Loony on the Bus

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1988 studio album by Roy Harper

Loony on the Bus

Studio album by

Roy Harper

Released| 1988
Recorded| England
Genre| Rock
Length| 44:15
Label| Awareness AWCD 1011,
Rough Trade CD10-261 (Germany)
Producer| Roy Harper
Roy Harper chronology
| Descendants of Smith
(1988)  | Loony on the Bus
(1988)  | Once
(1990)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Loony on the Bus is the 15th studio album by Roy Harper and was released in 1988 when Harper required cash in order to start his own company. These demos finally served their purpose by funding Harper's 1990 album Once.

## History[edit]

The album is mostly a collection of demos and tracks originally intended for release in 1978-9 under the title Commercial Breaks. The original release was held back because of disputes between Harper and EMI over funding and content and resultantly, it was not until the release of Loony on the Bus in 1988 that most of the tracks became publicly available.

Seven songs are taken from the original track listing for Commercial Breaks (tracks: 1,2,3,6,9,10,& 11), two songs still remain exclusive to this release (tracks 5 & 8), and two tracks (4 & 7) though exclusive at the time of release, would later be released as bonus tracks on the eventual 1994 CD release of Commercial Breaks.

The album's title was inspired by a review of one of Harper's earlier albums in a women's magazine. The reviewer stated that Harper reminded her of "...the loony on the bus".

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks credited to Roy Harper

1. "No Change (Ten Years Ago)" - (3:21) (from Commercial Breaks)
2. "Sail Away" - (4:47) (from Commercial Breaks)
3. "I Wanna Be Part of the News" - (3:34) (from Commercial Breaks)
4. "Burn the World (Part 1)" - (5:04)
5. "Casualty" - (3:55) (exclusive to this release)
6. "Cora" - (3:23) (from Commercial Breaks)
7. "Playing Prisons" - (4:11)
8. "Loony on the Bus" - (3:49) (exclusive to this release)
9. "Come Up and See Me" - (4:21) (from Commercial Breaks)
10. "The Flycatcher" - (3:55) (from Commercial Breaks)
11. "Square Boxes" - (4:01) (from Commercial Breaks)

## Personnel[edit]

* Roy Harper - guitar and vocals
* John Leckie - sound engineer
* Dave Cochran
* John Halsey - guitar
* David Lawson - keyboards
* Henry McCullough
* Andy Roberts

## References[edit]

1. ^ Allmusic review

## External links[edit]

* Roy Harper Official Site
* Excellent Roy Harper resource
* Roy Harper Biography and Discography

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Roy Harper

Studio albums|

* Sophisticated Beggar
* Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith
* Folkjokeopus
* Flat Baroque and Berserk
* Stormcock
* Lifemask
* Valentine
* HQ
* Bullinamingvase
* The Early Years
* The Unknown Soldier
* Work of Heart
* Born in Captivity
* Whatever Happened to Jugula?
* Descendants of Smith
* Loony on the Bus
* Once
* Death or Glory?
* Commercial Breaks
* Garden of Uranium
* Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
* The Dream Society
* The Green Man
* Man and Myth

Live albums|

* Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion
* In Between Every Line
* Born in Captivity II
* Unhinged
* Live at Les Cousins
* Royal Festival Hall Live – June 10th 2001
* Beyond the Door

Compilations|

* An Introduction to .....
* Hats off
* East of the Sun
* Today Is Yesterday
* Counter Culture
* From Occident to Orient
* Songs of Love and Loss

Collaborations|

* "Have a Cigar"
* "Breathing"
* The Edges of Twilight
* "Time"

Singles / 12" singles / EPs|

* "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease"
* "The Death of God"

Songs & poems|

* "Another Day"
* "Three Hundred Words"

Related articles|

* Nick Harper
* "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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