Sophisticated Beggar

Infobox Album |
Name = Sophisticated Beggar
Type = Studio album
Artist = Roy Harper


Released = 1967
Recorded = England
Genre = Folk rock Electric folk
Length =
Label = Strike JHL 105,
Science Friction HUCD007
Producer = Peter Richards
Reviews =
* Allmusic.com Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hzfwxq85ldte]
* Rollingstone.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/royharper/albums/album/159363/sophisticated_beggar]
Last album =
This album = "Sophisticated Beggar"
(1967)

Next album = "Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith"
(1968)

Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = "Sophisticated Beggar"
Reissue cover
Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = "The Return of The Sophisticated Beggar"
Reissue cover

"Sophisticated Beggar" is Roy Harper's first album.

History

The album was originally released in 1967 but poorly distributed; only a few thousand were ever made. It has subsequently been re-released on a number of different labels, given numerous titles and altered track listings. Harper only receives royalties for the 'official' Science Friction release.

Track Listing

"All tracks credited to Roy Harper"

ide One

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

ide Two

#"Girlie" – 3:02
#"October the Twelfth" – 5:54
#"Black Clouds" – 4:31
#"Mr. Station Master" – 3:04
#"Forever" – 3:27
#"Committed" – 3:14

Release history

External links

* [http://www.royharper.com/ Roy Harper Official Site]
* [http://www.iki.fi/musicnaut/royharper.html Excellent Roy Harper resource]
* [http://www.stormcock.net The Stormcock Community fan site]