''Loony on the Bus'' is the fifteenth studio album by Roy Harper and was released in 1988 when Harper required cash in order to start his own company. These demos finally served their purpose by funding Harper's 1990 album

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History

The album is mostly a collection of demos and tracks originally intended for release in 1978-9 under the title ''

Commercial Breaks ''Commercial Breaks'', provisionally entitled Commercial Breaks' (doesn't it?)'', is the eighteenth studio album by Roy Harper. It was recorded in 1977, intended for release in 1978/79, but not officially released in its entirety until 1994. ...

''. The original release was held back because of disputes between Harper and EMI over funding and content and resultantly, it was not until the release of ''Loony on the Bus'' in 1988 that most of the tracks became publicly available. Seven songs are taken from the original track listing for ''Commercial Breaks'' (tracks: 1,2,3,6,9,10,& 11), two songs still remain exclusive to this release (tracks 5 & 8), and two tracks (4 & 7) though exclusive at the time of release, would later be released as bonus tracks on the eventual 1994 CD release of ''Commercial Breaks''. The album's title was inspired by a review of one of Harper's earlier albums in a women's magazine. The reviewer stated that Harper reminded her of "...''the loony on the bus''".

Track listing

''All tracks credited to Roy Harper'' #"No Change (Ten Years Ago)" – (3:21) (from ''

'') #"Sail Away" – (4:47) (from ''

'') #"I Wanna Be Part of the News" – (3:34) (from ''

'') #"Burn the World (Part 1)" – (5:04) #"Casualty" – (3:55) (exclusive to this release) #"Cora" – (3:23) (from ''

'') #"Playing Prisons" – (4:11) #"Loony on the Bus" – (3:49) (exclusive to this release) #"Come Up and See Me" – (4:21) (from ''

'') #"The Flycatcher" – (3:55) (from ''

'') #"Square Boxes" – (4:01) (from ''

'')

Personnel

* Roy Harper – guitar and vocals * John Leckie – sound engineer *Dave Cochran * John Halsey – guitar *David Lawson –

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* Henry McCullough * Andy Roberts

References

External links

Roy Harper Official SiteRoy Harper Biography and Discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loony On The Bus Roy Harper (singer) albums 1988 albums