Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles

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Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles cover
Compilation album by Roy Harper
Released 1997
Recorded Ireland November 1997
Genre Spoken Word
Length 57:56
Label Science Friction HUCD034
Producer Roy Harper
Professional reviews

Pending
Roy Harper chronology
The BBC Tapes - Volume VI (1997) Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles (1997) The Dream Society (1998)

Contents

[edit] History

Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles is a 1997 spoken word compilation album by Roy Harper featuring 34 of Harper's poems, and songs. It was originally only available via mail order or at Harper concerts.[1]

The album, now out of print, is quite hard to obtain (copies have been sold for over $270 (US) on eBay). The album is primarily a collection of Harpers poetry containing spoken versions of some earlier Harper recordings, such as "The Spirit Lives", "Commune" and "Pinches Of Salt" and at least one poem ("The Angel Of The Night") that would later become a song on the 1998 album, The Dream Society.

Occasional guitar by Harper and Jeff Martin punctuates certain tracks, most notably on "Timelords in the Frost" which is the only track on the CD credited to both artists.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "First Thing In The Morning" - 2:58 (Original song on The Unknown Soldier)
  2. "Blow By Blow" - 1:10
  3. "The Spirit Lives" - 2:47 (Original song on HQ)
  4. "Lunchtime Sandwich Secretaries" - 1:17
  5. "November" - 0:19
  6. "The Arty Fartique (The Critic)" - 0:56
  7. "Bad Speech 2 (A Degree Of Disbelief)" - 3:53 (A direct descendant of "Bad Speech" on Whatever Happened to Jugula?)
  8. "Timelords In The Frost" - 2:22
  9. "Angel Of The Night" - 1:31 (Became song on The Dream Society)
  10. "Hidden By Numbers" - 1:14
  11. "Hole In The Sky" - 0:26
  12. "Overnight Success" - 1:11 (a.k.a the song, "The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck")
  13. "Nero" - 0:40
  14. "Clones" - 1:33
  15. "Constant Sorrow" - 1:53
  16. "BUPA" - 1:55
  17. "Extreme Middle Age" - 3:57
  18. "The Night Aglow" - 0:37
  19. "Filthy Stain Hussein" - 2:06
  20. "Your Tongue In Their Cheeks" - 1:48
  21. "Commune" - 2:22 (Original song on Valentine)
  22. "Tel" - 0:50
  23. "Descendants Of Smith" - 1:22 (Original song on Descendants of Smith)
  24. "Our Father" - 3:36
  25. "Crystal Shoes" - 0:28
  26. "The Afternoon Sun" - 0:19
  27. "The Unknown" - 1:05
  28. "And Yet" - 3:19
  29. "Auto Farrier" - 1:04
  30. "Ere Winter Ends" - 0:32
  31. "Ghost Dance" - 1:24 (Original song on Once)
  32. "Pinches Of Salt" - 1:32 (Original song on Descendants of Smith)
  33. "The Song That Never Ends" - 0:57
  34. "Love Me" - 4:33

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Roy Harper fan site

[edit] External links

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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
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