Compiled by pd [at] mistlethrush [dot] co [dot] uk and ahoney [at] actrix [dot] gen [dot] nz
KEY: M - mono, R - Reissue, NI - never issued, D - Deleted
ET - Extra Track(s) from original release , L# - Limited edition
RT - Real-time dubs (i.e. not high speed duplications)
LP
| Stormcock is arguably Roy's finest achievement. It contains four long songs, and to me it shows the very best of both Roy's writing and playing ability. The songs are so strong that they are still played in live sets today. The album includes some very appropriate arrangements by David Bedford, and guitar by S. Flavius Mercurius, also known as Jimmy Page. |
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| The Sophisticated Beggar |
Strike SYB7 (JHL 105) |
/66 |
ML |
| Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith |
CBS BPG 63184 |
1/68 |
M |
| Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith |
CBS SBPG 63184 |
1/68 |
| Folkjokeopus |
Liberty LBL 83231 |
4/69 |
M |
| Folkjokeopus |
Liberty LBS 83231 |
4/69 |
| Folkjokeopus |
World Pacific WPS21888 |
USA/69 |
| Flat Baroque And Berserk |
Harvest SHVL 766 |
6/70 |
| Flat Baroque And Berserk |
Harvest EG 26 0585 1 |
6/70 |
| Flat Baroque And Berserk |
Harvest/Capitol 418 (USA) |
/70
|
| Flat Baroque And Berserk |
Toshiba/EMI/Odeon/Harvest OP-80221 (JPN) |
5/71
|
Available in red and black vinyl |
| Return of the Sophisticated Beggar |
Young Blood (S)SYB 7 |
8/70 |
R |
| Stormcock |
Harvest SHVL 789 |
5/71 |
| Stormcock |
Toshiba/EMI/Odeon/Harvest OP-80358 (JPN) |
11/71 |
| Return of the Sophisticated Beggar |
Birth RAB 3 |
/72 |
R |
| Lifemask |
Harvest SHVL 808 |
2/73 |
| Valentine |
Harvest SHSP 4027 |
3/74 |
| Valentine |
Pathe 062 05531 (FRA) |
/74 |
| Valentine |
Harvest SHSP 4027 (NZL) |
/74 |
| Valentine |
Toshiba/EMI/Odeon/Harvest EOP-81014 (JPN) |
5/74 |
| Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion |
Harvest SHDW 405 |
11/74 |
| Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion |
Pathe 162 05736 (FRA) |
/74 |
| HQ |
Harvest SHSP 4046 |
4/75 |
| HQ |
Pathe 066 05883 (FRA) |
/75 |
| When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease |
Chrysalis CHR1105 (USA) |
4/75 |
| Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion |
Toshiba/EMI/Harvest EMS-67030-31 (JPN) |
5/75 |
| Folkjokeopus |
Sunset SLS 50373 |
9/75 |
R |
| An Introduction To Roy Harper |
Chrysalis PRO 620 (USA) |
/76 |
Promo |
| HQ |
Toshiba/EMI/Harvest EMS-80367 (JPN) |
2/76 |
| Bullinamingvase |
Harvest SHSP 4060 |
3/77 |
| Bullinamingvase |
Harvest SHSP 4060 |
3/77 |
R |
| Bullinamingvase |
Electrola 06406336 (FRG) |
/77 |
| Bullinamingvase |
Pathe 068 06336 (FRA) |
/77 |
| One Of Those Days In England |
Chrysalis CHR 1138 (USA) |
/77 |
| The Sophisticated Beggar |
Big Ben BBX 502 |
4/77 |
R |
| Bullinamingvase |
Toshiba/EMI/Harvest EMS-80827 (JPN) |
3/77 |
| The Early Years |
CBS Embassy 31544 |
6/77 |
R |
| Commercial Break |
Harvest SHSP 4077 |
2/77 |
NI |
| Flat Baroque And Berserk |
Chrysalis CHR1160 (USA) |
/78 |
| Stormcock |
Chrysalis CHR1161 (USA) |
/78 |
| Lifemask |
Chrysalis CHR1162 (USA) |
/78 |
| Valentine |
Chrysalis CHR1163 (USA) |
/78 |
| Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion |
Chrysalis CHR1164 (USA) |
11/78 |
| Harper 1970-1975 |
Harvest SHSM 2025 |
5/78 |
| Harper 1970-1975 |
Chrysalis CHR1188 (USA) |
5/78 |
| The Unknown Soldier |
Harvest SHVL 820 |
6/80 |
| The Unknown Soldier |
Harvest ST 6474 (CAN) |
/80 |
| The Unknown Soldier |
Electrola 1C06407259 (FRG) |
/80 |
| Work of Heart |
Public PUBLP 5001 |
/82 |
| Born In Captivity |
Hardup PUB 5002 |
/84 |
L830 |
| Whatever Happened to Jugula? |
Beggars Banquet BEGA 60 |
2/85 |
| Whatever Happened to Jugula? |
EMI EMC 276 (NZL) |
/85 |
| Whatever Happened to Jugula? |
HMV Victor VIL6177 (JAP) |
/85 |
| Whatever Happened to Jugula? |
PVC PVC 8937 (USA) |
/85 |
| Born in Captivity |
Awareness AWL 1001 |
7/85 |
R |
| Flat Baroque and Berserk |
Harvest EG 2605851 |
7/85 |
R |
| Stormcock |
Awareness AWL 2001 |
10/85 |
R |
| HQ |
Harvest ATAK 68 |
/86 |
R |
| In Between Every Line |
Harvest EN 5004 |
/86 |
| In Between Every Line |
EMI EMC 285 (NZL) |
/86 |
| Work of Heart |
Awareness AWL 1002 |
/86 |
R |
| Work of Heart |
EMI EMC 275 (NZL) |
/86 |
R |
| Folkjokeopus |
Awareness AWL 1003 |
/86 |
R |
| Lifemask |
Awareness AWL 1007 |
/87 |
R |
| Bullinamingvase |
Harvest ATAK 101 |
/87 |
R |
| Bullinamingvase |
Harvest EMS 1259 |
/87 |
R |
| Descendants of Smith |
EMI EMC 3524 |
4/88 |
| Whatever Happened To Jugula? |
Lowdown BBL60 |
/88 |
R |
| Loony on the Bus |
Awareness AWL 1011 |
2/89 |
| Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion |
Awareness AWLD 1012 |
4/89 |
R |
| Valentine |
Awareness AWLD 1015 |
/89 |
R |
| Sophisticated Beggar |
Sundown/Magnum SDLP051 |
/89 |
R |
| Once |
Awareness AWL 1018 |
5/90 |
| Burn the World |
Awareness AWL 1019 |
10/90 |
CASSETTE
| This picture comes from the Born In Captivity II cassette, which was later released on CD (with a couple of tracks dropped) called "Unhinged" as a play on MTV's "Unplugged" series. It gives an excellent representation of Roy live, and the sound quality is superb. |
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| Flat Baroque And Berserk |
Harvest EG 26 0585 4 |
6/70 |
| HQ |
Harvest |
/75 |
| Bullinamingvase |
Harvest TC-SHSP 4060 |
/77 |
| Harper 1970-1975 |
Harvest |
/78 |
| Work of Heart |
Public TC PUBLP 5001 |
/82 |
L RT |
| Sophisticated Beggar |
Avon Music ASK791 |
/85 |
| In Between Every Line |
EMI TCEN 5004 |
/86 |
| Lifemask |
Awareness AWT 1007 |
/87 |
ET |
| ...descendants of Smith |
EMI TCEMC 3524 |
/88 |
| Loony On The Bus |
Awareness AWT 1011 |
/88 |
| Born In Captivity |
Awareness AWT 1001 |
/89 |
| Burn The World |
Awareness AWT 1049 |
/90 |
| Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion |
Awareness AWTD 1012 |
| Stormcock |
Awareness AWT 2001 |
| Folkjokeopus |
Awareness AWT 1003 |
| Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith |
Awareness AWT 1035 |
10/91 |
ET |
| Born In Captivity II |
Hard Up 2 Hard Up 002 |
7/92 |
L2000 |
| Death Or Glory? |
Awareness AWT |
CARTRIDGE
CD
| The "Legend" reissue of Sophisticated Beggar is a little odd. It was on sale for 2 pounds in London. A legend on the back of the cover states that, for reasons of sound quality, some tracks may be re-recorded with as many of the original artists as possible! |
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The Awareness issues are also available re-labelled on Line (Germany)
| Best of Roy Harper |
EMI CDP 746 604 2 |
/88 |
NI |
| Loony On The Bus |
Awareness AWCD 1011 |
10/88 |
ET |
| Loony On The Bus |
Rough Trade CD10-261 (GER) |
D |
| Descendants of Smith |
EMI CDP 790 139 2 |
3/88 |
ET |
| Descendants of Smith |
EMI CDEMC 3524 |
3/88 |
D ET |
| Descendants of Smith |
EMI UK 790139-2 (GER) |
D ET |
| Whatever Happened To Jugula? |
Beggars Banquet BBL60CD |
8/88 |
| Whatever Happened To Jugula? |
SPV 0188-2 (GER) |
| Sophisticated Beggar |
Sundown CDSM 051 |
1/89 |
D |
| Sophisticated Beggar |
Magnum CDSD-051 (GER) |
| Born In Captivity |
Awareness AWCD 1001 |
3/89 |
| Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion |
Awareness AWCDD 1012 |
3/89 |
| Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion |
Line OLCD9.510-49X (GER) |
/89 |
| Valentine |
Awareness AWCD 1015 |
7/89 |
ET |
| Work Of Heart |
Awareness AWCD 1002 |
10/89 |
| Folkjokeopus |
Awareness AWCD 1003 |
10/89 |
| Stormcock |
Awareness AWCD 2001 |
/89 |
| Lifemask |
Awareness AWCD 1007 |
10/90 |
ET |
| Once |
Awareness AWCD 1018 |
6/90 |
| Once |
I.R.S. X2-13078 (USA) |
/90 |
| Once |
Line LICD-9.00892 (GER) |
/90 |
| Burn The World |
Awareness AWCD 1019 |
10/90 |
| Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith |
Awareness AWCD 1035 |
10/91 |
ET |
| Death Or Glory? |
Awareness AWCD 1037 |
| Legend |
Tring JHD064 |
| Flat Baroque and Berserk |
Hard Up HUCD 003 |
12/93 |
RL5000 |
| Unhinged |
Griffin GCDHR-132-2 |
3/94 |
R |
| Sophisticated Beggar |
Science Friction HUCD007 |
/94 |
R |
| Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith |
Science Friction HUCD006 |
/94 |
R |
| Folkjokeopus |
Science Friction HUCD009 |
/94 |
R |
| Flat Baroque and Berserk |
Hard Up HUCD003 |
/94 |
R |
| Stormcock |
Science Friction HUCD004 |
/94 |
R |
| Lifemask |
Science Friction HUCD005 |
/94 |
R |
| Valentine |
Science Friction HUCD015 |
/94 |
R |
| Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion |
Science Friction HUCD010 |
/94 |
R |
| Commercial Breaks |
Science Friction HUCD016 |
/94 |
| Work of Heart/Born in Captivity |
Science Friction HUCD008 |
/94 |
R |
| In Between Every Line |
Science Friction HUCD018 |
/94 |
R |
| Descendants of Smith/Garden of Uranium |
Science Friction HUCD014 |
/94 |
R |
| Once |
Science Friction HUCD011 |
/94 |
R |
| Burn the World |
Science Friction HUCD013 |
/94 |
R |
| Death or Glory? |
Science Friction HUCD012 |
/94 |
R |
| An Introduction to Roy Harper |
Science Friction HUCD017 |
/94 |
| HQ |
Science Friction HUCD019 |
7/95 |
R |
| Unhinged |
Science Friction HUCD020 |
/95 |
R |
| Live at Les Cousins 1969 |
Blueprint BP220CD |
/96 |
| Bullinamingvase |
Science Friction HUCD021 |
/96 |
R |
| The Roy Harper Interviews Disc 1 |
HUCD099A |
/97 |
| The Roy Harper Interviews Disc 2 |
HUCD099B |
/97 |
| The Roy Harper Interviews Disc 3 |
HUCD099C |
/97 |
| The BBC Tapes Volume 1 |
Science Friction HUCD022 |
/97 |
| The BBC Tapes Volume 2 |
Science Friction HUCD023 |
/97 |
| The BBC Tapes Volume 3 |
Science Friction HUCD024 |
/97 |
| The BBC Tapes Volume 4 |
Science Friction HUCD025 |
/97 |
| The BBC Tapes Volume 5 |
Science Friction HUCD026 |
/97 |
| The BBC Tapes Volume 6 |
Science Friction HUCD027 |
/97 |
| Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles |
Science Friction HUCD029 |
12/97 |
| The Dream Society |
Science Friction HUCD030 |
/98 |
| The Green Man |
Science Friction HUCD033 |
/00 |
| East of the Sun |
Science Friction HUCD034 |
/01 |
| Royal Festival Hall Live |
Science Friction HUCD035 |
/01 |
| Today is Yesterday |
Science Friction HUCD037 |
/02 |
| Counter Culture |
Science Friction HUCD039 |
/05 |
SINGLES
| Strike JH304 |
April 1966 |
Take Me In Your Eyes/Pretty Baby |
| CBS 203001 |
October 1967 |
Midspring Dithering/Zenjem |
LIFEMASK - GHENGIS SMITH |
| CBS 3371 |
April 1968 |
Life Goes By/Nobody's Got Any Money In The Summer |
GHENGIS SMITH |
| Harvest HAR 5059 |
October 1972 |
Bank of the Dead/Little Lady |
| Harvest HAR 5080 |
February 1974 |
(Don't You Think We're) Forever/Male Chauvinist Pig Blues |
| Harvest HAR 5089 |
1974 |
Home (Live)/Home (Studio) |
| Harvest HAR 5096 |
May 1975 |
When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease/Hallucinating Light (live) |
| Harvest HAR 5102 |
October 1975 |
Grown-Ups Are Just Silly Children/Referendum (Legend) |
| Harvest HAR 5120 |
March 1977 |
One Of Those Days In England/Watford Gap |
| Harvest HAR 5140 |
November 1977 |
Sail Away/Cherishing The Lonesome |
| Harvest HAR 5160 |
March 1978 R |
When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease/Home (studio) |
| Harvest HAR 5203 |
March 1980 |
Playing Games/First Thing In The Morning |
| Harvest HAR 5207 |
June 1980 |
Short and Sweet/Water Sports/Unknown Soldier |
| Public PUBS1001 |
October 1982 |
No-One Ever Gets Out Alive/Casualty (live - Glastonbury 1982) |
| Public PUBS1002 |
March 1983 |
I Still Care/Goodbye Ladybird (Acoustic) |
| Beggars Banquet BEG131T |
March 1985 |
Elizabeth/Advertisement/White Man (live) |
| EMI EM46 |
April 1988 |
Laughing Inside/Laughing Inside (acoustic) |
CD SINGLES
| DEATH OR GLORY? |
Awareness AWPD1037 |
1992 |
Death Or Glory?/The War Came Home Tonight/Duty/The Methane Zone |
DVD
| Beyond the Door |
Science Friction HUDV040 |
2005 |
Includes audio CD also |
PROMOS
| Harvest HAR 5140S |
1977 |
Sail Away (edit)/ Sail Away |
| Harvest PSR 407 |
1977 |
Referendum (Legend)/ Another Day (live)/ Tom Tiddler's Ground (live) |
(included with re-release of BULLINAMINGVASE) |
| Harvest PSR 408 |
1977 |
One Of Those Days In England/ Watford Gap/ Naked Flame/ Mrs Space |
| Chrysalis (USA) |
1976 |
An Introduction to Roy Harper (Ian Anderson, Paul McCartney & Dave Gilmour talk about Harper and HQ) |
| THE HARVEST BAG |
|
Living Here Alone [South Africa] |
Some additions to the singles and/or promo section.
BEG 131 Elizabeth/Advertisement 1985(7" version. The one with White Man is 12")
Harvest 3C006-05461 Bank of the Dead/Little Lady (Italian picture sleeve)
The Per Yarroh, Harry Rope & Rory Phare promos of laughing inside (1988 Picture sleeves)
Epic 5-10268 Midspring Dithering/Zengem 1967. (Not sure if this was a public issue - mine has Radio Station Copy - prepared for release in US printed on the label.)
1C006-06 372, 4C006-06 372 & 5C006-06 372 are, respectively, theGerman, Belgian & Dutch releases of OOTDIE/Watford Gap from 1977.
72836 Capitol Sort & Sweet/ Unknown Soldier 1980 (Canada).
Pro 626 Chrysalis The Game/ The Game (Promo - presumably from the PRO 620 Introduction to... LP)
And finally... my favourite....
5C006-06 748 Harvest When an old cricketer leaves the Grease (sic)/Home 1975 Holland (and yes, the picture sleeve does contain that spelling error!)
Anyone got any more to add? I'd love to know if there was a 2C or 3C.... version of OOTDIE/Watford Gap.
Steve.
Don't know where this would
Don't know where this would fit in the above discography but there's something called Hats Off to Roy Harper being offered on iTunes and, I think, eMusic.com. I think it's a sort of introductory compilation.
Bob
More Cartridges...
Valentine Harvest 8X-SHSP 4027
One Of Those days.... (Bullina..) Chrysalis 8CH 1138
1970 - 1975 Chrysalis 8CH 1188.
Broken Wing
I don't recall this one being discussed before. There is a version of Broken Wing on the WFMU (U.S. radio station) CD More Music, Less Parking from 2000. Recorded on 5th September 1998 at Plasticland Studios (it says here).