Slapp Happy – In Praise Of Learning

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Label:	Virgin – V.2027
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , EMI Records Pressing
Country:	UK
Released:	1975
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Art Rock

Tracklist

A1	War Piano – Anthony Moore Recorded By, Mixed By – Simon Heyworth Soprano Saxophone – Geoff Leigh Trumpet – Mongezi Feza Voice, Clarinet – Peter Blegvad Written-By – Blegvad* Piano – Anthony Moore Recorded By, Mixed By – Simon Heyworth Soprano Saxophone – Geoff Leigh Trumpet – Mongezi Feza Voice, Clarinet – Peter Blegvad Written-By – Blegvad*	2:24
A2	Living In The Heart Of The Beast Guitar – Peter Blegvad Piano – Tim Hodgkinson Written-By – Hodgkinson*	15:30
B1	Beginning: The Long March Guitar – Peter Blegvad Written-By – Slapp Happy	5:58
B2	Beautiful As The Moon- Terrible As An Army With Banners Noises [Oscillator] – Phil Becque Piano – Fred Frith Written-By – Frith*	7:00
B3	Morning Star Written-By – Slapp Happy	6:02

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Blackhill Music Ltd.
Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Recorded At – The Manor
Manufactured By – EMI Records

Credits

Bass, Piano – John Greaves
Bassoon, Oboe – Lindsay Cooper
Clarinet, Organ – Tim Hodgkinson
Drums, Noises – Chris Cutler
Electronics, Tape [Tapework] – Anthony Moore
Engineer – Simon Heyworth (tracks: A1)
Guitar, Violin, Xylophone – Fred Frith
Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Pete Norman
Producer – Slapp Happy
Recorded By, Mixed By – Phil Becque
Voice – Dagmar*

Notes

Recorded at the Manor, February - March 1975, except A1, recorded Nov. 1974.

Artist on cover : Henry Cow
Artists on spine and center label : Henry Cow + Slapp Happy

Labels:
Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd, except A. Moore, Blackhill Music Ltd
℗ 1975 Virgin Records Ltd

Tracks are numbered sequentially I-V on rear cover, as above on labels.

Runouts are stamped. Some of the characters are rotated 90 degrees to the right (e.g., the final letter in many variants.)

Vinyl manufacturing company derived from runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A-Side label): V.2027-A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side label): V.2027-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): V 2027 A-2U A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): V 2027 B-3U C
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): V 2027 A-2U P 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): V 2027 B-3U H 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): V 2027 A3 C
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): V 2027 B-3U C
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): V•2027•A3 6 V
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): V 2027 B-3U ( B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): V 2027 A3 D
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): V 2027 B-3U D
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): V·2027·A3 D
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): V 2027 B - 3U D 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): V 2027 A-2U P 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): V 2027 B-3U H H 1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	In Praise Of Learning (LP, Album)	Virgin	VIL 12027	Italy	1975
New Submission	In Praise Of Learning (LP, Album, Test Pressing)	Barclay	840083		1975
Recently Edited	In Praise Of Learning (LP, Album)	Virgin	840083, 840 083		1975
New Submission	In Praise Of Learning (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin	L-35608, V 2027, V-2027	Australia	1975
New Submission	In Praise Of Learning (Cassette, Album)	Virgin	TC V2027	UK	1975