ROY HARPER STORMCOCK (1971 UK 2nd Press – Harvest SHVL 789, A-4U/B-4U, EX
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Description
🎶 Roy Harper – Stormcock (1971 UK 2nd Press – Harvest SHVL 789, A-4U/B-4U, Boxed EMI Logo)
💿 Label: Harvest – SHVL 789
🏷️ Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve
🌍 Country: UK
📅 Released: 1971
🎵 Record Details
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Matrix / Runout:
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Side One: SHVL 789 A-4U
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Side Two: SHVL 789 B-4U
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Label Text: “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” perimeter with boxed EMI logo – the transitional 2nd pressing from 1971
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Inner Sleeve: Original EMI/Harvest advertising sleeve – “The Greatest Recording Organisation in the World”
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Sleeve: Garrod & Lofthouse laminated gatefold, black-and-white portrait front, colour collage inside
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Produced by: Peter Jenner for Blackhill Enterprises
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Engineered by: Phil McDonald
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Guest Guitar (uncredited): Jimmy Page (as “S. Flavius Mercurius”)
💎 Condition
✨ Vinyl: EX — glossy surfaces, faint sleeve removal marks only, excellent playback
✨ Sleeve: EX — minor edge wear, clean laminate, strong spine with clear “SHVL 789” print
✨ Inner Sleeve: VG++ — original 1971 Harvest advertising inner, light creasing
💬 Collector Notes
🌿 Widely regarded as Roy Harper’s creative peak — an ambitious four-track suite merging folk, jazz and prog experimentation.
🎸 Featuring Jimmy Page on The Same Old Rock, admired by Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin fans alike.
🔊 Cut from the original -4U/-4U EMI master lacquers, identical to the first pressing in sound quality.
💷 Value & Rarity
💠 Authentic UK 2nd pressing (1971) – boxed EMI logo, Gramophone rim text
💠 From the original -4U/-4U stampers
💠 Realistic market value: £30–£40 (EX/EX)
💠 Scarcer first press (no EMI box) can reach £70–£90
💧 Guarantee
Each record has been carefully cleaned in a HumminGuru Sonic vinyl cleaner, visually inspected and play-tested.
Buy with confidence – 100% Guarantee – all records fully returnable.
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