Roy Harper considered “HQ” to be "...probably the best record that I have made to date and "...a great album made at one of the best times of my life”.

In the USA the album was released under the title “When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease”.

The album features Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones.

Excellent and thoughtful songwriting, especially the haunting, bittersweet "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease". John Peel insisted it be played on the radio in the event of his death (it was).

A classic.



Roy Harper

 HQ

 (a.k.a. When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease)

 1975

 Remastered and Expanded

 

 CD / 1999 / 320Kbps


 Tracklist:

 1 The Game (Parts 1-5) 

 2 The Spirit Lives 

 3 Grown Ups Are Just Silly Children 

 4 Referendum (Legend)

 5 Forget Me Not

 6 Hallucinating Light

 7 When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease

Bonus Tracks:

 8 The Spirit Lives (Early Mix, 23 March 1975)

 9 When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease (Live, Exeter, 31th October 1977) 

 10 Hallucinating Light (7" Single Version) 


Personnel:

 Roy Harper / guitars, vocals, keyboards

 and

 Trigger:

 Chris Spedding / guitars

 Dave Cochran / bass 

 Bill Bruford / drums

 with

 David Gilmour / guitar

 John Paul Jones / bass 

 Steve Broughton / drums 

 The Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band 


Roy Harper / HQ / 1975