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HASTINGS OF MALAWI - Vibrant Stapler obscures characteristic Growth

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Klanggalerie gg405 Release Year: 2022 Note: first ever CD re-issue of this rare LP (1981) from a trio that was also involved in the first NURSE WITH WOUND album: an incredibly strange dada and anti-music record beyond any style or fixed genre .- "they recorded the album in one night in 1981 with no plan and no idea of what they were doing. they played drums, clarinet, synthesiser and piano but also made use of things that they found lying around the studio - old records, cookery books, telephone directories and a telephone... " Price (incl. 19% VAT): €15.00 More Info A classic masterpiece from 1981, never re-released on CD before. Originally 1000 copies pressed on orange/red vinyl. 120 copies were sold through Rough Trade and Virgin Records. 800 copies were bought and later destroyed by the United Dairies label, makin this record even more rare. Hastings of Malawi were Heman Pathak, David Hodes and John Grieve. They recorded the album in one night in 1981 with no plan and no idea of what they were doing. They played drums, clarinet, synthesiser and piano but also made use of things that they found lying around the studio – old records, cookery books, telephone directories and a telephone. The recordings were played down the phone to randomly dialled numbers and the reactions added to the recording. All three had been involved in the recording of the first Nurse with Wound album Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella and had contributedmetal scrapings, piano, effects, clarinet and guitar during the session. https://www.klanggalerie.com/gg405