ROY HARPER HQ 1975 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/TEXTURED LYRIC INNER Nr MINT
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Apr 10, 2014
Sold Date
Mar 31, 2014
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£ 20
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Great Britain
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ROY HARPER HQ 1975 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/TEXTURED LYRIC INNER Nr MINT
w/ BILL BRUFORD, DAVID GILMOUR & JOHN PAUL JONES
ROY HARPERHQ
1975 UK HARVEST (SHSP 4046) FIRST PRESSING OF ROY HARPER'S "HQ"
ONE OF HIS FINEST ALBUMS RECORDED WITH BILL BRUFORD, DAVID GILMOUR AND JOHN PAUL JONES
SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST LABELS
MATRIX: SHSP 4046 A-3 / SHSP 4046 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/AA and 2/(no stamper letter visible)
THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL 'HIPGNOSIS' DESIGNED AND PHOTOGRAPHED SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE PRINTED ON THIN TEXTURED CARD
Released in 1975 (and known in the U.S. as When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease), HQ was the eighth solo album from Roy Harper, and a high-water mark for him commercially and critically.
Previous settings of acoustic guitar and orchestration were supplanted by Harper's formation of Trigger, a relatively straightforward hard rock trio anchored by guitarist Chris Spedding and former King Crimson/Yes drummer Bill Bruford. (The unit disbanded after this album, however.)
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones are among the other all-star contributors on this album, which gets off to a rousing start with "The Game"'s multi-part critique of modern society.
"The Spirit Lives" upholds yet another long-running Harper theme of critiquing Christianity and its premises.
"Hallucination Light" and "Forget Me Not" maintain the brooding romanticism associated with Harper's earlier work, but it's the last track that should stick longest with listeners. Harper's understated, elegiac ode to life's departures gains power from a blend of string and brass band lines; it remains one of his finest, most enduring compositions
Side 1:
The Game (Parts 1-5)
The Spirit Lives
Grown Ups Are Just Silly Children
Side 2:
Referendum (Legend)
Forget Me Not
Hallucinating Light
When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - a handful of spindle traces on Side One, hardly any (one/two) on Side Two
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The surfaces have some in-vinyl pressing blemishes and some wispy hairlines from the inner but none of these have any impact on the sound. The record also undulates lightly on the turntable but again, this has no effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Lovely copy - seen little use and plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked - light rub to the edges but nothing major - all spine text is clear
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The delicate, textured lyric inner sleeve is in great shape, looks practically untouched - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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