Descendants of Smith is the 14th studio album by Roy Harper, released in 1988. In 1994 it was re-issued under the title, Garden of Uranium with an identical track list but new cover artwork.
As a publicity stunt on the music media, whom Harper thought did not give him or his music fair or considered reviews, Harper sent out 3 promo versions of his single "Laughing Inside" using anagrams of his own name; 'Per Yarroh' a Norwegian classical avant garde composer, 'Rory Phare' a lounge lizard and trendy art designer and 'Harry Rope' a Hells Angel. Music magazines were sent the 7" single, along with an accompanying fake biography describing the artist they were being introduced to.[2]
An employee from Sounds interviewed Per Yarroh and apparently fell for the publicity stunt "hook, line and sinker".[3] When interviewed, Harper elaborated:[3]
as she wrote up the interview in the office, an old timer heard the record and asked what she was doing on Roy Harper? She'd loved the record originally, but then turned right around and wrote the most vindictive piece about me. I also had loads of radio lined up, but as soon as they found out it was me they all cancelled. Being called Roy Harper is the biggest artistic drawback in my career."
Cover art of Garden of Uranium
Track listingedit
All tracks credited to Roy Harper, except Laughing Inside - Roy Harper/Nick Harper
^"Descendants of Smith - Roy Harper". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^"1994 Roy Harper Interview". Terrascope.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ ab"Hats off to Harper". Dave Burnham. August 1994. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
External linksedit
Roy Harper official site
Excellent Roy Harper resource
January 01, 1970
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