▁Records . ▁Side ▁two ▁included ▁an ▁extended ▁ 1 7 - min ute ▁track , ▁titled ▁" Mc Go oh an ' s ▁Blues ", ▁which ▁Har per ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" main ▁statement " ▁within ▁the ▁album . ▁Of ▁his ▁non - con formance ▁to ▁radio - friend ly , ▁standard , ▁three - min ute ▁songs , ▁Har per ▁claimed ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁revol t , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁regarded ▁the ▁three - min ute ▁pop ▁song ▁as ▁an ▁an ath ema , ▁a ▁j ing le ▁to ▁sell ▁a ▁band . ▁( The ▁title ▁for ▁" Mc Go oh an ' s ▁Blues " ▁was ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁actor ▁Patrick ▁Mc Go oh an , ▁who ▁had ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁Pr ison er ▁two ▁years ▁earlier ). ▁The ▁track ▁" Ser ge ant ▁Sun sh ine " ▁would ▁also ▁appear ▁on ▁Son ▁of ▁Gut bucket , ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁sam pler ▁album ▁released ▁to ▁promote ▁artists ▁on ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Records ▁label . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁Har per ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁Dol ph in ▁Club ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁folk ▁singer ▁L ille b j ør n ▁N ils en . ▁N ils en ▁learned ▁one ▁of ▁Har per ' s ▁songs , ▁" On ▁the ▁First ▁Day ▁of ▁April ", ▁which ▁he ▁translated ▁to ▁" R av n ▁Ferd " ▁and ▁recorded ▁for ▁his ▁debut ▁solo ▁album ▁T il b