Slate (writing) Slate (writing) A slate is a thin piece of hard flat material, such as the rock also called slate, that is used as a medium for writing. The rock is “a metamorphic rock created by the recrystallization of the minerals in shale from clay to parallel-aligned, flat, flake-like minerals such as mica”. The writing slate consisted of a piece of slate, typically either 4x6 inches or 7x10 inches, encased in a wooden frame. A precise date range for writing slates of this type has not been established. Usually, a piece of cloth or slate sponge was used to clean it
Sort Of Sort Of Sort Of is the debut studio album by the avant-rock band Slapp Happy. It was recorded in Wümme, 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. All titles written by Peter Blegvad and Anthony Moore. "Sort Of" was released on CD by Blueprint Records in 1999 with an extra track (from the B-side of their single