Henry Cow Angers, France - Salle Beaurepaire June 10, 1978 Lindsay Cooper - bassoon, sopranino saxophone, recorder, whistle, objects Chris Cutler - drums Fred Frith - bass, guitar, xylophone, violin Tim Hodgkinson - organ, alto saxophone, clarinet Henry Kaiser III - guitar ?? - saxophone cd1 101) Soundcheck (1:51) 102) Viva Pa Ubu > The Big Tune > The March (11:58) 103) On the Raft (4:03) 104) Half the Sky (intro) > Falling Away (9:48) 105) Improvisation (22:33) 106) Industry (9:24) Total time 59 '37" cd2 201) Theme from Ruins > Improvisation > Virgins of Illinois > Untitled theme (12:59) 202) Untitled theme > Theme from Nirvana for Mice > Untitled theme (bridge to Beautiful as the Moon) > Theme from Ruins > The March (16:09) 203) Slice (0:44) 204) Untitled composition (conclusion) > applause (3:26) 205) Industry, Again (6:33) Total time 39' 51" Notes: 1. sound is overall good, at times a little too much talking around the microphone 2. the group were probably still learning Falling Away - they have to stop twice and resume because everybody was going their own way (at the end Fred says "quelques petits problèmes" = a few minor problems). And in any case this is still work-in-progress, as the studio version is slightly different in some spots. Also Industry is different in some places from the studio version. And it too is played so badly that the group decides to close (?) the gig playing it again (Fred says it's because the first time was a disaster). 3. At times (On the Raft, Falling Away) I have the impression that there are two saxophones and the organ playing at the same time - could there be another saxophone player? Could it be Ann-Marie Roelofs (who also played saxello)? I can't hear any trombone. Could it be Dave Chambers (who played some gigs during this 1978 tour)? 4. Industry fades out towards the end, the "Theme from Ruins" in Suite No.3 fades in. Slice is cut just after the middle. The untitled composition in track 9 (a theme based on a repeated bass line that was used regularly in 1977 and 1978) is recognisable but here only the last few seconds remain. 5. This recording is important because of the work-in-progress versions of 'Falling Away' and 'Industry', and because of the Suite No.4 that is a new (and brilliant) assembly of well-known themes. Infonote by periplo Lineage: Unknown CDr in trade Trader: p.z Thanks to trader: Jorg B+