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Released
  
1992

Born in Captivity II (1992)
  
Unhinged (1993)

Release date
  
1992

Place recorded
  
England

Label
  
Hard Up 2, Hard Up 002

Artist
  
Roy Harper

Producer
  
Roy Harper

Genre
  
Rock music

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Similar
  
Roy Harper albums, Rock music albums

Born in Captivity II is a 1992 live album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper.

Contents

History

The album was released as a limited edition (2,000) cassette available by mail order. Though the album is out of print, it has remained popular with Harper fans due to its sound quality, song selection and the standard of performance recorded. It is very true to the 'live experience'.

Harper's son, Nick Harper, makes guest appearances playing guitar on a number of songs, and English cricketer Graeme Fowler makes an appearance playing drums on the song "Hope". According to Harper's spoken introduction "Three Hundred Words" was written for Fowlers benefit concert.

The album was re-released in 1993 as Unhinged, and re-issued again in 1995 (with a different cover) on Harper's own label, Science Friction (HUCD020). Neither of these CD releases contain all 14 of the original tracks found on the cassette, probably due to the time constraints of the CD format compared to the original C90 cassette. ("Short and Sweet" and the poem "Yet" have been omitted from the CD reissues).

Side One

  1. "Descendants Of Smith" - 5:13 (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - November 29, 1991)
  2. "Short and Sweet" - 10:11 (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - November 29, 1991)
  3. "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease" - 6:31 (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - November 29, 1991)
  4. "Three Hundred Words" (Poem) - 2:52, 5b. "Hope" - 5:34 (Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe, Manchester - November 17, 1991)
  5. "Naked Flame" - 5:33 (Bloomsbury Theatre, London - June 1, 1990)
  6. "South Africa" - 5:39 (Bloomsbury Theatre, London - May 31, 1990)
  7. "North Country" - 6:07 (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - November 29, 1991)

Side Two

  1. "Commune" - 4:53 (Bloomsbury Theatre, London - June 1, 1990)
  2. "Yet" (Poem) - 4:18 (Civic Theatre, Leeds - November 10, 1989)
  3. "Back To The Stones" - 5:25 (The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh - November 11, 1989)
  4. "Legend" - 3:05 (Bloomsbury Theatre, London - May 31, 1990)
  5. "Frozen Moment" - 8:12 (Civic Theatre, Leeds - November 10, 1989)
  6. "Highway Blues" - 5:41 (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - November 29, 1991)
  7. "The Same Old Rock" - 10:36 (Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe, Manchester - November 17, 1991)

Personnel

  • Roy Harper - Guitar and vocals
  • Nick Harper - Guitar
  • Graeme Fowler - drums

    • References

    Born in Captivity II Wikipedia
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