Roy Harper - Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion
Double Live Album (1974)
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Roy Harper - Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Double Live Album (1974)
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Roy Harper - Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Double Live Album (1974)
Recorded at: various concerts up and down England at one time or another. Two of the songs were recorded on Valentine's Day at a concert to mark the release of Harper's 1974 album Valentine Mixed at: EMI Studios and Abbey Road Studios Released: 1974 Label: Harvest 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album Length: Length: 85:07 (Wiki) (14 versions) |
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Rare in-house promo only with uncensored sleeve. Has a sticker of the actual uncensored image of the offending `article`stuck over the black circle.Most copies have factory sample stickers on labels.
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Roy Harper - Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Double Live Album (1974)
TRACKLIST: Side 1 - Easy Listening
A1 Home (Studio Version) (1989) A2 Commune A3 Don't You Grieve A4 Twelve Hours Of Sunset A5 Kangaroo Blues Side 2 - Middle Of The Road B1 All Ireland B2 Me And My Woman B3 South Africa Side 3 - Interference (Courtesy Nick Webb) C1 Highway Blues C2 One Man Rock And Roll Band Side 4 - The Great Divider D1 Another Day D2 M.C.P. Blues D3 Too Many Movies (1989) D4 Home (1989) |
Roy Harper - Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Double Live Album (1974)
The album's liner notes state the tracks were "recorded at various concerts in England at one time or another". Two of the songs were recorded on Valentine's Day at a concert to mark the release of Harper's 1974 album Valentine. That concert took place at London's Rainbow Theatre where Harper performed alongside Jimmy Page, John Bonham, David Bedford, Max Middleton, Ronnie Lane and Keith Moon.
The initial printing of the album cover caused a strike among female workers at the EMI factory in Hayes when shop stewards found the picture of a naked man in that week's new releases. The naked man is Harper himself, wearing a pair of football socks in the colours of his favourite football team, Manchester City F.C.
In 1989 the album was reissued on Awareness Records. The track list was slightly altered so the album would fit onto a single cd. As a result, three tracks; "Home" (Studio version), "Too Many Movies" and "Home" were appended onto the 1989 Awareness' reissue of Harper's 1974 release; Valentine.
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The Intergalactic Elephant Band- "Too Many Movies"
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The Intergalactic Elephant Band- "Home"
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Roy Harper Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Album (1974)
AllMusic Review by Brian Downing
By the time Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion was released in 1974, Roy Harper had already released seven albums and had even opened for Led Zeppelin during their ninth American tour. Nonetheless, Harper was still a virtual unknown in the States, and only a minor figure in England, albeit one with an impressive name-dropping list. While Flashes did not change Harper's obscurity, it did serve as an effective summation of his stunning live work. Numbers like "Commune," "Me and My Woman," and "South Africa" all highlight Harper's beautiful voice, poetic lyrics, and startling acoustic guitar technique. Jimmy Page plays slide guitar on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues," which legend has it was recorded at Royal Albert Hall in 1973. The liner notes are not forthcoming as to the origin of the tracks, stating they were recorded at various concerts in England at one time or another. While this lack of information is mildly irritating, it does not diminish the effectiveness of the songs. The CD version of Flashes lacks three songs found on the LP, and is actually stronger because of it. Two of those songs were recorded on Valentine's Day in 1974 and are rather sloppy, despite featuring Keith Moon and members of Led Zeppelin. The third song is a studio cut with Ian Anderson on flute. Completists can find these three tracks on the CD reissue of Valentine, where they aren't quite as incongruous. Harper's next two efforts, HQ and Bullinamingvase, included working bands and were much more rock-oriented than his solo efforts. But as an introduction to Harper's acoustic era, Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion is an ideal choice.
AllMusic Review by Brian Downing
By the time Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion was released in 1974, Roy Harper had already released seven albums and had even opened for Led Zeppelin during their ninth American tour. Nonetheless, Harper was still a virtual unknown in the States, and only a minor figure in England, albeit one with an impressive name-dropping list. While Flashes did not change Harper's obscurity, it did serve as an effective summation of his stunning live work. Numbers like "Commune," "Me and My Woman," and "South Africa" all highlight Harper's beautiful voice, poetic lyrics, and startling acoustic guitar technique. Jimmy Page plays slide guitar on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues," which legend has it was recorded at Royal Albert Hall in 1973. The liner notes are not forthcoming as to the origin of the tracks, stating they were recorded at various concerts in England at one time or another. While this lack of information is mildly irritating, it does not diminish the effectiveness of the songs. The CD version of Flashes lacks three songs found on the LP, and is actually stronger because of it. Two of those songs were recorded on Valentine's Day in 1974 and are rather sloppy, despite featuring Keith Moon and members of Led Zeppelin. The third song is a studio cut with Ian Anderson on flute. Completists can find these three tracks on the CD reissue of Valentine, where they aren't quite as incongruous. Harper's next two efforts, HQ and Bullinamingvase, included working bands and were much more rock-oriented than his solo efforts. But as an introduction to Harper's acoustic era, Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion is an ideal choice.
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Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London England
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