How Henry Cow Created Britain’s Most Revolutionary Album

Source: Far Out.

Formed by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson in 1968 while studying at the University of Cambridge, Henry Cow were committed to musical experimentation and a staunch sense of anti-commercialism. Transcending the labels of progressive rock and psychedelia, Henry Cow quickly established themselves as one of Britain’s strangest and most original groups. In Praise of Learning is their fourth studio album and their second since merging with the German avant-pop outfit Slapp Happy.