ROY HARPER : IN BETWEEN EVERY LINE

 

Disc One

  1. One Of Those Days In England
  2. Short And Sweet
  3. Referendum
  4. Highway Blues

Disc Two

  1. True Story
  2. The Game
  3. One Man Rock And Roll Band
  4. Hangman

Label : EMI

Venue : UK various locations

Recording Date : 1985-1986

Release Date : 1986

Review (AllMusic) : This live release contains an assortment of songs that Roy Harper recorded in the mid-'80s at various venues in England. As with most of Harper's projects, several prominent artists make guest appearances, including Jimmy Page, who lends guitar to at least three tracks. Unfortunately, specific details as to which musician played on what tracks or where these tracks were recorded are missing from the liner notes. This overall sketchiness when it comes to annotating his live albums is an ignoble trend in Harper's catalog. The bulk of the songs are performed alone by Harper with his acoustic guitar. While these are typical for the era, they definitely aren't extraordinary, especially when compared to Harper's earlier live work. This fact, coupled with the poor liner notes and generally muddy sound, make In Between Every Line mostly suitable for Harper's fans. The CD omits the song "Hangman," which was found on the LP version.

Review (Wikipedia) : In Between Every Line is a 1986 live double album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper. The album was created over a period of eighteen months and contains an assortment of Harper's live favourites e.g. "One of those days in England", "Highway Blues" and "One man Rock and Roll band". Some of the recordings are from Harper's performances at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Jimmy Page appears on guitar on three tracks,] however, specific details as to who plays on all the tracks, or where and when the tracks were recorded were not provided in the liner notes as the original "...tape boxes were mixed! Or lost". The album also contains a live performance of "Short and Sweet", a song by David Gilmour and Roy Harper. The original version of this track were released on David Gilmour and, featuring both musicians, on Harper's The Unknown Soldier. Initially released on vinyl and cassette, the album's length was reduced when converted to CD by omitting the last track, "Hangman". The album was dedicated to Derek Jewell, British writer, broadcaster and music critic.