# Henry Cow Box

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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| name        = Henry Cow Box
| type        = box
| artist      = [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow)
| cover       = HenryCow AlbumCover HCBox.jpg
| released    = {{Start date|df=yes|2006|12}}
| recorded    = 1973–1978
| genre       = [Avant-rock](/source/Avant-rock)
| length      = {{Duration|m=329|s=47}}
| label       = [Recommended](/source/Recommended_Records) (UK)
| producer    = [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow) and others
| prev_title  = [The Virgin Years – Souvenir Box](/source/The_Virgin_Years_%E2%80%93_Souvenir_Box)
| prev_year   = 1991
| next_title  = [Stockholm & Göteborg](/source/Stockholm_%26_G%C3%B6teborg)
| next_year   = 2008
}}

'''''Henry Cow Box''''' is a seven-[CD](/source/Compact_Disc) limited edition{{refn|200 copies, box set liner notes.|group="nb"}} [box set](/source/box_set) by [English](/source/England) [avant-rock](/source/avant-rock) [group](/source/Musical_ensemble) [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow). It was released in December 2006 by [Recommended Records](/source/Recommended_Records) and comprises the six original albums Henry Cow released between 1973 and 1979, including those recorded with [Slapp Happy](/source/Slapp_Happy). A bonus [3" CD-single](/source/3-inch_CD_single) was given to advance subscribers of the box set which contains previously unreleased material taken from live performances in [Europe](/source/Europe) by [the Orckestra](/source/the_Orckestra), a merger of Henry Cow, the [Mike Westbrook](/source/Mike_Westbrook) Brass Band and folk singer [Frankie Armstrong](/source/Frankie_Armstrong) in 1977. The two bonus CD Orckestra tracks were later reissued on the 2019 ''[Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry Cow](/source/The_Henry_Cow_Box_Redux%3A_The_Complete_Henry_Cow)'' bonus CD, ''Ex Box – Collected Fragments 1971–1978''.

The CDs featured here are the 1998 to 2006 reissues by Recommended Records and contain the original LP [mixes](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)). (Remixed versions of ''[Legend](/source/Legend_(Henry_Cow_album))'' and ''[In Praise of Learning](/source/In_Praise_of_Learning)'' were issued in 1991 by [East Side Digital Records](/source/East_Side_Digital_Records).) ''[Concerts](/source/Concerts_(Henry_Cow_album))'' and ''[Western Culture](/source/Western_Culture_(album))'' include the bonus tracks present on their respective CD reissues. The box set's album covers are CD-sized [cardboard](/source/Paperboard) replicas of the original [LP](/source/LP_album) covers.

==Cover art==
{{Further|Legend (Henry Cow album)#Cover art}}
The album cover art work was by artist [Ray Smith](/source/Ray_Smith_(artist)) and was originally used on Henry Cow's debut album, ''[Legend](/source/Legend_(Henry_Cow_album))'' (1973).

==Track listings==
===Disc 1: ''Legend''===
Contains all the tracks (the US/Japanese vinyl mixes) from the [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow) LP ''[Legend](/source/Legend_(Henry_Cow_album))'' (1973).
{{track listing
| title1 = Nirvana for Mice
| writer1 = [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith)
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = Amygdala
| writer2 = [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson)
| length2 = 6:47
| title3 = [Teenbeat Introduction](/source/Teenbeat_(instrumental))
| writer3 = Henry Cow
| length3 = 4:32
| title4 = [Teenbeat](/source/Teenbeat_(instrumental))
| writer4 = Frith, [John Greaves](/source/John_Greaves_(musician))
| length4 = 6:57 
| title5 = Extract from 'With the Yellow Half-Moon and Blue Star{{'-}} 
| writer5 = Frith
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = [Teenbeat Reprise](/source/Teenbeat_(instrumental))
| writer6 = Frith
| length6 = 5:07
| title7 = The Tenth Chaffinch
| writer7 = Henry Cow
| length7 = 6:06
| title8 = [Nine Funerals of the Citizen King](/source/Nine_Funerals_of_the_Citizen_King)
| writer8 = Hodgkinson
| length8 = 5:34
}}

===Disc 2: ''Unrest''===
Contains all the tracks from the [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow) LP ''[Unrest](/source/Unrest_(Henry_Cow_album))'' (1974).
{{track listing
| title1 = Bittern Storm over Ulm
| writer1 = [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith)
| length1 = 2:44
| title2 = Half Asleep; Half Awake
| writer2 = [John Greaves](/source/John_Greaves_(musician))
| length2 = 7:39
| title3 = [Ruins](/source/Ruins_(instrumental))
| writer3 = Frith
| length3 = 12:00
| title4 = Solemn Music
| writer4 = Frith
| length4 = 1:09
| title5 = Linguaphonie
| writer5 = Henry Cow
| length5 = 5:58
| title6 = Upon Entering the Hotel Adlon
| writer6 = Henry Cow
| length6 = 2:56
| title7 = Arcades
| writer7 = Henry Cow
| length7 = 1:50
| title8 = Deluge
| writer8 = Henry Cow
| length8 = 5:52
}}

===Disc 3: ''Desperate Straights''===
Contains all the tracks from the [Slapp Happy](/source/Slapp_Happy)/[Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow) LP ''[Desperate Straights](/source/Desperate_Straights)'' (1975).
{{track listing
| title1 = Some Questions about Hats
| writer1 = [Anthony Moore](/source/Anthony_Moore), [Peter Blegvad](/source/Peter_Blegvad)
| length1 = 1:49
| title2 = The Owl
| writer2 = Moore
| length2 = 2:14
| title3 = A Worm Is at Work
| writer3 = Moore, Blegvad
| length3 = 1:52
| title4 = Bad Alchemy
| writer4 = [John Greaves](/source/John_Greaves_(musician)), Blegvad
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = Europa
| writer5 = Moore, Blegvad
| length5 = 2:48
| title6 = Desperate Straights
| writer6 = Moore
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = Riding Tigers
| writer7 = Blegvad
| length7 = 1:43
| title8 = Apes in Capes
| writer8 = Moore
| length8 = 2:14
| title9 = Strayed
| writer9 = Blegvad
| length9 = 1:53
| title10 = Giants
| writer10 = Moore, Blegvad
| length10 = 1:57
| title11 = Excerpt from The Messiah
| writer11 = [George Frideric Handel](/source/George_Frideric_Handel), arr. Blegvad
| length11 = 1:48
| title12 = In the Sickbay
| writer12 = [Dagmar Krause](/source/Dagmar_Krause), Blegvad
| length12 = 2:08
| title13 = Caucasian Lullaby
| writer13 = [Chris Cutler](/source/Chris_Cutler), Moore
| length13 = 8:20
}}

===Disc 4: ''In Praise of Learning''===
Contains all the tracks (the original mixes) from the [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow)/[Slapp Happy](/source/Slapp_Happy) LP ''[In Praise of Learning](/source/In_Praise_of_Learning)'' (1975).
{{track listing
| title1 = [War](/source/War_(Henry_Cow_song))
| writer1 = [Anthony Moore](/source/Anthony_Moore), [Peter Blegvad](/source/Peter_Blegvad)
| length1 = 2:25
| title2 = [Living in the Heart of the Beast](/source/Living_in_the_Heart_of_the_Beast)
| writer2 = [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson)
| length2 = 15:30
| title3 = Beginning: The Long March
| writer3 = Henry Cow, Slapp Happy
| length3 = 6:26
| title4 = [Beautiful as the Moon – Terrible as an Army with Banners](/source/Beautiful_as_the_Moon_%E2%80%93_Terrible_as_an_Army_with_Banners)
| writer4 = [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith), [Chris Cutler](/source/Chris_Cutler)
| length4 = 7:02
| title5 = Morning Star
| writer5 = Henry Cow, Slapp Happy
| length5 = 6:05
}}

===Discs 5 and 6: ''Concerts''===
Contains all the tracks from the [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow) double LP (with [Robert Wyatt](/source/Robert_Wyatt)) ''[Concerts](/source/Concerts_(Henry_Cow_album))'' (1976), plus the Henry Cow tracks on the double LP ''[Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall](/source/Greasy_Truckers_Live_at_Dingwalls_Dance_Hall)'' (1973).
{{track listing
| headline  = Disc 5
| title1 = [Beautiful as the Moon – Terrible as an Army with Banners](/source/Beautiful_as_the_Moon_%E2%80%93_Terrible_as_an_Army_with_Banners)
| writer1 = [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith), [Chris Cutler](/source/Chris_Cutler)
| length1 = 5:41
| title2 = Nirvana for Mice
| writer2 = Frith
| length2 = 5:30
| title3 = Ottawa Song
| writer3 = Frith, Cutler
| length3 = 4:16
| title4 = Gloria Gloom
| writer4 = [Robert Wyatt](/source/Robert_Wyatt), [Bill MacCormick](/source/Bill_MacCormick)
| length4 = 4:14
| title5 = [Beautiful as the Moon (Reprise)](/source/Beautiful_as_the_Moon_%E2%80%93_Terrible_as_an_Army_with_Banners)
| writer5 = Frith, Cutler
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Bad Alchemy
| writer6 = [John Greaves](/source/John_Greaves_(musician)), [Peter Blegvad](/source/Peter_Blegvad)
| length6 = 2:55
| title7 = Little Red Riding Hood Hits the Road
| writer7 = Wyatt
| length7 = 5:50
| title8 = [Ruins](/source/Ruins_(instrumental))
| writer8 = Frith
| length8 = 16:29
| title9 = Groningen
| writer9 = [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson), Henry Cow
| length9 = 8:54
| title10 = Groningen Again
| writer10 = Henry Cow
| length10 = 7:27
}}
{{track listing
| headline  = Disk 6
| title1 = Oslo"
#<li value=1>"Part 1"
#"Part 2"
#"Part 3"
#"Part 4"
#"Part 5"
#"Part 6"
#"Part 7"
#"Part 8
| writer1 = Henry Cow
| length1 = 29:00
:5:38
:3:16
:3:24
:3:01
:3:00
:1:45
:4:55
:4:01
| title9 = Off the Map"
::*"Solo Piano"
::*"Trio
|writer9 = Hodgkinson, Cutler, Frith
:Hodgkinson
:Hodgkinson, Cutler, Frith
| length9 = 8:23
| title10 = Café Royal
| note10 = solo guitar
| writer10 = Frith
| length10 = 3:20
| title11 = Keeping Warm in Winter
| writer11 = Frith, Greaves
| length11 = 1:00
| title12 = Sweet Heart of Mine
| writer12 = Henry Cow
| length12 = 8:58
| title13 = Udine
| writer13 = Henry Cow
| length13 = 9:39
}}

===Disc 7: ''Western Culture''===
Contains all the tracks from the [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow) LP ''[Western Culture](/source/Western_Culture_(album))'' (1979).
{{track listing
| headline = ''History and Prospects''
| extra_column = Recorded
| title1 = Industry
| extra1 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer1 = [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson)
| length1 = 6:58
| title2 = The Decay of Cities
| extra2 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer2 = Hodgkinson
| length2 = 6:55
| title3 = On the Raft
| extra3 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer3 = Hodgkinson
| length3 = 4:01
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ''Day by Day''
| extra_column = Recorded
| title4 = Falling Away
| extra4 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer4 = [Lindsay Cooper](/source/Lindsay_Cooper)
| length4 = 7:38
| title5 = Gretels Tale
| extra5 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer5 = Cooper
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = Look Back
| extra6 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer6 = Cooper
| length6 = 1:19
| title7 = ½ the Sky
| extra7 = 15–29 January 1978
| writer7 = Cooper, Hodgkinson
| length7 = 5:14
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks
| extra_column = Recorded
| title8 = 
| note8 = silence only
| writer8 = 
| length8 = 1:29
| title9 = Viva Pa Ubu
| extra9 = 15–29 January 1978
| writer9 = Hodgkinson
| length9 = 4:28
| title10 = Look Back (alt)
| extra10 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer10 = Cooper
| length10 = 1:21
| title11 = Slice
| extra11 = 26 July – 8 August 1978
| writer11 = Cooper
| length11 = 0:36
}}

===Bonus 3" CD-single: "Unreleased Orckestra Extract"===
Contains previously unreleased material taken from live performances in Europe by [the Orckestra](/source/the_Orckestra) in March–May 1978. Given to advance subscribers of the box set.
{{track listing
| title1 = 
| writer1 = [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith)
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = Would You Prefer Us to Lie?
| writer2 = [Chris Cutler](/source/Chris_Cutler), [John Greaves](/source/John_Greaves_(musician))
| length2 = 8:03
}}

==Personnel==
===Henry Cow===
*[Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) – guitars, violin, viola, xylophone, piano, voice
*[Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson) – organ, piano, alto saxophone, clarinet, Hawaiian guitar, voice
*[John Greaves](/source/John_Greaves_(musician)) – bass guitar, piano, voice
*[Chris Cutler](/source/Chris_Cutler) – drums, piano, voice
*[Geoff Leigh](/source/Geoff_Leigh) – saxophones, flute, clarinet, recorder, voice
*[Lindsay Cooper](/source/Lindsay_Cooper) – bassoon, flute, oboe, soprano saxophone, sopranino recorder, piano, voice
*[Dagmar Krause](/source/Dagmar_Krause) – voice, piano
*[Georgie Born](/source/Georgina_Born) – bass guitar

===Slapp Happy===
*[Dagmar Krause](/source/Dagmar_Krause) – voice
*[Peter Blegvad](/source/Peter_Blegvad) – guitar, voice, clarinet
*[Anthony Moore](/source/Anthony_Moore) – piano, electronics and tapework

===The Orckestra===
*[Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow)
**[Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) – guitar
**[Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson) – organ, alto saxophone
**[Chris Cutler](/source/Chris_Cutler) – drums
**[Lindsay Cooper](/source/Lindsay_Cooper) – bassoon
**[Dagmar Krause](/source/Dagmar_Krause) – vocals
**[Georgie Born](/source/Georgina_Born) – bass guitar
*[Mike Westbrook Brass Band](/source/Mike_Westbrook)
**[Mike Westbrook](/source/Mike_Westbrook) – piano
**[Kate Westbrook](/source/Kate_Westbrook_(musician)) – euphonium
**Dave Chambers – soprano saxophone
**[Paul Rutherford](/source/Paul_Rutherford_(trombone_player)) – trombone
**[Phil Minton](/source/Phil_Minton) – vocals, trumpet
*[Frankie Armstrong](/source/Frankie_Armstrong) – vocals

==See also==
*''[The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set](/source/The_40th_Anniversary_Henry_Cow_Box_Set)'' (2009)

==Footnotes==
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