Henry Cow: Legend

Studio Album, released in 1973

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Nirvana for Mice (Frith) (4:53)
2. Amygdala (Hodgkinson) (6:47)
3. Teenbeat Introduction (Cow) (4:32)
4. Teenbeat (Frith/Greaves) (6:57)
5. Nirvana Reprise (Frith) (1:11)
6. Extract from 'With the Yellow Half-Moon and Blue Star' (Frith) (2:26)
7. Teenbeat Reprise (Frith) (5:07)
8. Tenth Chaffinch (Cow) (6:06)
9. Nine Funerals of the Citizen King (Hodgkinson) (5:34)
10. Bellycan (Cow) (3:19)*

Line-up / Musicians

- John Greaves / bass, piano, vocals, Whistle
- Chris Cutler / piano, trumpet, drums, vocals, Whistle , Toy instruments
- Fred Frith / guitar, piano, violin, keyboards, viola, vocals
- Tim Hodgkinson / organ, clarinet, piano, keyboards, saxophones, vocals
- Geoff Leigh / clarinet, flute, recorder, saxophones, vocals

Guest Musicians:

- Jeremy Baines / pixiphone on 'Yellow half Moon'
- Sarah Greaves, Maggie Thomas and Cathy Williams / chorus on "Teenbeat"

Releases information

The original vinyl LP was titled The Henry Cow Legend with the name only appearing on the spine of the sleeve

1991 CD East Side Digital 80482 called Legend
1998 CD Original Mix Edition Rer; ASIN : B000023ZMC*
(*was re-named Leg End and does not contain the bonus track 'Bellycan' included on the 1991 CD release)

Recorded at Virgin Records Manor Studios between May and June 1973 with Mike Oldfield in attendance as a recording engineer.