(Folk rock, progressive folk, folk baroque) [LP] [24/96] Roy Harper - Bullinamingvase - 1977, FLAC (tracks)

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Roy Harper
John Leckie – Sound Engineer
Mark Vigars – Sound Engineer
Steve Broughton
Dave Cochran
B.J. Cole
Herbie Flowers
John Halsey
Percy Jones
Skaila Kanga – Harp
Ronnie Lane
David Lawson
Alvin Lee
Linda McCartney (backing vocals on One Of Those Days In England)
Paul McCartney (backing vocals on One Of Those Days In England)
Jimmy McCulloch
Henry McCullough
Max Middleton
Dave Plowman
Andy Roberts
The Vauld Symphony Orchestra

This album is one of Harper's most polished recordings, featuring a rich mix of musicians and instruments, including the Vauld Symphony Orchestra (named after the Hereford farm Harper owned and recorded in at the time). Brilliant lyrics, as 'clear' as Harper's guitar playing, make this a stand out album from Harper's back catalogue. One of the album's highlights is the epic, 19 minute, "One Of Those Days In England (Parts 2-10)" (side 2 of the album). Comprising several musical movements, this song is a collection of reminiscences from both a personal and cultural perspective. Harper sings of "Britannica and all those who sail in her, especially those with Albions cultural heritage claws..." This 1st press album contains the song "Watford Gap" which contained somewhat disparaging lyrics"...concerning the Watford Gap service station, a motorway service area situated between junctions 16 and 17 of the M1 Motorway, near Watford Gap, in Northamptonshire, England". "Watford Gap, Watford Gap, a plate of grease and a load of crap" sang Harper. "Subsequent pressings omitted the song at the behest of an EMI board member who was (also) a non-executive director of Blue Boar (the owners of the service station)..."Under duress, Harper replaced the controversial track with "Breakfast With You", a song Harper himself allegedly described as "pap"