Slapp Happy (also known as Casablanca Moon) is an album by German/British avant-garde 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 t 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 wasn't until 1980 that Recommended Records released the original recording (with Faust) as Acnalbasac Noom (the title Casablanca Moon reversed).
In November 1974, Slapp Happy invited Henry Cow, a politically-oriented avant-garde rock group, to be their band on their next LP for Virgin and the two groups recorded Desperate Straights as "Slapp Happy/Henry Cow". The success of this collaboration surprised everyone, considering how dissimilar the two bands were, and they decided to merge. Desperate Straights was the perfect mixture of avant-garde music and nostalgic pop. The music often had a Berlin Cabaret feel about it with a taste of avant-garde jazz.
Side One 1. "Casablanca Moon" (Moore/Blegvad)
2. "Me and Parvati" (Moore/Blegvad)
3. "Half Way There" (Blegvad)
4. "Michelangelo" (Moore/Blegvad)
5. "Dawn" (Moore/Blegvad)
6. "Mr. Rainbow" (Blegvad)
Side Two 1. "The Secret" (Moore/Blegvad)
2. "A Little Something" (Blegvad)
3. "The Drum" (Moore/Blegvad)
4. "Haiku" (Moore/Blegvad)
5. "Slow Moon's Rose" (Moore)
* Anthony Moore – Keyboards
* Peter Blegvad – Second vocals
* Dagmar Krause – 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 Herrй 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
Side One 1. "Some Questions about Hats" (Moore, Blegvad) 1:49
2. "The Owl" (Moore) 2:14
3. "A Worm is at Work" (Moore, Blegvad) 1:52
4. "Bad Alchemy" (Greaves, Blegvad) 3:06
5. "Europa" (Moore, Blegvad) 2:48
6. "Desperate Straights" (Moore) 4:14
7. "Riding Tigers" (Blegvad) 1:43
Side Two 1. "Apes in Capes" (Moore) 2:14
2. "Strayed" (Blegvad) 1:53
3. "Giants" (Moore, Blegvad) 1:57
4. "Excerpt from The Messiah" Handel, Blegvad) 1:48
5. "In the Sickbay" (Krause, Blegvad) 2:08
6. "Caucasian Lullaby" (Cutler, Moore) 8:20
* Dagmar Krause – Voice, Wurlitzer ("In the Sickbay")
* Peter Blegvad – Guitar, voice
* Anthony Moore – Piano
* Tim Hodgkinson – Clarinet, piano
* Fred Frith – Guitar, violin
* John Greaves – Bass guitar, piano
* Chris Cutler – Drums, etcGuests
* Geoff Leigh – Flute
* Pierre Moerlen – Percussion (Europa)
* Muchsin Campbell – French horn
* Mongezi Feza – Trumpet
* Nick Evans – Trombone
* Lindsay Cooper – Bassoon, oboe
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