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​Roy Harper - Valentine Album 1974
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​​Roy Harper Valentine Album (1974)
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -front cover
Roy Harper ‎– Valentine Album (1974)
Recorded:
​Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Released: February 14, 1974
Label: Harvest
LP

Length: 41:58 (Wiki)
(17 versions)

Listen to Roy Harper's Valentine album on YouTube 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuXxThteXVg&list=OLAK5uy_k9mpejTWf-BZj_ucGThBqpnE7kyw71I9c

​​Roy Harper Valentine Album (1974)
Valentine is the seventh album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1974 by Harvest Records.
"Dedicated to:Bonzo, Jimmy, John Paul, and Robert"
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -front cover
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -back cover
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -side 1
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -side 2

8 page Booklet of "photos, lyrics and full credits" was available by mail order, per note on
​the bottom left of back cover (see images).
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -album booklet pg 1
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -album booklet pg 2 and 3
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -album booklet pg 4 and 5
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -album booklet pg 6 and 7
Roy Harper -Valentine Album 1974 -album booklet pg 8
This version has labels with "EMI RECORDS LTD..." on the upper perimeter text.
For the version that starts the label's upper perimeter text with "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD." and
​"MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" at the bottom see 
Roy Harper - Valentine

Zig Zag Magazine Album Ads - Roy Harper Valentine Album 1974
Zig Zag Magazine Album Ads - Roy Harper Valentine Album 1974
​​Roy Harper Valentine Album (1974) - Tracklist
All tracks are written by Roy Harper, except
​"North Country" (traditional) arranged by Harper.
​Side one
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
Side two
6. "Commune" 4:34
7. "Magic Woman (Liberation Reshuffle)" 6:35
8. "Che" 3:04
9. "North Country" 4:35
10. "Forever" 2:52
1989 CD reissue bonus tracks
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

The Valentine 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".

​​​​Roy Harper Valentine Album (1974) - Personnel
  • Roy Harper – guitar and vocals
  • David Bedford - orchestral arrangements
  • Steve Broughton - percussion
  • Pete Sears - electric bass on "Forbidden Fruit" and "Acapulco Gold"
  • Mike Gibbs - brass arrangement on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
  • Ronnie Lane - electric bass on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
  • Keith Moon - percussion on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
  • Jimmy Page - electric guitar on "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues"
  • Max Middleton - piano on "Acapulco Gold"
  • Marty Simon - percussion on "Acapulco Gold"
  • Tim Walker - guitar on "Che"
  • Ian Anderson – flute on "Home" (studio)
  • John Leckie – sound engineer
Click the YouTube link below to listen to Ronnie Lane play bass on "Male Chauvinist Pig"!

​​​​Roy Harper Valentine Album (1974) - AllMusic Review by Brian Downing  

Valentine, released on that day in 1974, is a collection of tracks that Roy Harper recorded during the early '70s but did not include on either Stormcock or Lifemask. The fact that this album somehow gels is testimony to just how talented Harper was at this point in his career. All Harper albums have stellar cameos, and this one is no different. Jimmy Page adds devastating lead guitar to "Male Chauvinist Pig Blues," even though the acoustic version the duo released on Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion is still superior. In addition, David Bedford continues his streak of outstanding string arrangements on Harper albums with particularly winning versions for "I'll See You Again" and "Commune." The instrumental "Che" is a reminder of Harper's astounding and influential acoustic guitar technique, while "Twelve Hours of Sunset" rivals "Waterloo Sunset" as one of most beautiful songs in the English language. Like most Harper releases, this one has a few weak songs, especially the jazz throwaway "Acapulco Gold," but even the extra tracks from Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion, included on the CD reissues, seem to fit in. While not as high-profile as Stormcock or HQ, Valentine can be numbered among Harper's best work during his heyday.

https://www.discogs.com/Roy-Harper-Valentine/master/53163
https://www.discogs.com/Roy-Harper-Valentine/release/6076674

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine_(album)
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Roy Harper's Valentines Day Massacre Concert February 14, 1974
​Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London England
https://www.ronnielane.com/roy-harpers-valentines-day-massacre-concert-february-14-1974-rainbow-theatre-finsbury-park-london-england.html
​​Roy Harper - Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion Double Live Album (1974)
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