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	Roy Harper
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Roy Harper chronology
Work of Heart (1982) Born in Captivity (1984) Whatever Happened to Jugula? (1985)

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 2.1 1984 Hardup (PUB 5002) 2.2 1994 Science Friction Re-issue (HUCD008) Double CD 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Born in Captivity is a 1984 album by English folk musician Roy Harper. Essentially, Born In Captivity is the demo tape for Work of Heart, Harper's 1982 release.

Originally, Born in Captivity was released as a collectors item on Harper's Hardup label. 830 copies were made and sold quickly to Harper's 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, Harper's 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

v • d • e Roy Harper Studio albums Come out Fighting Ghengis Smith · Sophisticated Beggar · Folkjokeopus · Flat Baroque and Berserk  · Stormcock · Lifemask · Valentine · HQ · Bullinamingvase  · The Unknown Soldier · Work of Heart · Born in Captivity · Descendants of Smith · Loony on the Bus · Once · Death or Glory? · Commercial Breaks · The Dream Society · Garden of Uranium · The Green Man Live albums Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion · In Between Every Line · Born in Captivity II · Unhinged · Live At Les Cousins · The BBC Tapes - Volume I (1969 - 1973) · The BBC Tapes - Volume II (In Concert 1974) · The BBC Tapes - Volume III (BBC Sessions 1974) · The BBC Tapes - Volume IV (In Concert 1975) · The BBC Tapes - Volume V (BBC Sessions 1975 - 1978) · The BBC Tapes - Volume VI (In Concert 1978 with Andy Roberts) · Royal Festival Hall Live - June 10th 2001 Compilations, remixes, etc Harper 1970-1975 · Death or Glory? · An Introduction to ..... · Song Of The Ages · Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles · Hats off · East of the Sun · Today Is Yesterday · Counter Culture · From Occident to Orient Collaborations "Have a Cigar" · Whatever Happened to Jugula? · The Edges of Twilight · "Time" Singles / 12" Singles / EPs "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease" · "The Death of God" Videography Stonehenge 84 · Live in your Living Room · Once · Beyond the Door Filmography Made · The Song Remains the Same