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Henry Cow
A Cow Cabinet Of Curiosities
Album UK 2009 on ReR Megacorp label
Jazz and Rock (Avant-garde, Free Improvisation, Prog Rock)
Free CD given to subscribers of the Henry Cow 40th Anniversary Box (comprising both 40th Anniversary Box - The Road: Volumes 1-5 and The Road: Volumes 6-10). Remaining copies were later available for purchase separately to non-subscribers trough the ReR Megacorp website. Limited edition to 1000 copies. But the hand written numbering says xx / 750. Tracks 1 & 2 : recorded in our rehearsal place probably in 1972 Tracks 3, 4, 5 &6 : extracted from a forgotten tape I gave to Steve Feigenbaum in 1978. The original recordings were presumably made on cassettes run from the mixing desk. Track 7 : out-take from "In Praise Of Learning" mixed by Tim Hodgkinson at Cold Storage in 1984. Tracks 8, 9,& 10 : recorded at a public concert for NDR Jazz Workshop, Hamburg on 26th March, 1976 Track 11 : recorded at a public concert at the Sendesaal, Studio F, Radio Bremen, on 22nd of March, 1978, for New Jazz Live. Track 12 : extract from an Unrest out-take mixed by Tim Hodgkinson at Cold Storage in 1984.
Musicians
 | Henry Cow , 1968-1978 GB vocals, album by |
 | Peter Blegvad g, voc, *1951 US clarinet, probably |
 | Chris Cutler dr, *1947 GB compiled by, edited by, performer, piano, written by |
 | Tim Hodgkinson as, cl, org, *1949 GB mixed by, performer, written by, mostly |
 | Dagmar Krause voc, *1950 DE performer, written by |
 | Fred Frith g, *1949 US performer, written by, mostly |
 | Geoff Leigh fl, *1945 GB performer, vocals, written by |
 | John Greaves b, voc, p, *1950 GB performer, written by |
 | Lindsay Cooper bsn, ob, 1951-2013 GB performer, written by, written by, probably |
 | Anthony Moore key, g, p, *1948 GB performer, tuning forks |
Producers
| Tim Schwartz design |
| Bob Drake mastered by, photography by |
| Henk Weltevreden photography by |
| Luciano Margorani photography by |
| Phil Franks photography by |
| Jack Balchin recorded by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre Virgin Demo 1 | Henry Cow | Fred Frith | 3:55 |
| 2 | Pre Virgin Demo 2 | Henry Cow | Tim Hodgkinson | 1:02 |
| 3 | Unidentified Improvisation 1 | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 1:30 |
| 4 | Unidentified Improvisation 2 | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 5:37 |
| 5 | Unidentified Late Composition | Henry Cow | Lindsay Cooper | 2:04 |
| 6 | Exploded Amygdala / Teen Introduction | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, Geoff Leigh, John Greaves, Tim Hodgkinson | 3:37 |
| 7 | Lovers Of Gold | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 6:29 |
| 8 | Hamburg 6 | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 5:33 |
| 9 | Ruins Extract | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 8:24 |
| 10 | Hamburg 7 | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 9:44 |
| 11 | Half The Sky | Henry Cow | Lindsay Cooper | 5:03 |
| 12 | Extract From The Glove | Henry Cow | Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Lindsay Cooper, Tim Hodgkinson | 2:19 |
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