Valentine | ||||
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Released | February 14, 1974 | |||
Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London [1] | |||
Genre | Folk rock, progressive folk, folk baroque | |||
Length | 41:58 | |||
Label | Harvest | |||
Producer | Peter Jenner, Roy Harper | |||
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![]() 1989 Awareness Records release artwork | ||||
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![]() 1994 Science Fricton release artwork |
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Valentine is the seventh album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1974 by Harvest Records.
The album contains mainly love songs and was written whilst Harper was writing and recording his previous albums ( Stormcock and Lifemask ).
Promotional material at the time included full page advertisements, in magazines such as ZigZag, of Harper wearing only a pair of socks and the words "music to droop your drawers to". [3]
A retrospective compilation album A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974 , was released in 2007. This 3-disc compilation contains the album track "Twelve Hours Of Sunset".
The album artwork has altered over the years according to the release label. The original release featured a carbon portrait of Harper erasing himself with a rubber. It was drawn by Joe Petagno whilst working for Hipgnosis [4] The 1989 Awareness Records release featured a portrait of Harper by his then wife at the time. In 1994, the Science Friction release reverted to a portrait of Harper, very similar to the original release, this time drawn by an old friend of Harper's, James Edgar. The most recent release reverts to the album's original Petagno drawn artwork.
All tracks are written by Roy Harper, except "North Country" (traditional) arranged by Harper.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Forbidden Fruit" | 2:35 |
2. | "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues" | 3:36 |
3. | "I'll See You Again" | 4:58 |
4. | "Twelve Hours of Sunset" | 5:06 |
5. | "Acapulco Gold" | 4:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Commune" | 4:34 |
7. | "Magic Woman (Liberation Reshuffle)" | 6:35 |
8. | "Che" | 3:04 |
9. | "North Country" | 4:35 |
10. | "Forever" | 2:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Home" (studio) (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion ) | 3:10 |
12. | "Too Many Movies" (live) (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion) | 6:35 |
13. | "Home" (live) (from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion) | 6:11 |
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