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| The Henry Cow catalog is now available again in the US, via ReR (note that HC1, 3 & 4 are actually old pressings on the now defunct East Side Digital label). Featuring Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, John Greaves, Tim Hodgkinson and Geoff Leigh. "At last available on CD in the original mix, this is the classic first album from the band who invented a new genre, changed music forever and carved out a permanent place in rock history. Henry Cow were among the first bands signed to Richard Branson's fledgling Virgin label in 1973, on the recommendation of Soft Machine's drummer Robert Wyatt, who described them at the time as 'my favourite band in the world'. The record with the sock on the cover made a huge impact at the time, forging on from where Soft Machine and Frank Zappa had left off. The music was incredibly dense, complex yet melodic progressive rock, with a large dose of wacky English humour." The Wire (1/99, p.59) - "...If the instrumental colors and the rhythmic signatures are characteristically 70s, the complex ducking'n'diving ensembles, the dense textures, athletic interactions and Tim Hodgkinson's acrid alto sound as fresh as ever." |
ARTISTS
Henry Cow: Fred Frith (vocals, guitar, violin, viola, piano); Geoff Leigh (vocals, flute, recorder, clarinet, saxophone); John Greaves (vocals, whistle, piano, bass guitar); Chris Cutler (vocals, whistle, piano, drums, toys); Tim Hodgkinson (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, piano, organ). |
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