| Descendants of Smith | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Roy Harper |
| Cover: | Descendants_of_Smith.jpg |
| Released: | March 1988 |
| Recorded: | Lincolnshire, England |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 44:03 |
| Label: | EMI CD-EMC 3524 |
| Producer: | Roy Harper |
| Prev Title: | Whatever Happened to Jugula? |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Loony on the Bus |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
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.[1]
An employee from Sounds interviewed Per Yarroh and apparently fell for the publicity stunt "hook, line and sinker".[2] When interviewed, Harper elaborated:
All tracks credited to Roy Harper, except Laughing Inside - Roy Harper/Nick Harper