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Roy Harper, Sophisticated Beggar
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1211171
Disk length: 38m 55s (10 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1966
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Godfish Bowl | 2:48 |
| 2. Sophisticated Beggar | 5:07 |
| 3. Big Fat Silver Aeroplane | 3:40 |
| 4. Legend | 3:44 |
| 5. Girlie | 3:01 |
| 6. October 12th | 5:53 |
| 7. Black Clouds | 4:33 |
| 8. Mr. Station Master | 3:02 |
| 9. My Friend | 3:27 |
| 10. China Girl | 3:32 |
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Review
This is where it all began, with a slim volume of poems and psychedelic ditties set to music, backed by a simple Revox machine, and transformed by instrumental turns that display British cult hero Roy Harper's deft guitar work. "Girlie," "Big Fat Aeroplane," and "Legend," while steeped in traditional folk idioms, show hints of Harper's unique songwriting style. His caustic wit and passion are already evident in the wordplay of this 1966 debut. "Forever" is as pretty a love song as you are likely to hear, while the mostly instrumental "Blackpool" rivals the works of acoustic guitar virtuosos Leo Kottke and John Fahey. On the electrified "Committed," Harper takes a darkly humorous look at a 15-week spell in an institution undergoing electro-convulsive treatment, which he received after faking mental illness to get out of the service. Very much a first album with rough edges and a no-frills production, Sophisticated Beggar nonetheless provides strong indications of a significant artist's burgeoning talent. --John Sutton-Smith
Other Versions
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Tracks: 13 (+3 tracks), Disk length: 51m 55s (+13m)
Tracks: 13 (+3 tracks), Disk length: 52m 19s (+13m 24s)
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