Slapp Happy (album)
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| Studio album by Slapp Happy | ||||
| Released | May 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974, Oxfordshire, England | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, experimental pop | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Virgin (UK) | |||
| Producer | Slapp Happy, Steve Morse | |||
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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 Studio 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.
Writing in The Rough Guide to Rock, Mark Ellingham noted: "Slapp Happy found themselves at Virgin's Manor studios, recording the album with a virtual chamber orchestra of musicians." [2]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Casablanca Moon" (Moore/Blegvad) – 2:45
- "Me and Parvati" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:22
- "Half Way There" (Blegvad) – 3:14
- "Michelangelo" (Moore/Blegvad) – 2:33
- "Dawn" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:17
- "Mr. Rainbow" (Blegvad) – 3:49
- Side two
- "The Secret" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:28
- "A Little Something" (Blegvad) – 4:30
- "The Drum" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:34
- "Haiku" (Moore/Blegvad) – 3:01
- "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
- ↑ Mills, Ted; Unterberger, Richie. "Casablanca Moon". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ↑ Peter Buckley (ed.) 2003, The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-457-0, p.949
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