Born in Captivity

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Born in Captivity
Studio album by Roy Harper
Released	1984
Recorded	England
Genre	Rock
Label	Hardup PUB 5002, Awareness Records AWL1001, Science Friction HUCD008 (Current release)
Producer(s)	Roy Harper
Professional reviews
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Roy Harper chronology
Work of Heart (1982)	Born in Captivity (1984)	Whatever Happened to Jugula? (1985)

Contents 1 History 2 Miscellanea 3 Track listing 3.1 1984 Hardup (PUB 5002) 3.2 1994 Science Friction Re-issue (HUCD008) Double CD 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Born in Captivity is a 1984 album by Roy Harper. Essentially, Born In Captivity is the demo tape for Work of Heart, Harpers 1982 release.

[edit] Miscellanea

Originally, Born in Captivity was released as a collectors item on Harpers Hardup label. 830 copies were made and sold quickly to Harpers fans. Demand was such that the record was reissued in 1985 (with variations to the sleeve notes, colours and labels ^[1]) on the Awareness Records label. Awareness Records also released cassette and CD versions in 1989.

In 1994, Harpers own label, Science Friction, combined Born in Captivity with Work of Heart to form the Double CD version of this album currently available.

The albums cover shows Harper behind bars, the numbers "120641" represent his date of birth (12th June 1941) and the "No.006" is a reference to Patrick McGoohans character, "Number Six", in the British, Sixties TV programme, The Prisoner. Harper referenced this programme earlier in his career on his 1969 album Folkejokeopus, with a track entitled "McGoohans Blues".

N.B. The songs "No Woman is Safe" and "Jack of Hearts" are basically the same, containing identical lyrics.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1984 Hardup (PUB 5002)

1. "Stan" - 5:03
2. "Drawn to the Flames" (Demo Version) - 4:43
3. "Come To Bed Eyes" - 4:20
4. "No Woman Is Safe" - 4:42
5. "I Am A Child" (Demo Version) - 3:59
6. "Elizabeth" (Original Version) - 4:47
7. "Work of Heart" (Demo Version) - 19:20
   1. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
   2. "Two Lovers in the Moon"
   3. "We Are the People"
   4. "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
   5. "We Are the People" (reprise)
   6. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)

[edit] 1994 Science Friction Re-issue (HUCD008) Double CD

Disc One / Born in Captivity

1. "Stan" - 5:03
2. "Drawn to the Flames" (Demo Version) - 4:43
3. "Come To Bed Eyes" - 4:20
4. "No Woman Is Safe" - 4:42
5. "I Am A Child" (Demo Version) - 3:59
6. "Elizabeth" (Original Version) - 4:47
7. "Work of Heart" (Demo Version) - 19:20
   1. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
   2. "Two Lovers in the Moon"
   3. "We Are the People"
   4. "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
   5. "We Are the People" (reprise)
   6. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)

Disc Two / Work of Heart

1. "Drawn To The Flames" – 6:34 (Original Version)
2. "Jack Of Hearts" – 4:14
3. "I Am A Child" – 3:09 (Original Version)
4. "Woman" – 4:42
5. "I Still Care" - 4:50
6. "Work of Heart" - 21:32 (Original Version)
   1. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
   2. "Two Lovers in the Moon"
   3. "We Are the People"
   4. "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
   5. "We Are the People" (reprise)
   6. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)

[edit] Personnel

• Roy Harper- Vocals and guitar

[edit] References

1. ^ Discography and cover notes

[edit] External links

• Roy Harper Official Site
• Excellent Roy Harper resource
• Roy Harper discography