BEGINNINGS

Originally put out in the 40th Anniversary Henry Cow boxed set before being repackaged as a standalone release (and as part of the Box Redux), Beginnings offers a fascinating look at Henry Cow recordings from prior to LegEnd. The sound quality is impressive, since the set draws extensively from Peel sessions for radio that the band participated in, and finds the group very much influenced by Canterbury. The main influence is the more avant-garde end of what Soft Machine were doing at the time - there's some very Softs-esque rumbles and buzzes here and there - but Came To See You offers a glimpse of a gentler Cow, with the sort of soothing territory of Caravan visible. By the end, hints of their future more challenging direction become apparent.

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