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"Remastered & repackaged with expansive notes and three extra tracks (Viva Pa Ubu, Slice and Look Back (alt). I'm biased of course but I believe this was a milestone recording, perhaps the closest we came to getting the music to sound the way we wanted on disc. "-Chris Cutler (ReR Megacorp)
Details
Cat. number: RER HC4
Year: 2016
Release notes:
Tracks 1 - 6 and 9 and 11 recorded and mixed at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, Switzerland, between 26th July and 8th August 1978
Track 7 & 10 the same, but January 1978.
Tracks 9, 10 & 11 remastered at Studio Midi Pyrenees, France.
All titles c Arcades Music 1978.
c Arcades Music 1978
p ReR Megacorp 2001
Made in USA
Released and Distributed by ReR Megacorp.
Distributed in USA by ReR USA.
Distributed in Japan by Locus Solus.
Packaged in a standard jewel case with 8-page booklet.
Tracklist
| History & Prospects | |||
| 1 | Industry | 6:57 | |
| 2 | The Decay Of Cities | 6:56 | |
| 3 | On The Raft | 4:01 | |
| Day By Day | |||
| 4 | Falling Away | 7:39 | |
| 5 | Gretel's Tale | 3:58 | |
| 6 | Look Back | 1:20 | |
| 7 | Half The Sky | 5:07 | |
| Additional Tracks | |||
| 8 | (Silence) | 1:30 | |
| 9 | Viva Pa Ubu | 4:28 | |
| 10 | Look Back (Alt) | 1:22 | |
| 11 | Slice | 0:37 | |
Credits
- Lindsay Cooper
- Bassoon, Oboe, Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Recorder [Soprano Recorders]
- Gregg Skerman
- Design, Layout
- Chris Cutler
- Drums, Electronic Drums [Electrified Drums], Noises [Noise], Painting [Cover Paintings], Liner Notes [Booklet Text]
- Fred Frith
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Banjo
- Anne-Marie Roelofs
- Guest [With], Trombone, Violin (1 to 6, 10)
- Tim Hodgkinson
- Organ [Organs], Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Clarinet
- Jean-Yves Legras
- Photography By
- Etienne Conod
- Recorded By, Mixed By
- Henry Cow
- Recorded By, Mixed By
- Bob Drake
- Remastered By (9 to 11)
