Valentine (album)

Valentine
Studio album by Roy Harper
Released	February 14, 1974
Recorded	England
Genre	Folk rock, progressive folk, folk baroque
Length	41:58
Label	Harvest SHSP 4027, Chrysalis CHR 1163, Awareness AWLD 1015, Science Friction HUCD015
Producer	Peter Jenner, Roy Harper
Roy Harper chronology
Lifemask (1973) Valentine (1974) HQ (1975)
Alternative cover
Alternative cover
Awareness Records Reissue cover

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Valentine is the seventh album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1974 by Harvest Records.

History

The album contains mainly love songs and were written whilst Harper was writing and recording his previous albums (Stormcock and Lifemask).

Promotional material at the time included full page advertisements, in magazines such as ZigZag, of Harper wearing only a pair of socks and the words "music to droop your drawers to".^[2]

Album cover

The album cover has altered over the years with various re-releases. The currently available issue features the original artwork; a carbon portrait of Harper erasing himself with a rubber. It was drawn by Joe Petagno whilst working for Hipgnosis ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks credited to Roy Harper

Side one

1. "Forbidden Fruit" – 2:35
2. "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues" – 3:36
3. "I'll See You Again" – 4:58
4. "Twelve Hours Of Sunset" – 5:06
5. "Acapulco Gold" – 4:06

Side two

1. "Commune" – 4:34
2. "Magic Woman (Liberation Reshuffle)" – 6:35
3. "Che" – 3:04
4. "North Country" – 4:35
5. "Forever" – 2:52

Bonus tracks on 1989 CD reissue

1. "Home" (studio) – 3:10 – (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion)
2. "Too Many Movies" (live) – 6:35 – (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion)
3. "Home" (live) – 6:11 – (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion)

Personnel

• Roy Harper – guitar and vocals
• David Bedford - orchestral arrangements
• Steve Broughton - percussion
• Pete Sears - electric bass on "Forbidden Fruit" and "Acapulco Gold"
• Mike Gibbs - brass arrangement on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
• Ronnie Lane - electric bass on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
• Keith Moon - percussion on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
• Jimmy Page - electric guitar on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
• Max Middleton - piano on "Acapulco Gold"
• Marty Simon - percussion on "Acapulco Gold"
• Tim Walker - guitar on "Che"
• Ian Anderson – flute on "Home" (studio)
• John Leckie – sound engineer

References

External links

• Roy Harper official site
• Excellent Roy Harper resource