''Bullinamingvase'' (a wordplay on "Bull in a

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") is the ninth studio album by English

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/ rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by

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. In the United States the album was released as ''One of Those Days in England''.

History

The album features a mix of musicians and instruments, including the Vauld Symphony Orchestra (named after the

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farm Harper owned and recorded in at the time). The CD release ( Science Friction HUCD021) has been

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with SNS 20-bit digital supermapping. "Naked Flame" is modelled on the traditional

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, in much the same way as

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(from ''

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'') used the same source.

One of Those Days in England (Parts 2–10)

One of the album's highlights is the epic, 19-minute, "One Of Those Days In England (Parts 2–10)" (originally side 2 of the album on

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). Comprising several musical movements, the 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

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's cultural heritage claws...", and refers to the

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, the legend of The Sword in the Lake,

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, signing on for

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, and

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Watford Gap

Originally the album contained 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

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, near Watford Gap, in

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, England. Harper claimed the food was "junk, absolute junk. I tried to get the media food commentators of the day interested, but none of them would help me because they were all kind of bought off in some way, they were in the pockets of the corporations. I got a reply from

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– he agreed with me but wouldn't go public about it". Subsequent pressings omitted the song at the behest of an

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board member who was (also) a

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of Blue Boar (the owners of the service station). Under duress, Harper replaced the controversial track with "Breakfast With You", a song he himself allegedly described as "pap". In 1996, "Watford Gap" was finally restored to the re-issued CD, with "Breakfast With You" now the closing track.

Track listing

''All compositions credited to Roy Harper''

Side one

# "One of Those Days in England Part 1" – 3:25 # "These Last Days" – 4:26 # "Cherishing the Lonesome" – 5:54 # "Naked Flame" – 5:06 # "Watford Gap" – 3:22

Side two

# "One of Those Days in England Parts 2–10" – 19:27

1977 Harvest reprint

Side one

# "One of Those Days in England" – 3:25 # "These Last Days" – 4:26 # "Cherishing the Lonesome" – 5:54 # "Naked Flame" – 5:06 # "Breakfast With You" – 2:42

Side two

# "One of Those Days in England (Parts 2–10)" – 19:27

1996 CD reissue

# "One of Those Days in England" – 3:25 # "These Last Days" – 4:26 # "Cherishing the Lonesome" – 5:54 # "Naked Flame" – 5:06 # "Watford Gap" – 3:22 # "One of Those Days in England (Parts 2–10)" – 19:27 # "Breakfast With You" – 2:42

Promotional and single releases

With the re-print of ''Bullinamingvase'', Harvest Records included a

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"single".

Promo release (SPSR 407)

* Side 1. – "Referendum (Legend)" / "Another Day" (live version) * Side 2.– "Tom Tiddler's Ground"

Promo release (SPSR 408)

* Side 1. – "One of Those Days in England" / "Watford Gap" * Side 2. – "Naked Flame" / "Mrs Space" – (extract from "One of Those Days in England") Two

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from the album were released on the Harvest label. One included a track from Harper's proposed follow up album, '' Commercial Breaks''. This album was not released in its entirety until 1994.

Single release March 1977 (HAR 5120)

* Side 1. – "One of Those Days in England" * Side 2. – "Watford Gap"

Single release November 1977 (HAR 5140)

* Side 1. – "Sail Away" – "Taken from the New LP ''Commercial Breaks''" * Side 2. – "Cherishing The Lonesome" – "Taken from the LP ''Bullinamingvase''"

Personnel

* Roy Harper – vocals and guitars * John Halsey – drums *

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– keyboards & effects *

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– guitars * Andy Roberts – guitars & backing vocals * David C. Drill – bass guitar with *

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- guitars *

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- pedal steel guitar * Percy Jones - bass *

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- guitar on "One of Those Days in England" *

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- bass on "One of Those Days in England" * Dave Cochran - bass *

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- bass *

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- keyboards * Steve Broughton - drums *

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–

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- backing vocals on "One of Those Days in England" *

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- backing vocals on "One of Those Days in England" * Dave Plowman - euphonium, trombone * The Vauld Symphony Orchestra - orchestra; arranged by Roy Harper, conducted by Dave Lawson ;Technical *

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–

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* Mark Vigars –

References

External links

Roy Harper Official Site

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