Born in Captivity

Born in Captivity is a 1984 album by English folk musician Roy Harper. Essentially, Born In Captivity is the demo tape for Work of Heart, Harper's 1982 release. Originally, Born in Captivity was released as a collectors item on Harper's Hardup label. 830 copies were made and sold quickly to Harper's fans. Demand was such that the record was reissued in 1985 (with variations to the sleeve notes, colours and labels ) on the Awareness Records label.... more

Born in Captivity is a 1984 album by English folk musician Roy Harper. Essentially, Born In Captivity is the demo tape for Work of Heart, Harper's 1982 release. Originally, Born in Captivity was released as a collectors item on Harper's Hardup label. 830 copies were made and sold quickly to Harper's fans. Demand was such that the record was reissued in 1985 (with variations to the sleeve notes, colours and labels ) on the Awareness Records label. Awareness Records also released cassette and CD versions in 1989. In 1994, Harper's own label, Science Friction, combined Born in Captivity with Work of Heart to form the Double CD version of this album currently available. The albums cover shows Harper behind bars, the numbers "120641" represent his date of birth (12 June 1941) and the "No.006" is a reference to Patrick McGoohans character, "Number Six", in the British, Sixties TV programme, The Prisoner. Harper referenced this programme earlier in his career on his 1969 album Folkjokeopus,... less