History Music / SlappHappy

* ReferenceOverdosed: Band were lkeen on shoutouts, Blegvad mentioned many of them in his lyrics.

* 1980 [[OverlyLongGag Slapp Happy or Slapphappy]] lated in 1982 once more reissued as [[Music/CasablancaMoon Acnalbasac Noom]]

In 1975 they united their efforts with Music/HenryCow. The latter were somewhat more avant-garde in spirit qualifying as avant-prog already more often thatn avant-pop. The joint team released two albums, Desperate Straigts (which was halfways between two bands respective manners) and In Praise of learning, already closer to the pure avant-prog. Both albums were creatively successful and Desperate Straights sold a fair amount.

* 1975 ''Desperate Straights'' (with Music/HenryCow)

* SelfTitledAlbum: At first Played with.

** Pushed UpToEleven with the alternative title of their 1980 album which is also called Slapp Happy or Slapphappy.

* 1974 Slapp Happy or Music/CasablancaMoon

* 1980 [[Music/CasablancaMoon Acnalbasac Noom]] also known as [[OverlyLongGag Slapp Happy or Slapphappy]]

* RedOniBlueOni: The band and Henry Cow

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: A must for you if you are an avant-prog band.

Several [[ReunionShow reunion shows]] happened later, first in 1982 then in 1997 and 2000 when thre trio recorded two new albums. The latest happened in 2016 and featured a concert tour.

* OverlyLongGag: The alternative name of their 1980 album.

* GratuitousFrench: In Mr Rainbow, somewhat justified because it is dedicated to Artur Rimbaud.
** Interestingly zigzagged with their twin releases Cadablanca Moon and Avcnalsabac Noom. The former while containing presumedly the lighter and softer versions of the same songs was released earlier.

Several ReunionShow happened later, first in 1982 then in 1997 and 2000 when thre trio recorded two new albums. The latest happened in 2016 and featured a concert tour.

Several ReunionShows happened later, first in 1982 then in 1997 and 2000 when thre trio recorded two new albums. The latest happened in 2016 and featured a concert tour.

* TheBandMinusAFace: Averted as Blegvad and Moore did not carry on having lost Krause.

* 1980 [[Music/CasablancaMoon Acnalbasac Noom]]

* ReunionShow: ''Ça Va''. Released after two decades of hiatus

** Interestingly their 1980 SdrawkcabName album contains the original raw versions of the songs. The one from 1974 is actually made of rerecordings which the producers made them to do because that origianl material soundeв too outlandish for them.
* RedOniBlueOni: The band and Henry Cow
* ReunionShow: ''Ça Va' in 1998
* SelfTitledAlbum: Sat first Played with.

* BandWithoutAFace: Averted as Blegvad and Moore did not carry on having lost Krause.

In 1975 they united their efforts with Music/HenryCow. The lattre are somewhat more avant-garde in spirit qualifying as avant-prog already more often thatn avant-pop. The joint team released two albums, Desperate Straigts (which was halfways between two bands respective manners) and In Praise of learning, already closer to the pure avant-prog. Both albums were creatively successful.

However as two bands were very different in their worldviews, with Henry Cow being very politically engaged and Slapp Happy quite the opposite, soon they parted their ways. Except for Dagmar Krause who stayed with henry Cow. Moore and Blegvad, now orphaned, dissolved the band. Slapp Happy still managed to rerelease the original versions of their songs off Casablanca Moon in 1980.

* SelfTitledAlbum: Played with.

* 1980 Acnalbasac Noom

Their debut failed to sell and they made something even more experimental in 1973 with Casablanca Moon. It however was not released that year. Instead they rerecorded the more sentimental versions of the same songs with the orchester and Virgin released them under the name Casablanca Moon. Thу originally-arranged songs were relased only in 1980 on an album called Acnalbasac Noom.

* 1974 Slapp Happy or Casablanca Moon

* MusicIsPolitics: Subverted in the case of Slapp Happy which resulted in their split with Henry Cow

* ShoutOut: Mr Rainbow is a shout out to the French poet Rimbaud.

However as two bands were very different in their worldviews, with Henry Cow being very politically engaged and Slapp Happy quite the opposite, soon they parted their ways. Slapp Happy managed to rerelease the original versions of their songs off Casablanca Moon in 1980.

Also the members of Slapp Happ

* BandMinusTheFace: Averted. Anthony Moore and Peter Blegvad made several albums together without Dagmar Krause but they were credited to Moore and Blegvad and not to Slapp Happy.

Anthony Moore, the multiinstrumentalist from England, in 1971 while in Hamburg united with the American Peter Blegvad. Then a German singer Dagmar Krause joined their team amd they made their first album Sort of... Slapp Happy in 1972. Music/{{Faust}} were their backup band during the recording. The sound of Sort of... was relatively poppy but already tinged with the avant-garde feel.