Henry Cow Concerts
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| Live album by Henry Cow | ||
| Released | 1976 | |
| Recorded | Live in London, Italy, Netherlands and Norway between September 1974 and October 1975 |
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| Genre | Avant-progressive rock | |
| Length | 1:43:43 | |
| Label | Compendium Records (Norway) LTM Records (France) Caroline Records (UK) |
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| Producer(s) | Henry Cow | |
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| Henry Cow chronology | ||
| In Praise of Learning (1975) |
Henry Cow Concerts (1976) |
Western Culture (1979) |
Henry Cow Concerts is a live double album by British avant-garde rock group Henry Cow, recorded at concerts in London, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway between September 1974 and October 1975. Sides one and two of the LP record consist of composed material while sides three and four contain improvised pieces.
The album includes Henry Cow's last John Peel Session, recorded in September 1975 and extracts from a concert with Robert Wyatt at the New London Theatre in May 1975. The opening bars of the improvised piece "Groningen" (recorded in September 1974) were later incorporated in Tim Hodgkinson's "Living in the Heart of the Beast", on In Praise of Learning (1975).
CD reissues of the album include Henry Cow's tracks on Greasy Truckers, Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall (1974), a double LP of an October 1973 concert, featuring Camel, Henry Cow, Global Village Trucking Co and Gong.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
Side One – 22:50
- "Beautiful as the Moon - Terrible as an Army with Banners" (Frith, Cutler) 1
- "Nirvana for Mice" (Frith) 1
- "Ottawa Song" (Frith, Cutler) 1
- "Gloria Gloom" (Wyatt, McCormick) 1
- "Beautiful as the Moon (Reprise)" (Frith, Cutler) 1
Side Two – 25:36
- "Bad Alchemy" (Greaves, Blegvad) 2
- "Little Red Riding Hood Hits the Road" (Wyatt) 2
- "Ruins" (Frith) 3
Side Three – 29:02
Side Four – 26:15
[edit] Personnel
- Lindsay Cooper – Bassoon, flute, oboe, recorder, piano
- Chris Cutler – Drums, piano
- Dagmar Krause – Voice, piano
- Fred Frith – Guitar, piano, violin, xylophone
- John Greaves – Bass guitar, voice, celeste, piano
- Tim Hodgkinson – Organ, clarinet, alto saxophone
- Robert Wyatt – Vocals ("Bad Alchemy" and "Little Red Riding Hood Hits the Road")
[edit] Sound and art work
- Henry Cow – Producers
- Maggie Thomas – Cover art
[edit] Concert venues and dates
1 Peel Session, BBC Studios, 5 August 1975 [1], Recorded and Mixed by Bob Conduct and Tony Wilson.
2 (With Robert Wyatt) New London Theatre, 21 May 1975, Mixed by Sarah Greaves.
3 Palamostre Auditorium, Udine, Italy, 13 October 1975, Mixed by Neil Sandford, Recorded by Sandro Pascolo.
4 Høvikodden Arts Centre, Oslo, Norway, 5 July 1975, Record and Mixed by Jack Balchin and Harold Clark.
5 Vera Club, Groningen, the Netherlands, 26 September 1974, Mixed by Sarah Greaves.
[edit] Composed material
The composed material (with the exception of "Ottawa Song") originally appeared on the following albums:
- Matching Mole: Matching Mole's Little Red Record (1972) – "Gloria Gloom"
- Henry Cow: Leg End (1973) – "Nirvana for Mice"
- Henry Cow: Unrest (1974) – "Ruins"
- Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (1974) – "Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road"
- Slapp Happy/Henry Cow: Desperate Straights (1975) – "Bad Alchemy"
- Henry Cow/Slapp Happy: In Praise of Learning (1975) – "Beautiful as the Moon - Terrible as an Army with Banners"
[edit] CD reissues
In 1995, East Side Digital reissued Henry Cow Concerts as a double CD with four extra tracks. The extra tracks came from Greasy Truckers, Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall (1974), a double LP of an October 1973 concert performed by Camel, Henry Cow, Global Village Trucking Co and Gong — each band contributing to one side of the double album. Henry Cow's contribution, however, was actually recorded a week later at the Manor Studios because a power failure at the event had delayed the start of the concert and the club had closed before Henry Cow (billed last) were able to perform.
The addition tracks are:
- "Off the Map" (Hodgkinson, Cutler, Frith) – 8:30
- "Cafe Royal" (Frith) – 3:22
- "Keeping Warm in Winter" (Frith, Greaves) – 1:00
- "Sweat Heart of Mine" (Henry Cow) – 9:06
The additional personnel on these tracks are:
- Geoff Leigh – tenor and soprano saxophone, recorder, flute, clarinet
In October 2006, Recommended Records released a remastered version of Henry Cow Concerts, plus Henry Cow's Greasy Truckers set, on a double CD. The remastering was done by Bob Drake in March 2006.
[edit] External links
| Henry Cow | |||||
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| Lindsay Cooper • Chris Cutler • Fred Frith • Tim Hodgkinson • Dagmar Krause Georgie Born • John Greaves • Geoff Leigh |
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| Discography | |||||
| Leg End (1973) • Unrest (1974) • Henry Cow Concerts (1976) • Western Culture (1979) | |||||
| with Slapp Happy: Desperate Straights (1975) • In Praise of Learning (1975) | |||||
| Related bands and movements | |||||
| Art Bears • Rock in Opposition • Slapp Happy | |||||
