Bullinamingvase
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Bullinamingvase is the ninth studio album
by English
folk
/ rock
singer-songwriter
and guitarist
Roy Harper
. It was first released in 1977
by Harvest Records
. In the USA the album was released as One Of Those Days In England.
farm Harper owned and recorded in at the time). Brilliant lyrics, as 'clear' as Harper's guitar playing, make this a stand out album from Harper's back catalogue. The current CD release (Science Friction
HUCD021) has been remastered with SNS 20-bit digital supermapping, allowing the 'full texture' of the music to be appreciated.
One of the album's highlights is the epic, 19 minute, "One Of Those Days In England (Parts 2–10)" (originally side 2 of the album
). Comprising several musical movements
, this song is a collection of reminiscences from both a personal and cultural perspective. Harper sings of "Britannica
and all those who sail in her, especially those with Albion
s cultural heritage claws..." (See Liner Notes
)
Originally the album contained the song "Watford Gap" which contained somewhat disparaging lyrics "...concerning the Watford Gap service station, a motorway service area situated between junctions 16 and 17 of the M1 Motorway
, near Watford Gap
, in Northamptonshire
, England
". "Watford Gap, Watford Gap, a plate of grease and a load of crap" sang Harper.
"Subsequent pressings omitted the song at the behest of an EMI
board member who was (also) a non-executive director
of Blue Boar (the owners of the service station)..." .
Under duress, Harper replaced the controversial track with "Breakfast With You", a song Harper himself allegedly described as "pap
" .
With the re-print of Bullinamingvase, Harvest Records
included a promo
"single" (SPSR 407). The tracks included were:
Another promo release on the Harvest label (SPSR 408), contained the tracks:
"Watford Gap" was finally restored to the 1996 re-issued CD, and "Breakfast With You" closes that CD.
label.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
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...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
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 first released in 1977
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
by Harvest Records
Harvest Records
-References:* Harvest Records collectors guide ISBN 978-5-9622-0021-7...
. In the USA the album was released as One Of Those Days In England.
History
This album is one of Harper's most polished recordings, featuring a rich mix of musicians and instruments, including the Vauld Symphony Orchestra (named after the Marden, HerefordshireMarden, Herefordshire
Marden is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire.Marden is some due north of the city of Hereford. It is contiguous with the hamlets of Walker's Green and Paradise Green....
farm Harper owned and recorded in at the time). Brilliant lyrics, as 'clear' as Harper's guitar playing, make this a stand out album from Harper's back catalogue. The current CD release (Science Friction
Science Friction
Science Friction is an English record label established by English singer-songwriter Roy Harper in 1993 in order to release his back catalogue of recorded music. Generally, all CD releases are prefixed by the coding "HUCD0..."-Albums by catalogue number:...
HUCD021) has been remastered with SNS 20-bit digital supermapping, allowing the 'full texture' of the music to be appreciated.
One of the album's highlights is the epic, 19 minute, "One Of Those Days In England (Parts 2–10)" (originally side 2 of the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
). Comprising several musical movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
, this song is a collection of reminiscences from both a personal and cultural perspective. Harper sings of "Britannica
Britannia
Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the...
and all those who sail in her, especially those with Albion
Albion
Albion is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island or England in particular. It is also the basis of the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba...
s cultural heritage claws..." (See Liner Notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
)
Originally the album contained the song "Watford Gap" which contained somewhat disparaging lyrics "...concerning the Watford Gap service station, a motorway service area situated between junctions 16 and 17 of the M1 Motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
, near Watford Gap
Watford Gap
The Watford Gap is located at a minor gap between two slight hills in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Engineers from Roman times onwards have found it to be an appropriate route connecting the Midlands with the South East....
, in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
". "Watford Gap, Watford Gap, a plate of grease and a load of crap" sang Harper.
"Subsequent pressings omitted the song at the behest of an EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
board member who was (also) a non-executive director
Non-executive director
A non-executive director or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way...
of Blue Boar (the owners of the service station)..." .
Under duress, Harper replaced the controversial track with "Breakfast With You", a song Harper himself allegedly described as "pap
PAP
- People :* King Pap of Armenia* Arthur Pap, philosopher* Eszter Pap, a Hungarian triathlete* The nickname of Mike Papantonio, a Florida-based trial attorney and co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio...
" .
With the re-print of Bullinamingvase, Harvest Records
Harvest Records
-References:* Harvest Records collectors guide ISBN 978-5-9622-0021-7...
included a promo
Promotional recording
A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available...
"single" (SPSR 407). The tracks included were:
- Side A – "Referendum (Legend)" / "Another Day" (Live Version)
- Side B – "Tom Tiddler's Ground"
Another promo release on the Harvest label (SPSR 408), contained the tracks:
- Side A – "One Of Those Days In England" / "Watford Gap"
- Side B – "Naked Flame" / (Extract from One Of Those Days In England) – "Mrs Space"
"Watford Gap" was finally restored to the 1996 re-issued CD, and "Breakfast With You" closes that CD.
Side one
- "One Of Those Days In England" – 3:25
- "These Last Days" – 4:26
- "Cherishing the Lonesome" – 5:54
- "Naked Flame" – 5:06
- "Watford Gap" – 3:22
Side one
- "One Of Those Days In England" – 3:25
- "These Last Days" – 4:26
- "Cherishing the Lonesome" – 5:54
- "Naked Flame" – 5:06
- "Breakfast With You" – 2:42
1996 CD reissue
- "One Of Those Days In England" – 3:25
- "These Last Days" – 4:26
- "Cherishing the Lonesome" – 5:54
- "Naked Flame" – 5:06
- "Watford Gap" – 3:22
- "One Of Those Days In England (Parts 2–10)" – 19:27
- "Breakfast With You" – 2:42
Singles
Two singles were released from the album on the HarvestHarvest Records
-References:* Harvest Records collectors guide ISBN 978-5-9622-0021-7...
label.
Personnel
- Roy HarperRoy HarperRoy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
- John LeckieJohn LeckieJohn Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
– Sound Engineer - Mark Vigars – Sound Engineer
- Steve Broughton
- Dave Cochran
- B.J. Cole
- Herbie FlowersHerbie FlowersHerbie Flowers is an English musician specialising in bass guitar, double-bass and tuba. He is noted as a member of Blue Mink, T...
- John HalseyJohn Halsey (musician)John Halsey is a rock drummer, best known for his appearance as "Barry" in The Rutles, leading to his playing with Neil Innes's band Fatso and appearing in the film All You Need is Cash ....
- Percy JonesPercy JonesPercy Jones may refer to:* Percy Jones , American baseball player* Percy Jones , Welsh world champion flyweight in 1914* Percy Jones , bass guitarist...
- Skaila KangaSkaila KangaSkaila Kanga is a harpist and is Head of Harp Studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London, England. After winning a Junior Exhibition to the Royal Academy of Music for piano, she switched to harp studies at age 17...
– HarpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings... - Ronnie LaneRonnie LaneRonald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...
- David Lawson
- Alvin LeeAlvin LeeAlvin Lee is an English rock guitarist and singer. He began playing guitar at the age of 13, and with Leo Lyons formed the core of the band Ten Years After in 1960...
- Linda McCartneyLinda McCartneyLinda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
(backing vocals on One Of Those Days In England) - Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
(backing vocals on One Of Those Days In England) - Jimmy McCullochJimmy McCullochJames 'Jimmy' McCulloch was a Scottish musician and songwriter, born in Dumbarton and raised in Clydebank and Cumbernauld, Scotland, who was best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977...
- Henry McCulloughHenry McCulloughHenry McCullough Henry McCullough Henry McCullough (born Henry Campbell Liken McCullough, 21 July 1943, Portstewart, Northern Ireland is an Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, who has played guitar in such bands as Sweeney's Men, Spooky Tooth, Paul McCartney & Wings, and The Grease Band. He...
- Max MiddletonMax MiddletonDavid Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English composer and keyboardist and was originally a docker on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesiser and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet...
- Dave Plowman
- Andy RobertsAndy Roberts (musician)Andrew "Andy" Roberts is an English musician.He gained a violin scholarship to Felsted School. He then attended Liverpool University. He has played with The Liverpool Scene, Plainsong, The Scaffold, Roy Harper, Chris Spedding, Pink Floyd, Hank Wangford, Kevin Ayers, Vivian Stanshall and Grimms...
- The Vauld Symphony Orchestra