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ARTIST
SLAPP HAPPY/HENRY COW
TITLE
Desperate Straights
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
RER VINYL
CATALOG #
RER VHCSH1
RER VHCSH1
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
2/7/2020
ReR Vinyl present a reissue of
Slapp Happy
and
Henry Cow
's
Desperate Straights
, originally released in 1975. Another great chapter in the Henry Cow vinyl reissue series!
Desperate Straights
was the first result of the historical meeting between Slapp Happy, the German/English avant-pop band, and the apparently incompatible Henry Cow. Recorded at Virgin Record's Manor Studios in 1974 and properly remastered by
Bob Drake
,
Desperate Straights
stands as a real piece of art from another time. A full set of great songs, including gems like "Bad Alchemy" and "Apes in Capes", arranged and performed by an amazing collective featuring
Dagmar Krause
's unique voice,
Peter Blegvad
and
Anthony Moore
's eccentric pop genius and the core quartet of Cow:
Fred Frith
,
Tim Hodgkinson
,
John Greaves
, and
Chris Cutler
, plus a bunch of very special guests, among them
Nick Evans
and
Mongezi Feza
(
Brotherhood of Breath
),
Mont Campbell
(
Egg
), and
Pierre Moerlen
(
Gong
).
Desperate Straights
can be recognized as one of the definitive avant-pop albums of the seventies. Housed in a beautiful reproduction of the original jacket designed by Peter Blegvad.
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