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ROY HARPER - H.Q.
Harper considers HQ to be "...the best record that I have made to date"
The album features David Gilmour and John Paul Jones, playing lead guitar and bass on "The Game" and also The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, later of Brassed Off fame, on "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease", one of Harper's best-known songs
The albums artwork was created by Hipgnosis. Of the artwork Harper stated:
“ In reply to walking on water I should just like to say that the album sleeve design for HQ was given completely to Hipgnosis. When they presented me with the finished product I laughed and ok'd it on the spot. The picture was taken by Po Powell on the Isle of Skye. I have still not been to the Isle of Skye. Roy Harper (Stormcock e-mail list, 1997).
In 1975, HQ was awarded Record Of The Year in Portugal, and received a similar award in Finland.
Track listing:
All tracks credited to Roy Harper
Side One
"The Game (Parts 1–5)" – 13:42
"The Spirit Lives" – 4:14
"Grown ups are Just Silly Children" – 2:55
Side Two
"Referendum (Legend)" – 3:49
"Forget Me Not" – 2:24
"Hallucinating Light" – 6:24
"When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease" – 7:13
Bonus tracks on 1995 CD reissue
"The Spirit Lives" (Early Mix, 23 March 1975)
"When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease" (Live in Exeter, 31 October 1977)
"Hallucinating Light" (7" Single version)
Personnel:
Roy Harper – vocals, guitar
David Gilmour – guitar on "The Game"
John Paul Jones – bass on "The Game"
Steve Broughton – drums on "The Game"
Chris Spedding – guitar
Bill Bruford – drums
Dave Cochran – bass
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band – brass on "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease"
Chrisalis 1975
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