''Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion'' is a live double album released in 1974 by Roy Harper.

History

The album's liner notes state the tracks were ''"recorded at various concerts in England at one time or another"''. Two of the songs were recorded on Valentine's Day at a concert to mark the release of Harper's 1974 album ''

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''. That concert took place at

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where Harper performed alongside

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, John Bonham, David Bedford, Max Middleton, Ronnie Lane and

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. The initial printing of the album cover caused a strike among female workers at the EMI factory in

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when

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found the picture of a naked man in that week's new releases. The naked man is Harper himself, wearing a pair of football socks in the colours of his favourite football team, Manchester City F.C. In 1989 the album was reissued on

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. The track list was slightly altered so the album would fit onto a single CD. As a result, three tracks — "Home" (Studio version), "Too Many Movies", and "Home" — were appended onto the 1989 Awareness' reissue of Harper's 1974 release ''

''.

Track listing

''All tracks credited to Roy Harper''

Side one - "Easy Listening"

#"Home (Studio version) #"Commune" #"Don't You Grieve" #"Twelve Hours of Sunset" #"Kangaroo Blues"

Side two - "Middle of the Road"

#"All Ireland" #"Me and My Woman" #"South Africa"

Side three - "Interference (courtesy Nick Webb)"

#"Highway Blues" #"One Man Rock & Roll Band"

Side four - "The Great Divider"

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" #"M.C.P. Blues" #"Too Many Movies" #"Home"

Track list on 1989 CD reissue

#"Commune" #"Don't You Grieve" #"Twelve Hours of Sunset" #"Kangaroo Blues" #"All Ireland" #"Me and My Woman" #"South Africa" #"Highway Blues" #"One Man Rock & Roll Band" #"

" #"M.C.P. Blues"

Personnel

*Ian Tilbury - presenter * John Leckie - engineer

References

{{Authority control Roy Harper (singer) live albums 1974 live albums Albums produced by Peter Jenner Harvest Records live albums Chrysalis Records live albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis