Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | favourable |
| Allmusic | |
| Dusted | favourable |
" one of the best collections ever released about a group that most people have never heard."
John Kelman at All About Jazz.In a review of this box set, John Kelman at All About Jazz said that it "offers, for the first time, a comprehensive account of Henry Cow's breadth and depth." He went on to say that "If ever there were a group with a wrong to be righted, it would have to be Henry Cow. With a wellspring of unreleased material, an impressive editing and mastering job that's made even audience cassette recordings sound crystal clear, The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set is the set die-hard fans have been waiting for." This review was listed at position 8 in All About Jazz's "Top 100 Recommended CD Reviews of All Time".
François Couture of Allmusic described the box set as a "monument" and a "treasure trove". He said that it "present for the first time a complete picture of Henry Cow, from the rehearsal-intensive compositions to the ever-important improvisations, through all incarnations of the band and including both highs and lows." Dusted Magazine said that the set "fills in many missing historical and compositional links" and that it is a "fitting monument to one of the most interesting and eclectic groups to come out of the 1970s."
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