Sort Of is the debut studio album by the avant-rock band Slapp Happy. It was recorded in Wümme, Bremen, Germany in May and June 1972 with Faust as their backing band, and released on LP by Polydor Records in 1972. In 1980 Recommended Records released a limited edition of Sort Of on LP, and the album was reissued on CD by Blueprint Records in 1999 with one bonus track.

Sort Of
Studio album by
Released1972 (1972)
RecordedMay–June 1972
StudioWümme, Bremen, Germany
GenreAvant-rock
Length41:42
LabelPolydor
ProducerUwe Nettelbeck
Slapp Happy chronology
Sort Of
(1972)
Slapp Happy
(1974)
Singles from Sort Of
  1. "Just a Conversation" b/w "Jumpin' Jonah"
    Released: 1972, Polydor Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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All titles written by Peter Blegvad and Anthony Moore.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Just a Conversation"4:02
2."Paradise Express"2:40
3."I Got Evil"2:30
4."Little Girl's World"3:25
5."Tutankhamun"2:17
6."Mono Plane"6:50
Side 2
No.TitleLength
7."Blue Flower"5:10
8."I'm All Alone"2:30
9."Who's Gonna Help Me Now?"2:25
10."Small Hands of Stone"4:38
11."Sort Of"2:15
12."Heading for Kyoto"3:00
CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Jumping Jonah"3:03

Personnel

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  • Engineered by Kurt Graupner
  • Album design and cover by David Larcher

Notes

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  • Gunther, Zappi and Jean recorded through courtesy of Faust

CD releases

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Sort Of was released on CD by Blueprint Records in 1999 with an extra track (from the B-side of their single "Just a Conversation"):[2][3]

  • "Jumpin' Jonah'" (Moore/Blegvad) – the CD was mastered from a vinyl copy as the master tapes had been lost

The same master was also issued in Japan with an additional 3" CD single:

References

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  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Sort of...Slapp Happy". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Discography S". The Canterbury Music Website. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Slapp Happy: Review". Air Structures. Archived from the original on 14 February 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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