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Henry Cow

Band, 1968-1978 GB
Rock and Jazz

British avantgarde/art-rock group, founded in May 1968 at Cambridge University by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Other important long-term members alongside Frith and Hodgkinson were drummer Chris Cutler, bassist John Greaves and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper. Henry Cow disbanded in 1978.

     
Members
PortraitJohn Greaves
b, voc, p *1950 GB
PortraitFred Frith
g *1949 US
PortraitAnthony Moore
key, g, p *1948 GB
PortraitAnnemarie Roelofs
tb, vn *1955 DE
PortraitDagmar Krause
voc *1950 DE
PortraitChris Cutler
dr *1947 GB
PortraitAndrew Powell
key *1949 GB
PortraitLindsay Cooper
bsn, ob 1951-2013 GB
PortraitPeter Blegvad
g, voc *1951 US
PortraitGeoff Leigh
fl *1945 GB
PortraitGeorgie Born
vc, b *1955 GB
PortraitTim Hodgkinson
as, cl, org *1949 GB
Popular Tracks   
Solemn Music on Unrest by Henry Cow
Nirvana for Mice on Legend by Henry Cow
War on In Praise of Learning by Henry Cow
Bittern Storm Over Ulm on Unrest by Henry Cow
Amygdala on Legend by Henry Cow
Half Alseep: Half Awake on Unrest by Henry Cow
Living in the Heart of the Beast on In Praise of Learning by Henry Cow
Teenbeat on Legend by Henry Cow
Extract from With The Yellow Half-Moon and Blue Star on Legend by Henry Cow
Teenbeat Introduction on Legend by Henry Cow

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
BeginningsHenry Cow2017Album
Later And Post VirginHenry Cow2017Album
HamburgHenry Cow2017Album
TrondheimHenry Cow2017Album
1974-5Henry Cow2017Album
LateHenry Cow2017Album
BremenHenry Cow2017Album
Radio Broadcast 1976Henry Cow2014Album
A Cow Cabinet Of CuriositiesHenry Cow2009Album
40th Anniversary Box - The Road: Volumes 1-10Henry Cow2009Compil.
40th Anniversary Box Vol. 10: DVD - Vevey 1976Henry Cow2008Album
The BBC Archives 1971 - 1977Henry Cow2008Album
Stockholm & GöteborgHenry Cow2008Album
40th Anniversary Box - The Road: Volumes 6-10 With DVDHenry Cow2008Album
40th Anniversary Box - The Studio: Volumes 1-5Henry Cow2008Album
40th Anniversary Box - The Road: Volumes 1-5Henry Cow2008Album
The Henry Cow Facsimile BoxHenry Cow2006Album
Henry Cow With Mike Westbrook Brass Band And Frankie ArmstrongHenry Cow With Mike Westbrook Brass Band And Frankie Armstrong2006Album
RuinsHenry Cow1995Album
The Virgin YearsHenry Cow1991Album
Western CultureHenry Cow1978Album
In ConcertoHenry Cow1977Single
ConcertsHenry Cow1976Album
Desperate StraightsSlapp Happy / Henry Cow1975Album
In Praise Of LearningHenry Cow, Slapp Happy1975Album
UnrestHenry Cow1974Album
The Henry Cow LegendHenry Cow1973Album
In The Name Of A FreedomHenry Cow Featuring Robert WyattAlbum
Live In Uppsala, Sweden - May 16, 1977Henry CowAlbum
Modena, Italy September 17, 1977Henry Cow With Mike Westbrook Brass Band Play As The OrckestraAlbum
More Cambridge Than CanterburyHenry CowAlbum
Culture de l'OuestHenry CowAlbum
Unknown SessionHenry CowAlbum
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