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A1	Beautiful As The Moon: Terrible As An Army With Banners Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Conduct, Tony WilsonWritten-By – Cutler*, Frith*
A2	Nirvana For Mice Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Conduct, Tony WilsonWritten-By – Frith*
A3	Ottawa Song Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Conduct, Tony WilsonWritten-By – Cutler*, Frith*
A4	Gloria Gloom Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Conduct, Tony WilsonWritten-By – MacCormick*, Wyatt*
A5	Beautiful As The Moon Reprise Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Conduct, Tony WilsonWritten-By – Cutler*, Frith*
B1	Bad Alchemy Mixed By – Sarah GreavesPiano – John GreavesRecorded By – Norman Jön*Vocals – Robert WyattWritten-By – Greaves*, Blegvad*
B2	Little Red Riding Hood Hits The Road Mixed By – Sarah GreavesPiano – John GreavesRecorded By – Norman Jön*Vocals – Robert WyattWritten-By – Wyatt*
B3	Ruins Mixed By – Neil SandfordPiano – Dagmar KrauseRecorded By – Sandro PascoloWritten-By – Frith*
C	Oslo Piano – Chris CutlerRecorded By, Mixed By – Harold Clark, Jack BalchinRecorder – Lindsay CooperViolin, Xylophone – Fred FrithWritten-By – Henry Cow
D1	Groningen Mixed By – Sarah GreavesWritten-By – Henry Cow, Hodgkinson*
D2	Udine Mixed By – Neil SandfordPiano – Lindsay CooperRecorded By – Sergio Pascolo, Stephano SpizzamiglioWritten-By – Henry Cow
D3	Groningen Again Mixed By – Sarah GreavesWritten-By – Henry Cow

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Compendium Records
• Recorded At – New London Theatre
• Recorded At – Teatro Palamostre di Udine
• Recorded At – Høvikodden Kunstnersenter
• Recorded At – Vera
• Mastered At – Kaleidophon Studios
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits

• Bass, Voice, Celesta – John Greaves
• Bassoon, Flute, Oboe – Lindsay Cooper
• Cover – Maggie T.*
• Drums – Chris Cutler
• Guitar, Piano – Fred Frith
• Mastered By – David Vorhaus
• Organ, Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] – Tim Hodgkinson
• Voice – Dagmar Krause

Notes

Side A recorded 5th August 1975 at BBC Studios (Peel Session).
Tracks B1 & B2 recorded 21st May 1975 at the New London Theatre.
Tracks B3 & D2 recorded 13th October 1975 in Udine.
Side C recorded 25th July 1975 at the Høvikodden Arts Centre, Oslo.
Tracks D1 & D3 recorded 26th September 1974 at Vera, Groningen.

Side A: Total time: 22:50
Side B: Total time: 25:36
Side C: Total time: 29:02
Side D: Total time: 26:15

Initial "Concerts" issue
Gatefold sleeve

Early copies came with an insert which introduced Compendium Records as a new record label and asking anyone with music and ideas to contact them.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (side A, etched, variant 1): PN 3 A 2 FIDADOR 1 A -1 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side A, etched, variant 2): PN 3 A 9 FIDADOR 1 A -1 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side B, etched, variant 1): 11 FIDADOR 1 B-2 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side B, etched, variant 2): 12 FIDADOR 1 B-2 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side C, etched, variant 1): 4 FIDADOR 2 A-1 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side C, etched, variant 2): 2 FIDADOR 2 A-1 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side D, etched, variant 1): 5 FIDADOR 2 B 2 EG
• Matrix / Runout (side D, etched, variant 2): 2 FIDADOR 2 B 2 EG
• Rights Society: N©B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ReR VHC5 DLP	Henry Cow	Concerts ‎(2xLP, Ltd, Gat)	ReR Megacorp	ReR VHC5 DLP	UK	2012
BC2	Henry Cow	Concerts ‎(2xLP, RE, Gat)	Broadcast Records	BC2	UK	1984
CAD 3002	Henry Cow	Concerts ‎(2xLP, Promo)	Caroline Records	CAD 3002	UK	1976
COWCONCERTSJAP	Henry Cow	Concerts ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	ReR Megacorp	COWCONCERTSJAP	UK	2006
CAD 3002	Henry Cow	Concerts ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Caroline Records	CAD 3002	UK	1976