| Desperate Straights | ||||
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| Studio album by Slapp Happy with Henry Cow | ||||
| Released | 21 February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 11–26 November 1974 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Oxfordshire, England; Nova Sound Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Avant-rock, art pop, cabaret | |||
| Length | 36:02 | |||
| Label | Virgin (UK) | |||
| Producer | Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Simon Heyworth | |||
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Desperate Straights is a collaborative studio album by British avant-rock groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow. It was recorded at Virgin Records' Manor Studio and Nova Sound Studios in November 1974, and released in February 1975. It was Slapp Happy's second album for Virgin, and they had invited Henry Cow to record with them.