History Music / CasablancaMoon

Casablanca Moon is a 1974 (or 1973 or 1980 still) album by Music/SlappHappy the history of which is pretty complicated. It was first recorded by the band in 1973 with ascetic, austere instrumentation. Its genre can be definited as a mix of art-pop and avant-pop with a share of progressive-pop. {{Producers}} in Polydor did not like it therefore its release was cancelled.

It was rerecorded in 1974 for Virgin with the addition of many instruments so that it sounded much more lush. The refreshed material was released with the album under two names: [[SelfTitledAlbum Slapp Happy]] and Casablanca Moon.

The band members, Moore and Blegvad, were not entirely satisfied by the result and later managed to reissue the original versions of the tracks which were more to their liking. It happened in 1980 already after Krause had left for Music/HenryCow and Moore and Blegved had parted their ways too. Now everyone can compare the versions and tell which are better in every case.

The WordOfGod goes: "For the more direct approach it would have to be Acnalbasac Noom. It had a naïve spontaneity to it. Naïve in the nicest sense of the nicest sense of the word."

The 1980 release was first named Slapp Happy or Slapphappy. Which deninitely confirmed who were the band behind the music and the lyrics so that no-one would doubt about that. [[OverlyLongGag Probably.]] Then in 1982 it was reissued once more as Acnalbasac Noom.

For the 1974 release known as Casablanca Moon or Slapp Happy:

For the 1980 release, known as Slapp Happy or Slapphappy which later in 1982 was reissued as Acnalbasac Noom:

--->''You don't notice 'cos you're having a gas\\

* WordSaladLyrics: Many of them.

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: Dagmar sings "HobOke"n in the song Casablanca Moon, stressing the second syllable instead of the first.

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: Dagmar sings HobOken in the song Casablanca Moon, stressing the second syllable instead of the first.

* SophomoreSlump: Averted as this album is regarded in much higher esteem than Sort of... Slapp Happy.

[[caption-width-right:350:1980 album cover. Designed by Blegvad himself]]

** UpToEleven for Mr Rainbow which has three vatious versions, two for both versions of the album and the third can be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb1xIKkK9Nk found]] as a b-side of a single Johnny's Dead (interestingly credited to "Slapp Happy featuring Anthony Moore".)

* BonusMaterial: four great tracks on their 1990 reissue of Acnalbasac Noom. Including Everybody's Slimmin which was a non-album single in 1983 complete with its b-side Blue-Eyed William.

* NonAppearingTitle: Played with in Michelangelo. It is a song about an artist named Buonarotti. Of course he is Michelangelo but this first mononymous name is never mentioned, only a less-known surname.

** UpToEleven for Mr Rainbow which has three vatious versions, two for both versions of the album and the third can be [[found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb1xIKkK9Nk]] as a b-side of a single Johnny's Dead (interestingly credited to Slapp Happy featuring Anthony Moore)

The WoRdOfGod goes: "For the more direct approach it would have to be Acnalbasac Noom. It had a naïve spontaneity to it. Naïve in the nicest sense of the nicest sense of the word."

[[caption-width-right:350:Designed by Blegvad himself]]

* AWeightyAesop: Sverybody's Slimmin'

Conversation''

* ShapedLikeItself: In Me and Parvati
--->''The conversation\\
Centered on\\
Conversation.''

Thу 1980 release was first named Slapp Happy or Slapphappy. Which deninitely confirmed who were the band behind the music and the lyrics so that no-one would doubt about that. [[OverlyLongGag Probably.]] Then in 1982 it was reissued once more as Acnalbasac Noom.

* AlbumTitleDrop: A curious retrospective variant. Acnalbacas Noom is mentioned on the song Casablanca Moon released in 1974. It is only later in 1982 that an album with the SdrawkcabName was released. Thus it became a proper title drop only 8 years after the song became available.
** The name of the band themselves (and also somewhat of a tittle for some of their albums) is mentioned in the song Everybody's Slimmin', a 1990 bonus track. Except that an article "a" is put between two words.

It was rerecorded in 1974 for Virgin with the addition of many instruments so that it sounded much more lush. The refreshed material was released with the album under two names: [[ SelfTitledAlbum Slapp Happy]] and Casablanca Moon.

It was rerecorded in 1974 for Virgin with the addition of many instruments so that it sounded much more lush. The refreshed material was released with the album under two names: Slapp Happy and Casablanca Moon.

Casablanca Moon is a 1974 (or 1973 or 1980 still) album by Music/SlappHappy the history of which is pretty complicated. It was first recorded by the band in 1973 with ascetic, austere instrumentation. Its genre can be definited as a mix of art-pop and avant-pop with a share of progressive-pop.The {{Producers}} in Polydor did not like it therefore its release was cancelled.

It was rerecorded in 1974 for Virgin with the addition of many instruments so that it sounded much more lush. It was released under two names: Slapp Happy and Casablanca Moon.

The band members, Moore and Blegvad were not entirely satisfied by the result and later managed to reissue the original versions of the tracks which were more to their liking. It happened in 1980 already after Krause had left for Music/HenryCow and Moore and Blegved parted their ways too. Now everyone can compare the versions and tell which are better.

This album was first named Slapp Happy or Slapphappy. Which deninitely confirmed who were the band behind the music and the lyrics so that no-one would doubt about that. [[OverlyLongGag Probably.]] Then in 1982 it was reissued once more as Acnalbacas Noom.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The Secret. Especially on 1974 version wher it follows Mr. Rainbow.

For the 1980 release, known as Slapp Happy or Slapphappy which later in 1982 was reissued as Acnalbacas Noom:

* AlbumTitleDrop: A curious retrospective variant. Acnalbacas Noom is mnetioned on the song Casablanca Moon released in 1974. It is only later that an album with the SdrawkcabName was released. Thus it became a proper title drop only 8 years after the song became available.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Blegvad has a huge vocal presence on Mr Rainbow in 1974 version while other tracks are sung by Krause.

** Slow Moon's Rose is the only song credited exclusively to Moore while the rest of the song is credited to Blegvad or both Moore and Blegvad.
* DoubleAgent: The main character of Casablanca Moon apparently is that.