From Occident to Orient
Encyclopedia
From Occident to Orient is a 2007 compilation
by English
folk
/rock
singer-songwriter
Roy Harper
. It was initially released as a collectors item by Vinyl Japan to coincide with Harpers 2007 tour there.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Roy Harper
Roy Harper
Roy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
. It was initially released as a collectors item by Vinyl Japan to coincide with Harpers 2007 tour there.
Track listing
All tracks credited to Roy Harper- "Blackpool" – 5:09 (from Sophisticated BeggarSophisticated BeggarSophisticated Beggar is English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper's debut album. It was released in 1966.-History:The album consists of Harper's poetry backed by acoustic guitar and recorded with a Revox tape machine by Pierre Tubbs....
) - "Francesca" – 1:21 (from Flat Baroque and BerserkFlat Baroque and BerserkFlat Baroque and Berserk is the fourth album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper, and was first released in 1970 by Harvest Records.-History:...
) - "Another Day" – 4:01 (from Flashes from the Archives of OblivionFlashes from the Archives of OblivionFlashes from the Archives of Oblivion is a live double album released in 1974 by Roy Harper.-History:The album's liner notes state the tracks were "recorded at various concerts in England at one time or another". Two of the songs were recorded on Valentine's Day at a concert to mark the release of...
) - "Miles Remains" – 9:15 (from Beyond the Door)
- "Wishing Well" – 5:53 (from The Green ManThe Green ManWritten in 1969, The Green Man , is a novel by the noted British author Kingsley Amis. A Times Literary supplement reviewer described The Green Man as “three genres of novel in one”: ghost story, moral fable, and comic novel...
) - "Frozen Moment" – 3:17 (from Whatever Happened to Jugula?Whatever Happened to Jugula?Whatever Happened to Jugula? is the thirteenth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1985...
) - "How Does It Feel" – 6:13 (from Beyond the Door)
- "Pinches Of Salt" – 3:06 (from Garden of UraniumGarden of Uranium-History:The album was originally released in 1988 as Descendants of Smith. For this release the track listing is identical, however the album cover has been redesigned.-Track listing:All tracks credited to Roy Harper#"Laughing Inside" – 4:15...
) - "Elizabeth" – 6:38 (from Whatever Happened to Jugula?Whatever Happened to Jugula?Whatever Happened to Jugula? is the thirteenth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1985...
) - "Rushing Camelot" – 8:47 (from The Green ManThe Green ManWritten in 1969, The Green Man , is a novel by the noted British author Kingsley Amis. A Times Literary supplement reviewer described The Green Man as “three genres of novel in one”: ghost story, moral fable, and comic novel...
) - "The Green Man" – 5:31 (from The Green ManThe Green ManWritten in 1969, The Green Man , is a novel by the noted British author Kingsley Amis. A Times Literary supplement reviewer described The Green Man as “three genres of novel in one”: ghost story, moral fable, and comic novel...
) - "One Of Those Days In England" – 19:13 (from BullinamingvaseBullinamingvaseBullinamingvase is the ninth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by Harvest Records...
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