Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights download mp3, flac

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A1	Some Questions About Hats Written-By – Moore*, Blegvad*	1:53
A2	The Owl Written-By – Moore*	2:17
A3	A Worm Is At Work Written-By – Moore*, Blegvad*	1:52
A4	Bad Alchemy Piano – John GreavesWritten-By – Greaves*, Blegvad*	3:06
A5	Europa Percussion – Pierre MoerlenWritten-By – Moore*, Blegvad*	2:48
A6	Desperate Straights Written-By – Moore*	4:14
A7	Riding Tigers Written-By – Blegvad*	2:02
B1	Apes In Capes Written-By – Moore*	2:16
B2	Strayed Written-By – Blegvad*	1:54
B3	Giants Written-By – Moore*, Blegvad*	1:57
B4	Excerpt From The Messiah Written-By – Handel*, Blegvad*	1:49
B5	In The Sickbay Organ [Wurlitzer] – Dagmar*Written-By – Dagmar*, Blegvad*	2:09
B6	Caucasian Lullaby Piano – Tim HodgkinsonWritten-By – Moore*, Cutler*	8:25

Companies, etc.

• Produced At – The Manor
• Produced At – Nova Sound Studios, London
• Lacquer Cut At – Nimbus
• Pressed By – Nimbus
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Recommended Records
• Published By – Blackhill Music Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Credits

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

Notes

Reissue of the 33⅓ rpm Virgin pressing from 1975.
Release does not list duration.

Album arranged & produced by [ ... ] at the Manor & Nova Sound studios.
Cut & pressed by Nimbus (at 45rpm.)
Recommended Records RRA twelve 1982

Anthony Moore & Dagmar are published by Blackhill Music Ltd.
Peter Blegvad, John Greaves & Chris Cutler are published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
℗ Recommended Records A.D.1982

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, hand-etched): RR 12-A2 NRL [signature] 3 MPT V JH
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, hand-etched): RR 12 B2 NRL [signature] 3 MPT V JH
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A/B, stamped): NIMBUS ENGLAND

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2024	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2024	UK	1975
TCV 2024	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2024	UK	1975
V 2024	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Virgin	V 2024	UK	1975
V 2024	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Virgin	V 2024	UK	1975
VIP-4071	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow	Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	VIP-4071	Japan	1980