"IN PRAISE OF LEARNING" HENRY COW & SLAPP HAPPY VINYL UK 1975 VIRGIN V2027 FIRST

	£		21
	$		28

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A very nice UK original copy on Virgin Records with black/ white/ red labels. In excellent VG+ condition. 
Vinyl is excellent, and has been play tested. Nice clean copy. A few clicks. 
"In Praise of Learning is a studio album by British avant-rock group Henry Cow, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in February and March 1975, and released in May 1975. On this album, Henry Cow had expanded to include members of Slapp Happy, who had merged with the group after the two had collaborated on Desperate Straights in 1974. The merger ended after recording In Praise of Learning when Peter Blegvad and Anthony Moore from Slapp Happy left the group.
Henry Cow were an English experimental rock group, founded at the University of Cambridge in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler, bassist John Greaves, and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper were important long-term members alongside Frith and Hodgkinson.
Slapp Happy was a German/English avant-pop group, formed in Germany in 1972. Their lineup consisted of Anthony Moore (keyboards), Peter Blegvad (guitar) and Dagmar Krause (vocals). The band members moved to England in 1974 where they merged with Henry Cow, but the merger ended soon afterwards and Slapp Happy split up. Slapp Happy's sound was characterised by Dagmar Krause's unique vocal style. From 1982 there have been brief reunions to create an opera called Camera, record the album Ça Va in 1998, and perform shows around the world."
Henry Cow, Slapp Happy – In Praise Of Learning Label: Virgin – V2027, Virgin – V.2027 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, EMI Records Pressing Country: UK Released: 1975 Genre: Jazz, Rock Style: Avantgarde, Art Rock
A1 War   2:24 A2 Living In The Heart Of The Beast   15:30
B1 Beginning: The Long March   5:58 B2 Beautiful As The Moon- Terrible As An Army With Banners   7:00 B3 Morning Star   6:02
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd. Published By – Blackhill Music Ltd. Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. Recorded At – The Manor Manufactured By – EMI Records Bass, Piano – John Greaves Bassoon, Oboe – Lindsay Cooper Clarinet, Organ – Tim Hodgkinson Drums, Noises – Chris Cutler Electronics, Tape [Tapework] – Anthony Moore Engineer – Simon Heyworth (tracks: A1) Guitar, Violin, Xylophone – Fred Frith Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Pete Norman Producer – Henry Cow, Phil Becque, Slapp Happy Recorded By, Mixed By – Phil Becque Voice – Dagmar* Recorded at the Manor, February - March 1975, except A1, recorded Nov. 1974.
Artist on cover : Henry Cow Artists on spine and center label : Henry Cow + Slapp Happy
Labels: Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd, except A. Moore, Blackhill Music Ltd ℗ 1975 Virgin Records Ltd
Tracks are numbered sequentially I-V on rear cover, as above on labels.
Runouts are stamped. Some of the characters are rotated 90 degrees to the right (e.g., the final letter in many variants.)
Vinyl manufacturing company derived from runouts.

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