''Counter Culture'' is a 2005 compilation

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by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper featuring 25 classic Roy Harper songs, cherry picked according to his mood in April 2005. This collection spans 35 years of song writing and is intended as an introduction for anyone who's not sure where to start with Harper's music.Roy Harper official site
This compilation features a number of guest musicians, including;

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, Bill Bruford, Ronnie Lane,

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, Kate Bush and

Nick Harper Nick Harper (born 22 June 1965) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper. Early life Harper was born in London, England, to the folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper. Nick tells of how he ...

Track listing

''All tracks credited to Roy Harper''

Disc One

#"Sophisticated Beggar" – 5:05 (from ''

Sophisticated Beggar ''Sophisticated Beggar'' is English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper's debut album. It was released in 1966. History The album consists of Harper's poetry backed by acoustic guitar and recorded with a Revox tape machine ...

'') #"You Don't Need Money" – 2:25 (from ''

Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith ''Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith'' is English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper's second album and was released in 1967. The album was re-issued in 1977 as ''The Early Years'', re-issued once more on Compact disc in 1991 ...

'') #"Francesca" – 1:20 (from ''

Flat Baroque and Berserk ''Flat Baroque and Berserk'' is the fourth album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper, and was first released in 1970 by Harvest Records. History ''Flat Baroque and Berserk'' was the first of Harper's recordings to ...

'') #"I Hate The White Man" – 8:02 (from ''

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" – 4:01 (from '' Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion'') #"The Same Old Rock" – 12:24 (from '' Stormcock'') #"Me And My Woman" – 13:01 (from '' Stormcock'') #"South Africa" – 4:06 (from ''

Lifemask ''Lifemask'' is the sixth album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper, and was first released in 1973 by Harvest Records. History ''Lifemask'' was written by Harper during a period of illness when HHT, which lead ...

'') #"I'll See You Again" – 4:58 (from ''

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'') #"Twelve Hours Of Sunset" – 4:49 (from ''

'') #"Forget Me Not" – 2:24 (from '' HQ'') #"Hallucinating Light" – 6:23 (from '' HQ'') #"

When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" is a track on the Roy Harper album '' HQ'', a prominent example of cricket poetry. Released as a single twice, in 1975 and 1978, it is possibly Harper's best-known song. The song captures the atmosphere o ...

" – 7:13 (from '' HQ'')

Disc Two

#"One Of Those Days In England (Parts 2–10)" – 19:13 (from ''

Bullinamingvase ''Bullinamingvase'' (a wordplay on "Bull in a Ming vase") is the ninth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by Harvest Records. In the United States the album was released ...

'') #"These Last Days" – 4:26 (from ''

'') #"Cherishing The Lonesome" – 5:57 (from ''

'') #"The Flycatcher" – 4:08 (from '' The Unknown Soldier'') #"You" – 4:37 (from '' The Unknown Soldier'') #"Frozen Moment" – 3:16 (from ''

Whatever Happened to Jugula? ''Whatever Happened to Jugula?'' is the thirteenth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released on March 4, 1985, through Beggars Banquet Records. Jimmy Page contributes. History With a ...

'') #"Pinches Of Salt" – 3:06 (from ''

Descendants of Smith ''Descendants of Smith'' is the fourteenth studio album by Roy Harper, released in 1988. In 1994 it was re-issued under the title, ''Garden of Uranium'' with an identical track list but new cover artwork. History As a publicity stunt on the m ...

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Remains" – 8:52 (from '' Death or Glory?'') #"Evening Star" – 6:04 (from '' Death or Glory?'') #"I Want To Be In Love" – 5:59 (from ''

The Dream Society ''The Dream Society'' is the twentieth studio album by Roy Harper, released in 1998. History The songs on the album revolve around events in Harper's life, from the early death of his mother to reaching the age of fifty. Other important events ...

'') #"The Green Man" – 5:31 (from '' The Green Man'') #"Blackpool" (Edit) – 2:25 (from ''

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Personnel

* Roy Harper *Noel Barrett * David Bedford * Bill Bruford * Kate Bush * Stuart Elliot * Tony Franklin *

*Nik Green * The Grimethorpe Colliery Band * John Halsey *

* Ronnie Lane * Alvin Lee *Cara Mastrey * Jimmy McCullough * Henry McCullough *

* John Renbourn * Andy Roberts *

Ric Sanders Richard Sanders (born 8 December 1952) is an English violinist who has played in jazz-rock, folk rock, British folk rock and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention. Biography Sanders' first experience with a professional ...

* Chris Spedding * Pete Wingfield

References

External links

Roy Harper Official Site
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