''Acnalbasac Noom'' (also known as ''Slapp Happy or Slapphappy'') is a studio album by

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Slapp Happy Slapp Happy was a German/English avant-pop group, formed in Germany in 1972. Their lineup consisted of Anthony Moore (keyboards), Peter Blegvad (guitar) and Dagmar Krause (vocals). The band members moved to England in 1974 where they merg ...

, recorded in Wümme,

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, Germany in 1973 with

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as their backing band. It had a working title of ''Casablanca Moon'' but was never released at the time because it had been rejected by their record label,

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. Slapp Happy later re-recorded the album in 1974 for

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, who released it in 1974 as ''

''. The original 1973 recording of ''Casablanca Moon'', was released as ''Slapp Happy or Slapphappy'' by Recommended Records in 1980, and reissued as ''Acnalbasac Noom'' in 1982. The title ''Acnalbasac Noom'' appears in the lyrics of the song "Casablanca Moon", and is ''Casablanca Moon'' with the words written backwards. The track titles on ''Acnalbasac Noom'' are identical to those on ''Slapp Happy'', except for the track sequence, and that "Haiku" on ''Slapp Happy'' is replaced by "Charlie 'n Charlie" on ''Acnalbasac Noom''. An instrumental version of "Charlie 'n Charlie" had been released as the title tune of Slapp Happy's first album, ''

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''. Musically, ''Acnalbasac Noom'' is arranged quite differently from ''Slapp Happy'': it has a raw and unsophisticated "

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" feel about it, whereas ''Slapp Happy'' tends to be more sentimental and "dreamy" with complex arrangements, including a string orchestra. While the unsophisticated feel of ''Acnalbasac Noom'' still appeals to many fans, it was the sentimental sound on ''Slapp Happy'' that the band became best known for.

Track listing

All music composed by Anthony Moore and Peter Blegvad, except where noted.

Personnel

* Anthony Moore – keyboards, guitar * Peter Blegvad – guitar, vocals * Dagmar Krause – vocals

Guests (Faust)

* Jean-Hervé Péron – bass guitar * Werner "Zappi" Diermaier – drums * Gunther Wüsthoff – saxophone

Sound and art work

* Uwe Nettelbeck – producer * Kurt Graupner – engineer * Peter Blegvad – cover art work

CD reissues

In 1990 Recommended Records reissued ''Acnalbasac Noom'' on CD with four extra tracks: *"Everybody's Slimmin' (Even Men and Women)" (

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/ Blegvad) – 4:07 *"Blue Eyed William (demo)" ( Blegvad) – 3:32 *"Karen (demo)" ( Blegvad) – 3:16 *"Messages" (

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) – 2:07 In 2000 Recommended Records issued a remastered (by Bob Drake) edition with the same artwork and tracks. The same remaster was also issued as a Japanese mini-LP sleeve with the original LP artwork.

References

External links

Peter Blegvad Discography
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