Henry Cow - In Praise Of Learning flac album

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.

Band Name Henry Cow. Album Name In Praise of Learning. Released date May 1975. Labels Virgin Records. 1. "War" (Moore, Blegvad) –. 2:25. 2. "Living in the Heart of the Beast" (Hodgkinson) –. 15:30. 3. "Beginning: The Long March" (Henry Cow, Slapp Happy) –. 6:26. 4. "Beautiful as the Moon - Terrible as an Army with Banners" (Frith, Cutler) –. 7:02. 5. "Morning Star" (Henry Cow, Slapp Happy) –. 6:05. chansons bonus du CD re-issue de 1991 : 6. "Lovers of Gold" (Henry Cow, Slapp Happy, Cutler) –. 6:28.

Henry Cow's politics were as radical as their music, - no wonder the dominant color of the artwork is red, which symbolizes Communist ideologies - and this was never more explicit than on In Praise of Learning, the second album to emerge from the Henry Cow/Slapp Happy collaboration and the third Henry Cow album. Two albums were recorded almost at the same time by both groups together, the first one being released under Slapp Happy's name and called Desperate Straights, while this one was released a few months later

Producer – Henry Cow, Phil Becque, Slapp Happy. Recorded By, Mixed By – Phil Becque (tracks: 2 to 6). Remix – Tim Hodgkinson. In Praise Of Learning ‎(LP, Album, RE). Red Records (2). RED 003.

In Praise of Learning. Henry Cow/Slapp Happy w/ Dagmar at the helm make Portishead sound like a panty-waist garage band that can't muster inspiration nor cull up an urge. In Praise of Learning is as Beautiful as the Moon, as Terrible as an Army with Banners.

Henry Cow absorbed Slapp Happy into their lineup after appearing on Slapp Happy's Desperate Straights album. It was a tenuous relationship (lasting only long enough for this release, and with Slapp Happy crumbling after Dagmar Krause decided to stay on with Henry Cow), but one that produced some stunning results. Anthony Moore and Peter Blegvad's "War" has enormous proportion and power that would have been beyond the scope of a relatively quiet trio. The sheer ambition of this work is bracing. Intricately composed and arranged pieces, rife with lyrics that meld poetry with.

Arranged By, Producer – Henry Cow, Simon Heyworth, Slapp Happy. A1 - Some Questions About Hats. A3 - A Worm Is at Work. HENRY COW – In Praise Of Learning (LP-1975).