| Songs of Love and Loss | ||||
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Recorded | England | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock | |||
| Length | 1:33:21 | |||
| Label | SALVO DCD222 | |||
| Producer | Roy Harper | |||
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Songs of Love and Loss is the 11th compilation album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper
In early 2011, Roy Harper signed a deal with Believe Digital to release 19 of his albums, for the first time, to the digital market place. This 2-disc, 23-track, compilation was required as an introduction to lead the release campaign and contains songs from 11 of Harpers albums released between 1966 ( Sophisticated Beggar ) and 1992 ( Death or Glory? ). [1] The catalogue was to be released in batches of four over the year. [2]
The album is presented in two volumes and, according to the artist, "contains songs specially selected from their original records and digitally re-mastered to work as two dynamically unique albums in their own right". [3] According to The Guardian the album "displays the unerring quality and startling originality of his [Harper's] writing". [4]
Songs of Love and Loss is also available as a download on Harpers website in both FLAC and MP3 format. [5] [6]
All tracks credited to Roy Harper
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