Henry Cow

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Years Active
1968 – 1978 (10 years)
Founded In
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Cow was an English avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. An inherent anti-commercial bias kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. They remained in existence for 10 years, breaking up in 1978, and produced a body of music that was challenging, provocative and influential for years to come. Collaborations with the similarly-minded band Slapp Happy led to an eventual but brief merger of the two bands in 1974, and demerging in 1975. Cut… read more
Henry Cow was an English avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. An inherent anti-commercial bias kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. They remai… read more
Henry Cow was an English avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. An inherent anti-commercial bias kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. They remained in existence for 10 years, breaking up in 1978, and produced a body … read more

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1 Play track Leg End Nirvana for Mice
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2 Play track In Praise of Learning War
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3 Play track Leg End Amygdala
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4 Play track Leg End Teenbeat Introduction
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5 Play track Unrest Bittern Storm over Ulm
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6 Play track Leg End Teenbeat
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7 Play track Leg End Teenbeat Reprise
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8 Play track In Praise of Learning Living in the Heart of the Beast
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9 Play track Leg End Nine Funerals of the Citizen King
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10 Play track Unrest Ruins
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Albums

  1. 33,369 listeners

    1974 · 8 tracks

    Unrest
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  2. 22,657 listeners

    9 May 1975 · 5 tracks

    In Praise of Learning
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  3. 15,550 listeners

    1 Jan 1978 · 10 tracks

    Western Culture
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  4. 15,248 listeners

    12 Nov 2020 · 9 tracks

    Legend
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