ANTHONY MOORE cloudland ballroom LP 1983 experimental

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Anthony Moore "Pieces from the Cloudland Ballroom" LP issued by Polydor (23MM 0238) in Japan, 1983. Insert also included. ****** Rec:m- / Cov:m- ****** Moore is best known as a founder of the progressive rock band Slapp Happy but has also written lyrics for Pink Floyd. Although Anthony is of British origin, these can be viewed as essential Krautrock peripherals and are historically significant no matter how you look at it. Pieces features: Anthony Moore (comp/cond), with: Ulf Kenklies (vocals), Glyn Davenport (vocals), Gieske Hof-Helmers (vocals) & Werner 'Zappa' Diermeier of Faust (hi-hat). This LP and "Secrets of the Blue Bag" are two great missing links in the incredible history of Uwe Nettlebeck's productions at Wümme, Germany. Slapp Happy founder Moore recorded "Pieces From The Cloudland Ballroom" a month after Faust cut their debut LP (fall 1971) and "Secrets Of The Blue Bag" a month before their second (with Slapp Happy's debut "Sort Of" following in May '72 and Tony Conrad/Faust's "Outside The Dream Syndicate" in October). Indeed, Faust's Werner 'Zappa' Diermaier and Gunther Wusthoff both contribute to "Pieces From The Cloudland Ballroom", which is not a Krautrock or artrock LP but a bona fide minimal classic. Side one is "Jam Jern Jim Jom Jum", which has three singers chanting that mantra while Moore plays these odd, luminous repeating chords underneath. The first piece on side 2, "mu na h-vile ni a shaoileas aid", sounds uncannily like Richard Youngs' "Advent" with its quiet piano and piercing bowed sounds, while "A.B.C.D. Gol'flsh" could almost pass for the trance rock classic that Moondog never got around to recording. Those of you familiar with Moore from legendary Slapp Happy and Faust (the latter whom contributed to the german produced two SH albums) and his later appearance in the Slapp Happy/Henry Cow "supergroup" should not be disappointed to hear these wondrous pieces. They were produced at the highly productive german period of Moore when he was making soundtracks for the movies of Werner Nekes. They are a worthy representation not only of the actual time period but also of the wide range of compositional greatness of the artist. Absolutely recommended! ****** Original insert also included. ****** Please wait to receive my invoice before sending the payment after the auction ends. Attention! Real postage costs are not USD 4 as all the items are located in Doha, Qatar (which has a very safe and professional post system). Postage costs registered up to 1 Kilo (generally 3 LPs): to Europe and Japan is USD 16,50 / to America and Oceania is USD 22,50. Postage costs registered up to 2 Kilos:  to Europe and Japan is USD 28,00 / to America and Oceania is USD 34,00. ****** 3 ebay auctions in 3 weeks. Next week (3rd week): sound art, fluxus, Cramps records, Milan Knizak, Terry Fox, Henning Christiansen… ****** Thank you for your kind attention and good luck with your bids.