Slapp Happy (album)

Slapp Happy
Studio album by Slapp Happy
Released	1974
Recorded	The Manor, Oxfordshire, England
Genre	Avant-rock, avant-pop
Length	36:26
Label	Virgin (UK)
Producer	Slapp Happy, Steve Morse
Slapp Happy chronology
Sort Of (1972) Slapp Happy (1974) Desperate Straights (1975)
Singles from Slapp Happy
"Casablanca Moon" b/w "Slow Moon's Rose" Released: 1974, Virgin Records

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Slapp Happy (also known as Casablanca Moon) is an album by German/British avant-pop group Slapp Happy, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in 1974.

This album was originally recorded in 1973 in Germany under a working title of Casablanca Moon with Faust as Slapp Happy's backing band, but Polydor Germany rejected it. After moving to London and signing with Virgin Records, Slapp Happy re-recorded it (at Virgin's request) and it was released in 1974 as Slapp Happy. Virgin later re-issued the album as Casablanca Moon.

It was not until 1980 that Recommended Records released the original recording (with Faust) as Acnalbasac Noom (the title Casablanca Moon reversed). For a comparison of Slapp Happy and Acnalbasac Noom, see Acnalbasac Noom.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Guests 2.2 Sound and art work 3 CD reissues 4 References 5 External links

Track listing

Side one

1. "Casablanca Moon" (Moore/Blegvad) – 2:45
2. "Me and Parvati" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:22
3. "Half Way There" (Blegvad) – 3:14
4. "Michelangelo" (Moore/Blegvad) – 2:33
5. "Dawn" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:17
6. "Mr. Rainbow" (Blegvad) – 3:49

Side two

1. "The Secret" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:28
2. "A Little Something" (Blegvad) – 4:30
3. "The Drum" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:34
4. "Haiku" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:01
5. "Slow Moon's Rose" (Moore) – 2:53

Personnel

• Anthony Moore – Keyboards
• Peter Blegvad – Second vocals, guitar (uncredited)
• Dagmar Krause (credited as "Dagmar") – Lead vocals

Guests

• Marc Singer – Drums
• Dave Wintour – Bass guitar
• Graham Preskett – Violin, mandolin
• Roger Wootton – Backing vocals
• Eddie Sparrow – Drums, congas, whistles, etc
• Jean Hervé Peron – Bass guitar
• Clare Deniz – Cello
• Nick Worters – Double bass
• Jeremy Baines – Sausage bassoon
• Andy Leggett – Jugs
• Clem Cattini – Drums
• Henry Lowther – Trumpet
• Geoff Leigh – Saxophones
• Keshave Sathe – Tablas, tamboura

Sound and art work

• Slapp Happy – Producers
• Steve Morse – Producer
• Simon Heyworth – Mixer, Engineer
• Steve Taylor – Mixer, Engineer
• David Larcher – Cover photograph
• Carol Aitken – Cover design

CD reissues

In 1993 Virgin Records reissued Slapp Happy as Casablanca Moon together with Slapp Happy's Desperate Straights on CD.

References

External links

• Peter Blegvad Discography
• Slapp Happy: Casablanca Moon/Desperate Straights (archived 2009-10-26)

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