Roy Harper The Unknown Soldier SHVL 820 UK 1st Press EX/EX+ Gilmour Kate Bush
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Roy Harper Unknown Soldier UK 1st Press SHVL 820 EX/EX+ Gilmour Kate Bush
🎯 Killer UK Harvest first press + rare EMI promo sheet – Harper, Gilmour and Kate Bush on one LP
🎵 The music
This is Roy Harper at his dark, widescreen best – cinematic songs, big band sound and spine-tingling lyrics.
Co-written and performed with David Gilmour on several tracks (“Playing Games”, “Short and Sweet”, “True Story” etc.), plus a beautiful duet with Kate Bush on “You (The Game Part II)” – a huge draw for Bush and Floyd collectors as well as Harper fans.
📀 Pressing details
• Label: Harvest – SHVL 820 (black/grey labels with white cross artwork)
• Country: UK – original 1980 issue
• Matrices: SHVL 820 A-1 / SHVL 820 B-4 (hand-etched) – desirable early UK cut
• 33⅓ RPM stereo, “Made in Gt. Britain” rim text
🧾 Packaging & rare extras
• Original front-laminated sleeve with stark WWI skull artwork – a classic Harvest design
• Heavy card lyric inner (SHVL 820 I) with full credits incl. David Gilmour & Kate Bush
• Original map/WWI trench insert with vintage photo – often missing, lovely artefact
• Plus scarce yellow EMI / Harvest press-release sheet (dated 11 April 1980) – promo-only, seldom seen with the album and gives this copy real collector edge
💎 Condition – strict collector grading
• 💿 Vinyl: EX+ – Deep gloss, just a few wispy paper marks in strong light, no feelable scratches. Plays loud and clean with quiet run-ins and no major issues noted.
• 📁 Sleeve: EX – Front and back retain strong black tone; light edge/corner rubs and minor age to the rear only. Spine fully readable, no writing or stickers.
• 📄 Lyric inner & map insert: EX – Clean, crisp, no splits, just light handling.
• 📝 EMI promo sheet: EX- – Bright yellow, a few horizontal storage creases but no tears or writing.
⭐ Why this copy is special
• True UK first pressing with early A-1/B-4 matrices
• All original inserts present – lyric inner and rare trench-map card
• Official EMI / Harvest press-release sheet takes it into serious collector / promo territory
• Crossover appeal to Roy Harper, Pink Floyd / David Gilmour and Kate Bush collectors – try finding another complete package like this in EX/EX+.
🎧 File under: Harvest, Pink Floyd family, Kate Bush appearances, UK prog-folk, classic singer-songwriter.
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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