ROY HARPER Lifemask 1974 UK HARVEST FOLD-OUT COVER BLACK INNER NEAR MINT
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ROY HARPER Lifemask 1974 UK HARVEST FOLD-OUT COVER BLACK INNER NEAR MINT
ROY HARPERLifemask
1974 UK HARVEST (SHVL 808) SECOND PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING COPY WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN PLAYED (or part played) JUST ONCE
PRESSED WITH THE SECOND ISSUE HARVEST LABELS WITH "EMI RECORDS" RIM TEXT
MATRIX: SHVL 808 A - 5 / SHVL 808 B - 3
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GD and 1/RO
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SOFT MATT *DEATH MASK* FOLD-OUT COVER WITH INTERNAL RECORD POCKET
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER SLEEVE
Lifemask was an emotional if not musical rebirth for Roy Harper, who nearly lost his life in 1972 due to a rare congenital circulatory disorder.
When the album was released in early 1973, it showed Harper refining the acoustic music he had perfected on 1971's Stormcock.
Some of the songs on the album previously appeared in a motion picture entitled Made, but the sound is nonetheless consistent throughout.
"Highway Blues" and "South Africa" are the best-known songs on this set, and have remained concert mainstays for many years.
The former is a strong opener and added a touch of synthesizer to Harper's instrumental stable, while the latter was a political comment on apartheid in the guise of a touching love song.
"Little Lady" and "Bank of the Dead" (featuring Jimmy Page) are fairly similar in sound and context, but remain pleasant, if not classic, cuts anyway.
The album-closing "The Lord's Prayer" is quite possibly the most confounding piece in Harper's catalogue.
It has all the benchmarks of one of his classics -- epic, album-side length, poetically obscure lyrics, many musical movements, and, as usual, guitar help from Jimmy Page.
Lifemask is a strong album from Harper's progressive folk period, even if it's a very slight notch below its predecessor, Stormcock
Side 1:
Highway Blues (6:34)
All Ireland (2:52)
Little Lady (4:19)
Bank Of The Dead (3:13)
South Africa (4:06)
Side 2:
The Lord's Prayer (22:55)
LABELS: NEAR MINT / MINT
An immaculate set of labels with just one light spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with a crystal clear loud cut and little to fault.
No clicks or pops, just the (very) occasional touch of low-level static but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins, otherwise flawless
A superb copy and one very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
A beautifully clean, fine example, best I have seen.
None of the common sticker removal tears and all spine text (on both edges) is crisp and clear
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))
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