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ALBUM · 1980

The Unknown Soldier

by Roy Harper · 15 Apr 1980 · Harvest · 10 tracks · 40:59

  • folk pop
  • progressive pop
  • progressive rock
  • rock

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Tracklist

  1. A1Playing Games3:12
  2. A2I’m in Love With You3:45
  3. A3The Flycatcher4:10
  4. A4You (The Game Part II) The Two Halves in Flight4:37
  5. A5Old Faces4:09
  6. B1Short and Sweet6:28
  7. B2First Thing in the Morning3:40
  8. B3The Unknown Soldier3:33
  9. B4Ten Years Ago3:35
  10. B5True Story3:50

Running time 40:59

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

The Unknown Soldier is the tenth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1980 by Harvest Records and was his last release on the label. Half of the tracks were co-written with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who also plays guitar on the album. Kate Bush duets with Harper on one of those tracks.

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Who made it

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The record

  • First released
    15 Apr 1980
  • Labels
    Harvest SHVL 820
    Science Friction HUCD031
  • Kind
    Album
  • Formats
    Vinyl, CD
  • Editions
    2 releases
  • Running time
    40:59

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