Desperate Straights

~ Release by Slapp Happy / Henry Cow (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Some Questions About Hats
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
51:51
A2The Owl
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
2:14
A3A Worm Is at Work
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
51:53
A4Bad Alchemy
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
piano:
John Greaves
recording of:
Bad Alchemy
lyricist:
Peter Blegvad
composer:
John Greaves
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:07
A5Europa
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
guest percussion:
Pierre Moerlen
52:49
A6Desperate Straights
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
4:14
A7Riding Tigers
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
51:43
B1Apes in Capes
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
52:14
B2Strayed
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
1:54
B3Giants
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
1:57
B4Excerpt From the Messiah
1:49
B5In the Sickbay
producer:
Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth
organ:
Dagmar Krause
2:08
B6Caucasian Lullaby
piano:
Tim Hodgkinson (British experimental musician and composer)
8:17

Credits

Release

producer:Henry Cow
Simon Heyworth
Slapp Happy
bass:John Greaves
bassoon and oboe:Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
clarinet:Tim Hodgkinson (British experimental musician and composer)
flute:Geoff Leigh
guest French horn:Muchsin Campbell
guest trombone:Nick Evans
guest trumpet:Mongezi Feza
guitar:Peter Blegvad
guitar and violin:Fred Frith
membranophone:Chris Cutler (drummer)
piano:Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
vocals:Peter Blegvad
Dagmar Krause
arranger:Henry Cow
Simon Heyworth
Slapp Happy
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/521780 [info]