| Sophisticated Beggar | ||||
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| Studio album by Roy Harper | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | England | |||
| Genre | Folk Progressive folk Folk baroque |
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| Length | 52:49 | |||
| Label | Strike JHL 105, Science Friction HUCD007 |
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| Producer | Peter Richards | |||
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Sophisticated Beggar
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The Return of The Sophisticated Beggar
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Sophisticated Beggar is English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper's debut album. It was released in 1966.
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The album consists of Harper's poetry backed by acoustic guitar and recorded with a Revox tape machine by Pierre Tubbs.
When initially released the album was poorly distributed; only a few thousand were ever made, so in order to promote the album, Harper designed flyers and personally handed them out to shoppers in Oxford Street, London.[1] The albums liner notes infer that both John Renbourn and Ritchie Blackmore contributed. [2][3][4]
The album has subsequently been re-released on a number of different labels, given numerous titles, and had the original track listing altered. Though still available today, Harper only receives royalties for the official Science Friction release.
All tracks credited to Roy Harper
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Title |
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| United Kingdom | 1966 | Strike | Vinyl | JHL 105 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1970 | Youngblood | Vinyl | SSYB 7 | The Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1972 | Birth | Vinyl | RAB 3 | The Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1977 | Big Ben | Vinyl | BBX 502 | The Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1985 | Avon Music | Cassette | ASK 791 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1989 | Sundown | Vinyl | SDLP051/CDSM 051 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| Germany | 1989 | Magnum | Vinyl | CDSM 051 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1992 | Tring | CD | JHD 064 | Legend |
| United Kingdom | 1994 | Science Friction | CD | HUCD007 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 1997 | Mooncrest | CD | CRESTCD 027 | Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar |
| Japan | 2006 | Airmail | CD | 1249 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 2007 | Beat Goes On | CD | BGO 771.2 | The Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar |
| Belgium | 2007 | One Media | CD | 250183 | Sophisticated Beggar |
| United Kingdom | 2009 | Vanilla OMP | CD | China Girl |
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