The Dream Society
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The Dream Society | ||
Studio album by Roy Harper | ||
Released | 1998 | |
Recorded | Ireland | |
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 72:51 | |
Label | Resurgent 4305, Science Friction HUCD030 | |
Producer(s) | Roy Harper | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Roy Harper chronology | ||
Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles (1997) |
The Dream Society (1998) |
The Green Man (2000) |
The Dream Society is a 1998 album by Roy Harper.
Contents |
[edit] Miscellanea
"...The prospective title changed from 'The Seven Ages Of Man' to 'Songs Of Love' and then to 'thedreamsociety'. Roy Harper [1]
Early pressings of this album (the first 3,000?) contain a bonus CD featuring excerpts from the album with comments from Roy. (Science Friction HUCD30A). A promotional sampler with slightly different comments was also released. (Science Friction HUCD100). [2]
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 1998 Science Friction (HUCD030)
- "Songs Of Love" – 6:59
- "Songs Of Love (Pt 2)" – 4:50
- "Dancing All The Night" – 6:12
- "Psychopath" – 2:45
- "I Want To Be In Love" – 5:58
- "Drugs For Everybody" – 5:04
- "Come The Revolution" – 6:09
- "Angel Of The Night" – 5:10
- "The Dream Society" – 8:35
- "Broken Wing" – 6:42
- "These Fifty Years" – 14:27
[edit] 1998 Science Friction - Limited Edition Bonus CD (HUCD030A)
- "The Dream Society" (full version) – 8:16
- "Songs Of Love" (spoken introduction) – 1:08
- "Songs Of Love" (excerpt) – 1:10
- "Songs Of Love (Part 2)" (spoken introduction) – 0:47
- "Songs Of Love (Part 2)" (excerpt) – 1:03
- "Dancing All The Night" (spoken introduction) – 1:34
- "Dancing All The Night" (excerpt) – 1:02
- "Psychopath" (excerpt) – 0:56
- "Psychopath" (spoken introduction) – 1:49
- "I Want To Be In Love" (spoken introduction) – 0:21
- "I Want To Be In Love" (excerpt) – 1:20
- "Drugs For Everybody" (spoken introduction) – 1:38
- "Drugs For Everybody" (excerpt) – 0:54
- "Come The Revolution" (spoken introduction) – 1:25
- "Come The Revolution" (excerpt) – 0:57
- "Angel Of The Night" (spoken introduction) – 0:23
- "Angel Of The Night" (excerpt) – 1:18
- "The Dream Society" (spoken introduction) – 3:27
- "Broken Wing" (spoken introduction) – 0:47
- "Broken Wing" (excerpt) – 1:13
- "These Fifty Years" (spoken introduction) – 2:26
- "These Fifty Years" (excerpt) – 1:26
[edit] 1998 Science Friction - Promotional Sampler CD (HUCD100)
- "The Dream Society" (full version) – 8:16
- "Songs Of Love" (spoken introduction) – 1:16
- "Songs Of Love" (excerpt) – 1:08
- "Songs Of Love" (Part 2) (spoken introduction) – 0:54
- "Songs Of Love" (Part 2) (excerpt) – 1:03
- "Dancing All The Night" (spoken introduction) – 0:45
- "Dancing All The Night" (excerpt) – 1:00
- "Psychopath" (excerpt) – 0:56
- "Psychopath" / "I Want To Be In Love" (spoken introduction) – 1:16
- "I Want To Be In Love" (excerpt) – 1:21
- "Drugs For Everybody" (spoken introduction) – 0:30
- "Drugs For Everybody" (excerpt) – 0:54
- "Come The Revolution" (spoken introduction) – 0:16
- "Come The Revolution" (excerpt) – 0:57
- "Angel Of The Night" (spoken introduction) – 0:25
- "Angel Of The Night" (excerpt) – 1:15
- "The Dream Society" (spoken introduction) – 1:02
- "Broken Wing" (excerpt) – 1:10
- "Broken Wing" (spoken introduction) – 0:04
- "These Fifty Years" (spoken introduction) – 3:30
- "These Fifty Years" (excerpt) – 1:29
[edit] Personnel
- Roy Harper - Acoustic guitar (tuned down to C), Vocals, Tambourine and Washboard
- Ian Anderson - Flute
- Steve Barnard - Drums and Percussion
- Noel Barrett - Bass
- John Fitzgerald - Keyboard, Piano, Hammond, Trumpets, Concertina and Harp
- Nick Harper - Acoustic Guitar, Slide (Slide Guitar?) on 7 and Electric Guitar
- Felix Howard - Original Bass
- Misumi Kosaka - Vocals
- Colm O'Sullivan - Additional Keyboard
- Ric Sanders - Violins
- Bonnie Shaljean - Harp
- Jeff Ward - Slide Guitar and Bass on 4, Hand drums at end 11, Mandolin, Percussion Bits and everything else.
- John Leckie - Original Recording
- Jeff Ward - Subsequent Recording
- George Fort - Cover art Paintings and Drawings
- Harry Pearce - Idea for Front Cover art