Gong
Angels Egg
UMC/Virgin 7714151
Deluxe limited edition 2CD suberbly remasteed from the original master tapes by original engineer Simon Heyworth. Disc 2 is classic, largely previously unreleased live multi-tracked 1973 Gong, recorded around the same time as Angels Egg, mixed by Mike Howlett. It is simply scary in it's quality - sound quality, playing quality, Gongish quality - demonstrating that there was never another band like Gong.
4-fold, 2 jewel tray packaging. Includes a 24 page richly illustrated booklet. One time pressing in this format. Other deluxe editions available : Flying Teapot | You | Shamal
tracks
disc 1 : Angels Egg (remastered)
- Other Side Of The Sky
- Sold To The Highest Buddha
- Castle In The Clouds
- Prostitute Poem
- Givin' My Luv To You
- Selene
- Flute Salad
- Oily Way
- Outer Temple
- Inner Temple
- Percolations
- Love Is How Y Make It
- I Never Glid Before
- Eat That Phone Book Coda
- Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues
- Love Is How Y Make It - 1973 Vocal Mix
- Eat That Phone Book Coda - Early Version
personnel
- Daevid Allen vocals, guitar, glissando guitar, tape loops 5
- Gilli Smyth space whisper, vocals
- Didier Malherbe saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
- Steve Hillage guitar, vocals
- Tim Blake synthesizers, vocals
- Mike Howlett bass, vocals
- Pierre Moerlen drums, percussion, tuned percussion, vocals 11
- Mireille Bauer uned percussion 11 12 17
disc 2
Selections from Roanne Live, Club Arc En Ciel, Roanne, France (*previously unreleased)- Other Side of the Sky *
- Dynamite/I Am Your Animal
- 6/8 Tune - Live
- I Never Glid Before *
- You Can't Kill Me *
- Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues/Est-ce que Je Suis *
- Flute Salad *
- Oily Way *
- Outer Temple *
- Inner Temple *
personnel
- Daevid Allen vocals, guitar, glissando guitar
- Gilli Smyth space whisper
- Didier Malherbe saxophone, flute
- Steve Hillage guitar
- Tim Blake synthesizers
- Mike Howlett bass
- Pierre Moerlen drums