Valentine (album)
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| Studio album by Roy Harper | ||||
| Released | February 14, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, progressive folk, folk baroque | |||
| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | Harvest | |||
| Producer | Peter Jenner, Roy Harper | |||
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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 was 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".[3]
Tracks on compilation albums
A retrospective compilation album A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974, was released in 2007. This 3 disc compilation contained the album track "Twelve Hours Of Sunset".
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 [4]
Track listing
All tracks credited to Roy Harper
Side one
- "Forbidden Fruit" – 2:35
- "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues" – 3:36
- "I'll See You Again" – 4:58
- "Twelve Hours Of Sunset" – 5:06
- "Acapulco Gold" – 4:06
Side two
- "Commune" – 4:34
- "Magic Woman (Liberation Reshuffle)" – 6:35
- "Che" – 3:04
- "North Country" – 4:35
- "Forever" – 2:52
Bonus tracks on 1989 CD reissue
- "Home" (studio) – 3:10 – (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion)
- "Too Many Movies" (live) – 6:35 – (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion)
- "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
- ↑ http://www.petesears.com/1994/04/1994-roy-harper-valentine/
- ↑ Valentine at AllMusic
- ↑ http://endofanearrecords.blogspot.com/ Promotional photo
- ↑ http://itemequalstotem.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html Artwork by Joe Petagno / Hipgnosis