HENRY COW CONCERTS 1967 DOUBLE NEAR MINT VINYL LP

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Apr 9, 2010 Sold Date

Mar 30, 2010 Start Date

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HENRY COW CONCERTS DOUBLE NEAR MINT VINYL LP

Henry Cow was a unique ensemble, even by the standards of the 1970s avant-garde, and this double LP, French pressing in Near Mint condition testifies to their one-off nature.

Whilst typically, avant-garde rock & roll of 1970s vintage doesn’t age particularly well, this still sounds remarkably fresh and surprising 25 years later. And even the more period-specific material is of very high quality: Singer Dagmar Krause (previously of Slapp Happy, later of the Art Bears) delivers fine performances on "Beautiful As the Moon/Terrible As an Army With Banners" and "Bad Alchemy," as does pianist John Greaves.

On the second LP, guitarist Fred Frith tends to dominate, much to the music's benefit; for the most part, the sound is strictly abstract with Frith employing many of the extended guitar techniques that he would later expand and amplify in his solo work and in his duets with Henry Kaiser. The woodwinds and piano lend an almost classical feel to some of these tracks. It's probably not for everyone, but this really is great stuff.

Sleeve condition: almost no evidence of wear. Ex+

Record condition: Neither records look as if they have ever been played. Near Mint.

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