Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights mp3

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Credits

• Arranged By, Producer – Henry Cow, Simon Heyworth, Slapp Happy
• Bass – John Greaves
• Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson
• Cover, Lithography – Peter Blegvad
• Drums – Chris Cutler
• Guest [Assisted By], Flute – Geoff Leigh
• Guest [Assisted By], French Horn – Muchsin Campbell
• Guest [Assisted By], Oboe, Bassoon – Lindsay Cooper
• Guest [Assisted By], Trombone – Nick Evans
• Guest [Assisted By], Trumpet – Mongezi Feza
• Guitar – Fred Frith, Peter Blegvad
• Piano – Anthony Moore
• Violin – Fred Frith
• Voice – Dagmar, Peter Blegvad

Notes

Re-mastered from the original master tapes at Sudio Midi-Pyrenees 2004

Barcodes

• Barcode: 8056099001536
• Matrix / Runout: 166188E1/A
• Matrix / Runout: 166188E2/A
• Label Code: LC02677

Companies

• Produced At – The Manor
• Produced At – Nova Sound Studios, London
• Published By – Blackhill Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Manor
• Recorded At – Nova Sound Studios, London
• Remastered At – Studio Midi-Pyrénées
• Manufactured By – Goodfellas
• Distributed By – Goodfellas
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Virgin Music
• Copyright (c) – ReR Megacorp
• Pressed By – GZ Media – 166188E

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Desperate Straights is a collaborative studio album by British avant-rock groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow. It was recorded at Virgin Records' Manor Studio and Nova Sound Studios in November 1974, and released in February 1975. It was Slapp Happy's second album for Virgin, and they had invited Henry Cow to record with them. The album is a blend of Henry Cow's avant-garde music and Slapp Happy's nostalgic pop, and the success of this collaboration led to the two bands merging and recording In Praise of. Desperate Straights is an album by British avant-rock groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in November 1974. It Straights 1975. To favorites 4 Download album. Listen album. Alternative Progressive Rock Art Rock. Henry Cow , Slapp Happy. Songs in album Desperate Straights 1975. Henry Cow ft. Slapp Happy - Some Questions About Hats. Slapp Happy - The Owl. Slapp Happy - A Worm Is At Work. Slapp Happy - Bad Alchemy. Slapp Happy - Desperate Straights. Slapp Happy - Riding Tigers. Slapp Happy - Apes In Cages. Desperate Straights. Slapp Happy & Henry Cow. Rock 1975. Some Questions About Hats. Riding Tigers. Desperate Straights, a collaboration with British avant-prog band Henry Cow, was Slapp Happy's third official LP. The band's first record, Sort Of, had been completed with assistance from Faust, while their second, self-titled album later released as Casablanca Moon, was originally recorded for Polydor but then scrapped and re-recorded when the band signed to Virgin. Those first two Slapp Happy records were soft pop for eccentrics, informed by British Invasion rock, Dylan, and hints of European cafe music. Desperate Straights was a slightly different story. Though pop i. Videos 10 Bearbeiten. Slapp Happy & Henry Cow - Desperate Straights. О видео. Desperate Straights 4:15. SlapHappy, Henry Cow - Some Questions About Hats 1974 1:43. A Worm Is At Work - Slapp Happy & Henry Cow 1:55. slapp happy, henry cow - riding tigers 1:39. Slapp Happy, Henry Cow - Apes in Capes. Slapp Happy, Henry Cow - Strayed 1:49. Slapp Happy, Henry Cow - Excerpt from the Messiah. Listen Zur Liste hinzufügen. Listen free to Slapp Happy & Henry Cow Desperate Straights. The groups unmerged thereafter leaving Dagmar with Henry Cow. View wiki. It was the first of two collaborative albums by the two groups and was released in February 1975. Almost all of the album comprises Slapp Happy composed material and it is for this reason that it is generally regarded as a Slapp Happy album with backing by Henry Cow. The music is an unusual blend of avant-garde music and nostalgic pop, and the success of this collaboration led to the two bands merging. And of course Henry Cow joined Slapp Happy. A rather gnomic press release from the time suggested that both groups, though different, were the same'. Slapp Happy Peter Blegvad, Anthony Moore, Dagmar Krause had already recorded one album for Virgin, and their charmingly quirky brand of surrealist pop had Mr Branson and his chums thinking they may have had a commercially viable band on their books. A merger with one of the most musically and politically radical bands of the time also on Virgin wasn't likely to enhance their earning potential much, but this was the. Desperate Straights' is the third studio album of Slapp Happy and was released in 1975. As I wrote before, this album is a collaborative effort between Slapp Happy and Henry Cow. So, the line up on the album is: From Slapp Happy: Dagmar Krause voice and wurlitzer, Peter Blegvad voice and guitar and Anthony Moore piano. From Henry Cow: Fred Frith guitar, violin and xylophone, Tim Hodgkinson clarinet, organ and piano, John Greaves bass guitar and piano and Chris Cutler drums and percussion