Album Club
05-08-2014, 10:37
Owing to commitments elsewhere and because of a bit of ‘cabinet re-shuffle’ behind the scenes, the Album Club has slipped a week in the rota. Apologies for the short absence but we’re back with this interesting choice, courtesy of Dave (mr sneff):
Slapp Happy – ‘Acnalbasac Noom’
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oufiNUVqL._SY300_.jpg
Acnalbasac Noom is Slapp Happy’s second album and has a rather interesting history. Their first album, Sort Of, if I remember correctly was released by Polydor and sunk without a trace. Like it, Acnalbasac Noom was recorded at Faust’s studio in Germany with members of Faust forming the backing band. Virgin records got to hear it, wanted to release it, but insisted on it being re-recorded with different backing musicians. It appeared on Virgin as simply Slapp Happy and is quite different in sound to Acnalbasac Noom. It’s also strange because Faust were by then also signed to Virgin. Acnalbasac Noom was eventually released by Recommended Records in 1980, and was later reissued on CD with some bonus tracks.
Anyway, it’s a great album, anybody who read The Independent on Sunday in the 90s may remember a cartoon called Leviathan, which was written by Slapp Happy mamber Peter Blegvad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapp_Happy
You can hear the album here: http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Acnalbasac+Noom/8512350
The super diligent may also want to listen to the Virgin release here:
https://play.spotify.com/album/5XTA3Hd1nmV2spLX2q5sU7
you only need listen to tracks 1-11, slightly different track listing and unfortunately doesn’t include the wonderful single Charlie ‘n Charlie.
Slapp Happy – ‘Acnalbasac Noom’
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oufiNUVqL._SY300_.jpg
Acnalbasac Noom is Slapp Happy’s second album and has a rather interesting history. Their first album, Sort Of, if I remember correctly was released by Polydor and sunk without a trace. Like it, Acnalbasac Noom was recorded at Faust’s studio in Germany with members of Faust forming the backing band. Virgin records got to hear it, wanted to release it, but insisted on it being re-recorded with different backing musicians. It appeared on Virgin as simply Slapp Happy and is quite different in sound to Acnalbasac Noom. It’s also strange because Faust were by then also signed to Virgin. Acnalbasac Noom was eventually released by Recommended Records in 1980, and was later reissued on CD with some bonus tracks.
Anyway, it’s a great album, anybody who read The Independent on Sunday in the 90s may remember a cartoon called Leviathan, which was written by Slapp Happy mamber Peter Blegvad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapp_Happy
You can hear the album here: http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Acnalbasac+Noom/8512350
The super diligent may also want to listen to the Virgin release here:
https://play.spotify.com/album/5XTA3Hd1nmV2spLX2q5sU7
you only need listen to tracks 1-11, slightly different track listing and unfortunately doesn’t include the wonderful single Charlie ‘n Charlie.