.Once5/1990 Awareness
25.Death Or Glory?11/1992 Awareness
26.An Introduction To Roy Harper12/1994 Awareness
27.Unhinged8/1995 Griffin
28.The Dream Society6/1998 Science Fiction
29.Hats Off: 15 Smash Hits20.06.2000EMD
30.The Green Man6/2001 Science Friction
31.Country Culture02.08.2005Science Fiction
32.Return of the Sophisticated Beggar18.09.2007Gommsongs
33.Songs Of Love And Loss - Vol 1 & 29/2011 Salvo95
34.Stonehenge 1984: A Midsummer Night Rock Show
& The Enid & Hawkwind & Here And Now
28.08.2012Floating World
35.Live In Concert At Metropolis Studios, London11.09.2012Convexe
36.Man & Myth23.09.2013Bella Union44

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Take Me Into Your Eyes / Pretty Baby25.03.1966Strike
2.Midspring Dithering / Zengem10/1967 CBS
3.Life Goes By / Nobody's Got Any Money In The Summer05.04.1968CBS
4.Bank Of The Dead / Little Lady10/1972 Harvest
5.(Don't You Think We're) Forever / Male Chauvinist Pig Blues15.02.1974Harvest
6.Home (live) / Home (studio)15.11.1974Harvest
7.When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease / Hallucinating Light (live)23.05.1975Harvest
8.Grown Ups Are Just Silly Children / Referendum / Legend17.10.1975Harvest
9.One Of Those Days In England / Watford Gap18.02.1977Harvest
10.Sail Away / Cherishing The Lonesome
& Black Sheep
28.10.1977Harvest
11.When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease / Home (studio)5/1978 Harvest
12.Playing Games / First Thing In The Morning28.03.1980Harvest
13.Short And Sweet / Water Sports / The Unknown Soldier27.06.1980Harvest
14.No One Ever Gets Out Alive / Casuality (live)10/1982 Public
15.I Still Care / Goodbye Ladybird
credited to: Roy Harper Band
25.03.1983Public
16.Elizabeth / Advertisement / I Hate The White Man (live)
& Jimmy Page
3/1985 Beggar's Banquet
17.Laughing Inside / Laughing Inside (acoustic version)3/1988 EMI
18.Death Of God02.05.2005

Movies:

1. Made (1972, starring)

WWW Links:

http://www.royharper.com

Various:

3/77 Chips gigují bez Roy Harpera as Black Sheep

1982 own label "Public"

appeared on the LP:

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (12.9.75, Harvest)

appeared on the SP:
Kate Bush: Breathing (4/80, EMI)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
198212 366profile
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1971001.05.197116Pop Albumsalbum review
19744112.10.197416I'm A Believer
19744402.11.197469Albumsalbum review
19744509.11.197437
19745014.12.197423Caught In The Actgig review
1975425.01.19755News
1975501.02.197551Caught In The Actgig review
19751222.03.19754
19751512.04.19755
19751619.04.197521interview
19752124.05.197516Singlessingle review
19752414.06.197513interview
19752414.06.197544Albumsalbum review
19752812.07.19751
19754218.10.197540Albumsalbum review
19754325.10.197514Singlessingle review
1977819.02.197718Caught In The Actgig review
1977819.02.197720Singlessingle review
19771112.03.19774
19771830.04.197720Caught In The Actgig review
19773130.07.197714Albums - Short Takesalbum review
19774505.11.197769Caught In The Actgig review
19774719.11.197720Singlessingle review
19782020.05.197852Caught In The Actgig review
19782815.07.197822Albumsalbum review
1980609.02.19804News
19801329.03.198021Singlessingle review
19801405.04.19803News
19801928.06.198016Singlessingle review
19802716.08.198042Caught In The Actgig review
19803908.11.19804News
19804306.12.198029Caught In The Actgig review
1981928.02.198138Caught In The Actgig review
19824720.11.198222Albumsalbum review
1983926.02.198324Caught In The Actgig review
19831326.03.198326Singlessingle review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1973010.02.197312Albumsalbum review
1974009.02.19743News Desk
1974023.02.19746
1974023.02.197441Albumsalbum review
1974016.11.197428
1974028.12.197420Plattersalbum review
1975019.04.19753News Desk
1975021.06.197518Plattersalbum review
1975012.07.197533On The Towngig review
1975019.07.19758Thrills
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19941927.09.19947Galerie
19967 21On Linediscography
199610 24Co víme povímediscography
20023 52Tajný svatýprofile