Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights FLAC download

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1	Some Questions About Hats	1:50
2	The Owl	2:14
3	A Worm Is At Work	1:52
4	Bad Alchemy Piano – John Greaves	3:06
5	Europa Percussion – Pierre Moerlen	2:48
6	Desperate Straights	4:14
7	Riding Tigers	1:43
8	Apes In Capes	2:14
9	Strayed	1:53
10	Giants	1:57
11	Excerpt From The Messiah	1:48
12	In The Sickbay Organ [Wurlitzer] – Dagmar Krause	2:08
13	Caucasian Lullaby Piano – Tim Hodgkinson	8:17

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Archie-Arc

Credits

• Arranged By, Producer – Henry Cow, Simon Heyworth, Slapp Happy
• Bass – John Greaves
• Bassoon, Oboe – Lindsay Cooper
• Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson
• Drums – Chris Cutler
• Flute – Geoff Leigh
• French Horn – Muchsin Campbell
• Guitar – Fred Frith, Peter Blegvad
• Piano – Anthony Moore
• Remastered By – Bob Drake
• Trombone – Nick Evans
• Trumpet – Mongezi Feza
• Violin – Fred Frith
• Vocals – Dagmar Krause, Peter Blegvad
• Written-By – Moore* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13), Cutler* (tracks: 13), Krause* (tracks: 12), Handel* (tracks: 11), Greaves* (tracks: 4), Blegvad* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7, 9 to 12)

Notes

Recorded at The Manor & Nova Sound Studios.

Unofficial release: factory-made CDr in jewel case with 4-pages booklet and clear tray.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 9 396318 105029
• Label Code: LC 29037

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