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| Name = Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
| Type = [[Studio Album]]
| name = Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
| type = [[Studio Album]]
| Longtype = (spoken word) |
| Artist = [[Roy Harper]]
| longtype =
| artist = [[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]]
| Cover = Poems_thoughts_speeches_doodles.jpg
| cover = Poems_thoughts_speeches_doodles.jpg
| Released = 1997
| Recorded = [[Ireland]] November 1997
| alt =
| Genre = [[Spoken word]]
| released = 1997
| recorded = [[Ireland]] November 1997
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| Length = 57:56
| Label = [[Science Friction]] HUCD034
| venue =
| Producer = [[Roy Harper]]
| studio =
| Last album = ''[[Garden of Uranium]]''<br>(1994)
| genre = [[Spoken word]]
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| length = 57:56
| This album = '''''Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles'''''<br>(1997)
| label = [[Science Friction (record label)|Science Friction]] HUCD034
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| Next album = ''[[The Dream Society]]''<br>(1998)}}
| producer = [[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]]
| prev_title = [[Commercial Breaks (album)|Commercial Breaks]]
| prev_year = 1994
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| next_title = [[The Dream Society]]
| next_year = 1998
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'''''Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles''''' is the nineteenth album by [[Roy Harper]] and was released in 1997.
'''''Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles''''' is the 19th album by [[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]] and was released in 1997.


== History ==
== History ==
The [[spoken word]] album features 34 of Harper's poems and songs, and was originally only available via [[mail order]] or at Harper's [[concerts]].<ref>[http://www.mistlethrush.co.uk/stormcock/tracks3.htm Roy Harper fan site]</ref> Now out of print on CD, it can be difficult obtain; copies have sold for over $290 ([[US]]) on [[Ebay|eBay]].<ref>[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270260571300&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017 Ebay auction result]</ref> However, the album is available to download from Harper's website.
The [[spoken word]] album features 34 of Harper's poems and songs, and was originally only available via [[mail order]] or at Harper's [[concerts]].<ref>[http://www.mistlethrush.co.uk/stormcock/tracks3.htm Roy Harper fan site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111213210/http://www.mistlethrush.co.uk/stormcock/tracks3.htm |date=2007-01-11 }}</ref> Now out of print on CD, it can be difficult obtain; copies have sold for over $290 ([[US]]) on [[eBay]].<ref>[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270260571300&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017 Ebay auction result]</ref> However, the album is available to purchase as a download from Harper's website.


The album is primarily a collection of Harpers [[poetry]] containing spoken versions of some earlier Harper recordings, such as "The Spirit Lives", "Commune" and "Pinches Of Salt" and at least one poem ("The Angel Of The Night") that would later become a song on the 1998 [[album]], ''[[The Dream Society]]''. Occasional [[guitar]] by Harper and [[Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)|Jeff Martin]] punctuates certain tracks, most notably on "Timelords in the Frost" which is the only track on the [[CD]] credited to both artists.
The album is primarily a collection of Harpers [[poetry]] containing spoken versions of some earlier Harper recordings, such as "The Spirit Lives", "Commune" and "Pinches Of Salt" and at least one poem ("The Angel Of The Night") that would later become a song on the 1998 [[album]], ''[[The Dream Society]]''. Occasional [[guitar]] by Harper and [[Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)|Jeff Martin]] punctuates certain tracks, most notably on "Timelords in the Frost" which is the only track on the [[CD]] credited to both artists.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
''All tracks credited to Roy Harper (except "Timelords In The Frost" - Roy Harper / [[Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)|Jeff Martin]])''){{dn|date=September 2014}}
''All tracks credited to Roy Harper (except "Timelords In The Frost" - Roy Harper / Jeff Martin)''
#"First Thing In The Morning" &ndash; 2:58 (Original song on ''[[The Unknown Soldier (album)|The Unknown Soldier]]'')
#"First Thing in the Morning" &ndash; 2:58 (Original song on ''[[The Unknown Soldier (album)|The Unknown Soldier]]'')
#"Blow By Blow" &ndash; 1:10
#"Blow by Blow" &ndash; 1:10
#"The Spirit Lives" &ndash; 2:47 (Original song on ''[[HQ (album)|HQ]]'')
#"The Spirit Lives" &ndash; 2:47 (Original song on ''[[HQ (album)|HQ]]'')
#"Lunchtime Sandwich Secretaries" &ndash; 1:17
#"Lunchtime Sandwich Secretaries" &ndash; 1:17
#"November" &ndash; 0:19
#"November" &ndash; 0:19
#"The Arty Fartique (The Critic)" &ndash; 0:56
#"The Arty Fartique (The Critic)" &ndash; 0:56
#"Bad Speech 2 (A Degree Of Disbelief)" &ndash; 3:53 (A direct descendant of "Bad Speech" on ''[[Whatever Happened to Jugula?]]'')
#"Bad Speech 2 (A Degree of Disbelief)" &ndash; 3:53 (A direct descendant of "Bad Speech" on ''[[Whatever Happened to Jugula?]]'')
#"Timelords In The Frost" &ndash; 2:22
#"Timelords in the Frost" &ndash; 2:22
#"Angel Of The Night" &ndash; 1:31 (Became song on ''[[The Dream Society]]'')
#"Angel of the Night" &ndash; 1:31 (Became song on ''[[The Dream Society]]'')
#"Hidden By Numbers" &ndash; 1:14
#"Hidden by Numbers" &ndash; 1:14
#"Hole In The Sky" &ndash; 0:26
#"Hole in the Sky" &ndash; 0:26
#"Overnight Success" &ndash; 1:11 (a.k.a. the song, "The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck")
#"Overnight Success" &ndash; 1:11 (a.k.a. the song, "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck")
#"Nero" &ndash; 0:40
#"Nero" &ndash; 0:40
#"Clones" &ndash; 1:33
#"Clones" &ndash; 1:33
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#"The Night Aglow" &ndash; 0:37
#"The Night Aglow" &ndash; 0:37
#"Filthy Stain Hussein" &ndash; 2:06
#"Filthy Stain Hussein" &ndash; 2:06
#"Your Tongue In Their Cheeks" &ndash; 1:48
#"Your Tongue in Their Cheeks" &ndash; 1:48
#"Commune" &ndash; 2:22 (Original song on ''[[Valentine (album)|Valentine]]'')
#"Commune" &ndash; 2:22 (Original song on ''[[Valentine (Roy Harper album)|Valentine]]'')
#"Tel" &ndash; 0:50
#"Tel" &ndash; 0:50
#"Descendants Of Smith" &ndash; 1:22 (Original song on ''[[Descendants of Smith]]'')
#"Descendants of Smith" &ndash; 1:22 (Original song on ''[[Descendants of Smith]]'')
#"Our Father" &ndash; 3:36
#"Our Father" &ndash; 3:36
#"Crystal Shoes" &ndash; 0:28
#"Crystal Shoes" &ndash; 0:28
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#"Ere Winter Ends" &ndash; 0:32
#"Ere Winter Ends" &ndash; 0:32
#"[[Ghost Dance]]" &ndash; 1:24 (Original song on ''[[Once (Roy Harper album)|Once]]'')
#"[[Ghost Dance]]" &ndash; 1:24 (Original song on ''[[Once (Roy Harper album)|Once]]'')
#"Pinches Of Salt" &ndash; 1:32 (Original song on ''[[Descendants of Smith]]'')
#"Pinches of Salt" &ndash; 1:32 (Original song on ''[[Descendants of Smith]]'')
#"The Song That Never Ends" &ndash; 0:57
#"The Song That Never Ends" &ndash; 0:57
#"Love Me" &ndash; 4:33
#"Love Me" &ndash; 4:33


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Roy Harper]]
*[[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]]
*[[Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)|Jeff Martin]]
*[[Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)|Jeff Martin]]
*Darren Crisp - [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*Darren Crisp - [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.royharper.com/ Roy Harper Official Site]
*[http://www.royharper.com/ Roy Harper Official Site]
*[http://www.iki.fi/musicnaut/royharper.html Excellent Roy Harper resource]
*[http://www.iki.fi/musicnaut/royharper.html Excellent Roy Harper resource]
*[http://www.mistlethrush.co.uk/stormcock/discogra.htm Roy Harper fan site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070111212900/http://www.mistlethrush.co.uk/stormcock/discogra.htm Roy Harper fan site]


{{Roy Harper}}
{{Roy Harper}}

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Latest revision as of 23:04, 20 February 2024

Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
Studio album by
Roy Harper
Released1997
RecordedIreland November 1997
GenreSpoken word
Length57:56
LabelScience Friction HUCD034
ProducerRoy Harper
Roy Harper chronology
Commercial Breaks
(1994) 		Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
(1997) 		The Dream Society
(1998)

Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles is the 19th album by Roy Harper and was released in 1997.

History[edit]

The spoken word album features 34 of Harper's poems and songs, and was originally only available via mail order or at Harper's concerts.[1] Now out of print on CD, it can be difficult obtain; copies have sold for over $290 (US) on eBay.[2] However, the album is available to purchase as a download from Harper's website.

The album is primarily a collection of Harpers poetry containing spoken versions of some earlier Harper recordings, such as "The Spirit Lives", "Commune" and "Pinches Of Salt" and at least one poem ("The Angel Of The Night") that would later become a song on the 1998 album, The Dream Society. Occasional guitar by Harper and Jeff Martin punctuates certain tracks, most notably on "Timelords in the Frost" which is the only track on the CD credited to both artists.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks credited to Roy Harper (except "Timelords In The Frost" - Roy Harper / Jeff Martin)

  1. "First Thing in the Morning" – 2:58 (Original song on The Unknown Soldier)
  2. "Blow by Blow" – 1:10
  3. "The Spirit Lives" – 2:47 (Original song on HQ)
  4. "Lunchtime Sandwich Secretaries" – 1:17
  5. "November" – 0:19
  6. "The Arty Fartique (The Critic)" – 0:56
  7. "Bad Speech 2 (A Degree of Disbelief)" – 3:53 (A direct descendant of "Bad Speech" on Whatever Happened to Jugula?)
  8. "Timelords in the Frost" – 2:22
  9. "Angel of the Night" – 1:31 (Became song on The Dream Society)
  10. "Hidden by Numbers" – 1:14
  11. "Hole in the Sky" – 0:26
  12. "Overnight Success" – 1:11 (a.k.a. the song, "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck")
  13. "Nero" – 0:40
  14. "Clones" – 1:33
  15. "Constant Sorrow" – 1:53
  16. "BUPA" – 1:55
  17. "Extreme Middle Age" – 3:57
  18. "The Night Aglow" – 0:37
  19. "Filthy Stain Hussein" – 2:06
  20. "Your Tongue in Their Cheeks" – 1:48
  21. "Commune" – 2:22 (Original song on Valentine)
  22. "Tel" – 0:50
  23. "Descendants of Smith" – 1:22 (Original song on Descendants of Smith)
  24. "Our Father" – 3:36
  25. "Crystal Shoes" – 0:28
  26. "The Afternoon Sun" – 0:19
  27. "The Unknown" – 1:05
  28. "And Yet" – 3:19
  29. "Auto Farrier" – 1:04
  30. "Ere Winter Ends" – 0:32
  31. "Ghost Dance" – 1:24 (Original song on Once)
  32. "Pinches of Salt" – 1:32 (Original song on Descendants of Smith)
  33. "The Song That Never Ends" – 0:57
  34. "Love Me" – 4:33

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Roy Harper fan site Archived 2007-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ebay auction result

External links[edit]

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