Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy: Sort of...

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Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy: Sort of...

Postby C » 01 Aug 2020, 13:27

If you are streaming will be playing the eponymous Slapp Happy album which is combined with their next album Desperate Straights.

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The 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 Records in Germany rejected it. After moving to London and signing with Virgin Records, Slapp Happy re-recorded the album (at Virgin's request) with session musicians, and with new arrangements of the songs by Roger Wootton of Comus. Virgin released the album in 1974 as Slapp Happy. A second UK pressing of the album used the title Casablanca Moon on the label (though not on the cover). Later CD reissues officially used the title Casablanca Moon. In 1980 Recommended Records released the original recording (with Faust) as Acnalbasac Noom (Casablanca Moon with the words written backwards) with some slight changes

We will be playing:

1. "Casablanca Moon"
2. "Me and Parvati"
3. "Half Way There"
4. "Michelangelo"
5. "Dawn"
6. "Mr. Rainbow"
7. "The Secret"
8. "A Little Something"
9. "The Drum"
10. "Haiku"
11. "Slow Moon's Rose"





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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 02 Aug 2020, 12:41

Overmorrow




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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 03 Aug 2020, 18:55

Today



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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2020, 21:00

Good afternoon/evening!

I raise my mug to wish you good health and happiness, and also as a toast to absent friends.

*chink*
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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:01

Evening all

To absent friends

*chink*



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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:02

What a great band they were?

They made some great music with both Faust and Henry Cow which can't be bad

This their second album




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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby LMG » 04 Aug 2020, 21:02

Following on from last Friday's tribute to Petr Green: "Bye everyone - terrific evening.

See you Tuesday for a good Slapp!"

This evening, one of my favourite collectives, a decidedly curious and quirky bunch. This was only truly brought home to me when I met them (here we go again...), not in the queue at a local shop, but at my local arts cafe, where they were playing in residence one weekend:

https://thequietus.com/articles/21861-l ... y-cafe-oto

Evening all!

To absent friends

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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby LMG » 04 Aug 2020, 21:03

The intro to the album just defines 'bohemian'.

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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2020, 21:03

Great band indeed - the finest of warped whimsy.
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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:04

Dagmar Krause had a greta voice.

Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs is a carbon copy methinks





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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:05

Evening Chris
Evening JJ


Delightful stuff


let's hope kath can join us at least for a few minutes.

Sadly missed




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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby LMG » 04 Aug 2020, 21:06

One of the treasures I took away from meeting them all:

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I got them all to sign my copy! It took an hour what with chatting.

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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2020, 21:07

C wrote:Dagmar Krause had a greta voice.

Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs is a carbon copy methinks





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Been a long time since I heard her/them - but now you mention it, I do believe you're right.





Love Blegvad's backing vocalisations.
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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2020, 21:07

LMG wrote:One of the treasures I took away from meeting them all:

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I got them all to sign my copy! It took an hour what with chatting.





Lovely!

Thankfully I'm not prone to jealousy.
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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby LMG » 04 Aug 2020, 21:08

This music always cheers me up, and takes me to another place.

And they are such lovely, complex individuals.

Mad as a large box of amphibians, I'll grant you, but lovely none the less.

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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:09

In Praise of Learning which Slapp Happy made with The Cost is a fantastic album - seek it out if you are not familar.

Full of music

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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2020, 21:11

This album packs smile after smile!
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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby LMG » 04 Aug 2020, 21:11

C wrote:Dagmar Krause had a great voice.

Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs is a carbon copy methinks





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If any of the Bush brothers are missing their Slapp Happy albums since the early 1970s, I suggest they should ask their younger sister Kate.

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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:11

LMG wrote:This music always cheers me up, and takes me to another place.

And they are such lovely, complex individuals.

Mad as a large box of amphibians, I'll grant you, but lovely none the less.


I agree on all points Chris

No wonder Polydor dropped them and didn't release this!

By the way JJ/Chris - how are you with Faust?

I love them but have mainly not added them to the list because they are somewhat esoteric

We have done a couple of the more 'agreeable' albums...

Yes/no?





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Re: Lockdown Listen: Slapp Happy, Tuesday 4th August @ 9pm [UK]

Postby C » 04 Aug 2020, 21:12

John aka Josh wrote:This album packs smile after smile!

Not 'arf!

Always a delight!



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