Folkjokeopus

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Folkjokeopus
Folkjokeopus cover
Studio album by Roy Harper
Released 1969
Recorded England
Genre Folk
Length 47:57
Label Liberty 21888, Science Friction CD009
Producer Shel Talmy
Professional reviews
Roy Harper chronology
Come out Fighting Ghengis Smith Folkjokeopus Flat Baroque and Berserk (1970)

Folkjokeopus is the third album issued by English rock/folk singer-songwriter & guitarist Roy Harper. It is notable for the lengthy track, "McGoohan's Blues", which Harper states was "inspired by actor Patrick McGoohan's depiction of the establishment rebel in his TV series, The Prisoner".[1] "One For All" was dedicated to tenor saxist Albert Ayler, whom Harper had known in Copenhagen.[1]

The album title was borrowed to provide the name of a Minneapolis record store, Oar Folkjokeopus.

[edit] Reception

Allmusic, although noting influences such as Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Donovan, and possibly Al Stewart, and praising Harper's "uniformly excellent" guitar work, criticised Folkjokeopus for being "sprawling and unwieldy".[2]

[edit] Track listing

  • All tracks credited to Roy Harper
  1. "Sgt. Sunshine" (3:04)
  2. "She's The One" (6:55)
  3. "In The Time Of Water" (2:16)
  4. "Composer Of Life" (2:26)
  5. "One For All" (8:11)
  6. "Exercising Some Control" (2:50)
  7. "McGoohan's Blues" (17:55)
  8. "Manana" (4:20)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Folkjokeopus - CD. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  2. ^ Folkjokeopus. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
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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
Singles / 12" Singles / EPs
Videography
Stonehenge 84 · Live in your Living Room · Once · Beyond the Door
Filmography