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'''''Sophisticated Beggar''''' is [[English people|English]] [[Folk music|folk]] / [[Rock music|rock]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[guitarist]] [[Roy Harper]]'s debut [[album]]. It was released in [[1966 in music|1966]].
'''''Sophisticated Beggar''''' is [[English people|English]] [[Folk music|folk]] / [[Rock music|rock]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[guitarist]] [[Roy Harper]]'s debut [[album]]. It was released in [[1966 in music|1966]].

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Sophisticated 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.

When initially released the album was poorly distributed; only a few thousand were ever made, so in order to promote the album, Harper designed flyers and personally handed them out to shoppers in Oxford Street, London.[1]

The album has subsequently been re-released on a number of different labels, given numerous titles, and had the original track listing altered. Though still available today, Harper only receives royalties for the official Science Friction release.

Track listing

All tracks credited to Roy Harper

Side one

  1. "China Girl" – 3:36
  2. "Goldfish" – 2:47
  3. "Sophisticated Beggar" – 5:07
  4. "My Friend" – 4:06
  5. "Big Fat Silver Aeroplane" – 3:39
  6. "Blackpool" – 5:08
  7. "Legend" – 3:43

Side two

  1. "Girlie" – 3:02
  2. "October the Twelfth" – 5:54
  3. "Black Clouds" – 4:31
  4. "Mr. Station Master" – 3:04
  5. "Forever" – 3:27
  6. "Committed" – 3:14 – (with Ritchie Blackmore)

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Title
United Kingdom 1966 Strike Vinyl JHL 105 Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1970 Youngblood Vinyl SSYB 7 The Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1972 Birth Vinyl RAB 3 The Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1977 Big Ben Vinyl BBX 502 The Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1985 Avon Music Cassette ASK 791 Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1989 Sundown Vinyl SDLP051/CDSM 051 Sophisticated Beggar
Germany 1989 Magnum Vinyl CDSM 051 Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1992 Tring CD JHD 064 Legend
United Kingdom 1994 Science Friction CD HUCD007 Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 1997 Mooncrest CD CRESTCD 027 Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
Japan 2006 Airmail CD 1249 Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 2007 Beat Goes On CD BGO 771.2 The Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
Belgium 2007 One Media CD 250183 Sophisticated Beggar
United Kingdom 2009 Vanilla OMP CD China Girl

Personnel

  1. ^ http://www.terrascope.co.uk/MyBackPages/harper.html 1994 Roy Harper Interview
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