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Roy Harper Oeuvre Gets Proper Treatment In The U.S.
A second batch of Roy Harper albums from the 1970s will make their debut in October in the U.S.
"The Green Man," "The Dream Society," "The Unknown Soldier" and "Death or Glory" follow the batch released earlier this year, "Stormcock," "Jugula," "Flat Baroque and Berserk" and the two-CD best of, "Counter Culture."
The restored and repackaged albums will be released on Harper's own Science Friction record label in exclusive distribution partnerships with Cadiz Music in the U.K. and KOCH in the U.S.
U.K. folk-rock iconoclast Harper is one of those guys who has lived a Forrest Gump-like existence. He was a regular in the London folk club along with Paul Simon and Nick Drake; he signed with Harvest and recorded with members of the Nice; Led Zeppelin did a tribute to him, "Hats off to Harper," on "III"; musicians who appeared on his '70s albums include Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Ronnie Lane, Kate Bush and Ian Anderson; his band Trigger included guitarist Chris Spedding and drummer Bill Bruford; he sang lead on Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar"; and Paul and Linda McCartney sang on his tune "One of Those Days in England."
He has kept a rather low profile for the last 20 years, but did deliver a fair number of shows last year in the U.K.

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