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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Some Questions About HatsWritten-By – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad |
1:53 |
| A2 | The OwlWritten-By – Anthony Moore |
2:17 |
| A3 | A Worm Is At WorkWritten-By – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad |
1:52 |
| A4 | Bad AlchemyPiano – John GreavesWritten-By – John Greaves, Peter Blegvad |
3:06 |
| A5 | EuropaPercussion – Pierre MoerlenWritten-By – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad |
2:48 |
| A6 | Desperate StraightsWritten-By – Anthony Moore |
4:14 |
| A7 | Riding TigersWritten-By – Peter Blegvad |
2:02 |
| B1 | Apes In CapesWritten-By – Anthony Moore |
2:16 |
| B2 | StrayedWritten-By – Peter Blegvad |
1:54 |
| B3 | GiantsWritten-By – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad |
1:57 |
| B4 | Excerpt From The MessiahWritten-By – Peter Blegvad |
1:49 |
| B5 | In The SickbayOrgan [Wurlitzer] – Dagmar KrauseWritten-By – Dagmar Krause, Peter Blegvad |
2:09 |
| B6 | Caucasian LullabyPiano – Tim HodgkinsonWritten-By – Anthony Moore, Chris Cutler |
8:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By, Producer – Henry Cow, Simon Heyworth, Slapp Happy
- Bass – John Greaves
- Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson
- Drums – Chris Cutler
- Flute – Geoff Leigh
- French Horn – Muchsin Campbell*
- Guitar – Fred Frith, Peter Blegvad
- Oboe, Bassoon – Lindsay Cooper
- Piano – Anthony Moore
- Trombone – Nick Evans
- Trumpet – Mongezi Feza
- Violin – Fred Frith
- Vocals – Dagmar Krause, Peter Blegvad
Notes
Recorded at The Manor & Nova Sound Studios.Comes in a gatefold cover and Obi
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V 2024 | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights (LP, Album) | Virgin | V 2024 | UK | 1975 |
| TCV 2024 | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights (Cass, Album) | Virgin | TCV 2024 | UK | 1975 |
| V 2024 | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights (LP, Album, RP) | Virgin | V 2024 | UK | 1975 |
| V 2024 | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights (LP, Album, Promo) | Virgin | V 2024 | UK | 1975 |
| limitedDesperate | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow | Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - Desperate Straights (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | ReR Megacorp | limitedDesperate | Japan | 2006 |
