Flying Doesn't Help

Flying Doesn't Help
Flying Doesn't Help
Studio album by Anthony Moore
Released	1979
Recorded	The Workhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre	Progressive rock, experimental rock, post-punk
Length	37:11
Label	Quango; Voiceprint
Producer	Laurie Latham; Anthony Moore
Anthony Moore chronology

Flying Doesn't Help is a solo album by Anthony Moore (credited on the album sleeve as 'A. More'), released by Quango in 1979. The album was remastered and re-released on CD by the Voiceprint label in 1994.^[1]

The Moore/Blegvad song, "War" was originally recorded in 1974 by Henry Cow and Slapp Happy, and released on their 1975 album, In Praise of Learning.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anthony Moore, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Judy Get Down"	2:58
2.	"Ready Ready"	3:09
3.	"Useless Moments"	2:48
4.	"Lucia"	4:38
5.	"Caught Being in Love"	4:57

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Timeless Strange"	3:44
2.	"Girl It's Your Time"	3:19
3.	"War" (Moore, Blegvad)	4:23
4.	"Just Us"	4:14
5.	"Twilight (Uxbridge Rd.)"	2:22

1994 CD reissue
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Judy Get Down"	2:58
2.	"Ready Ready"	3:09
3.	"Useless Moments"	2:48
4.	"Lucia"	4:38
5.	"Caught Being in Love"	4:57
6.	Untitled	0:35
7.	"Timeless Strange"	3:44
8.	"Girl It's Your Time"	3:19
9.	"War" (Moore, Blegvad)	4:23
10.	"Just Us"	4:14
11.	"Twilight, Uxbridge Rd."	2:22

Personnel

Anthony Moore – vocals, guitars, keyboards, electronics, backing vocals
Bob Shilling, Chris Slade, Robert Vogel, Charles Hayward – drums
Festus, Sam Harley, Matt Irving – bass
Bernie Clark – keyboards
Laurie Latham – saxophone, mouth harp, backing vocals
Edwin Cross – backing vocals

Produced by Anthony Moore and Laurie Latham
Engineered by Laurie Latham and Edwin Cross
Remastered for CD by Tony Arnold

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

"Building dense sonic forests filled with jagged splinters and dry, incongruously delicate vocals, the results fall somewhere between Peter Gabriel, John Cale, David Bowie and Kevin Ayers. An extraordinary record that reveals itself a little further each time it's played." – Trouser Press^[3]

"While much of Moore's earlier work is pleasant, yet dispensable, Flying Doesn't Help falls into a different class altogether. Elaborate yet accessible, the effects of More's (now minus one "o") masterwork can be felt on a number of levels." – All Music^[2]