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daevid allen
Twelve Selves
1993 and all that
contains traces of Arthur Brown, Elizabeth Van Dort, David Tolley, Adrian Rawlins, Evan Heaven, Gilli Smyth, Hugh Hopper, Tasmin Smyth, William S. Burroughs, Bee Williamson, Melody James, Neil Cairney, Russell Hibbs, Sean Bowley, Harry Williamson
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Banana Moon
daevid's 1st 'solo' album
originally released in 1970 (contains traces of Robert Wyatt)
Invisible Opera Company of Tibet
Tried So Hard
limited edition 7‑imch
great studio recording - pressing of 500 in a picture sleeve
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Australia Aquaria
remastered
1990 solo album with a new expanded booklet - fabulous album
Gilli Smyth
I Am Your Egg
supernatural melange
with daevid allen and Orlando Monday - last few copies discovered down the back of the sofa
Mother Gong
The Owl & the Tree
remastered
superior sound, full lyrics in the booklet, plus a bonus track : DPRP review
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Seven Drones
remastered
Deeply light and lightly deep. Beautifully re-edited, re-mastered, re-covered and with new liner notes by daevid. One of the prime keys to Gong and way beyond - simple as that.
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Dreamin' a Dream
electro‑acoustic
'solo' album, with guests Graham Clark (Magick Brothers, Gong, Gongmaison) and Tim Hall
Gong Global Family
Live in Brazil
tropical
Exciting 2007 South American Gong band : daevid allen, Fabio Golfetti, Josh Pollock, Fred Barley, Gabriel Costa, and Marcelo Ringel.
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Eat Me Baby I'm a Jellybean
jazz non‑standards
daevid tweaks or adds lyrics - quirkily, brilliantly played
Brainville
Live in NYC '98
live 1998
Previously unreleased concert recorded just before Brainville's only studio album to date, Children's Crusade, which was recorded in the Knitting Room studio, below the venue.
Magic Brothers
Live in Glastonbury
limited edition no.11
typical multi-guest Glastonbury Assembly Rooms hoolie - mixture of daevid acoustic songs and stretched‑out Magick Brothers, with guests from Kangaroo Moon and Heathens All - very well recorded and vibey
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Sixty Minutes with…
compilation
tracks from Voiceprint releases
daevid allen trio
Live 1963
Allen, Hopper, Wyatt, Ratledge
tres tres rosbif
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david tolley
Ex-Don't Stop
1983 and all that…
Last copies of daevid's collaboration, recorded in Australia.
Cipher
One Who Whispers
ambient duo
Theo Travis with daevid allen guesting on glissando guitar
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commissions
posters
Australian Gongster hires daevid to do large drawing… daevid enjoys it! many more alien originals are inked
daevid allen commissions
4 postcards A5
commissioned line drawings printed on heavy card stock, with a tiny version of a different drawing in the stamp box - only 200 made
Osama Bin Hardon
postcard A5
one of daevid allen's commissioned line drawings
Airy Mary
postcard A5
one of daevid allen's commissioned line drawings
Curious Melody
postcard A5
one of daevid allen's commissioned line drawings
Mister Good
postcard A5
one of daevid allen's commissioned line drawings
Camembert Electrique
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lyrics
8 page card booklet, 30x14cm. Black on white reproduction of original white on blue inserts in the first BYG LP. Classic daevid allen artwork and typography.
Book of Chloroforms
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Poetry of the Sleeping Life
40 page booklet of daevid's totally absorbing text-rich line drawings. Completed by daevid in 1966, not printed until found in the GAS archives in the late '80s. The first cover illustrated above is typical of what lies within. A little classic that rewards repeated readings and viewings. Fragments of future daevid and Gong lyrics and proto-pixies emerge from the mix of unique swirling alien line drawings. [cover colour may vary]
Free Mother Romania
daevid allen
booklet
40 pages. Open Diaries of daevid's Transylvanian Adventures, July 1990.
When daevid decided spontaneously to travel to Romania in July 1990, all he knew about the country was from media coverage of the December '89 revolution - which fascinated him - and that there were many, many orphans needing help. He arrived in Bucharest with knowing no-one and with nowhere to stay, but found a warm, generous and stimulating people, eager to communicate on all levels - despite the invisible hand of fear and social repression still hovering over their shoulder. daevid's view of life in Romania has the unique and personal quality of a poet, political observer, traveller, humanist and friend. You'll love it. [cover colour may vary]
If Words Were Birds
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(temporarily unavailble)
poetry
28‑pages. Reprint of daevid's first volume of poetry, originally published in 1964. 21 choice early bits, including the first appearance of 'Captain Shaw and Mr Gilbert'. daevid initially gave copies to all his friends to illustrate, à la Sun Ra - the band illustrating their own LP sleeves. The copy we have used for this re-print has a drawing on the cover by Gilli's then young daughter Tasmin. [cover colour may vary]
Shapeshifter
daevid allen
deep background…
daevid's companion volume to Gong's album of the same name, first published in 1992. 56 page A5 illustrated lyric booklet. Enhance your Shapeshifter album with this specially written volume, or read on its own. [cover colour may vary]
The story of Zero the Hero continues… Forbidden the use of money, he enters a limbo-like state linked to constant travelling around the world, leaving it briefly at various destinations for further strange initiatory adventures.
Written and illustrated by daevid. Full of detail, an unmissable aid to the fuller and deeper understanding of Gong's 'Shapeshifter' album (not to mention the Alien brain).
As the Shapeshifter album is Radio Gnome Invisible Part 4, this book is a vital and highly entertaining key to understanding the link between the 'You' and 'Zero To Infinitea' albums.
Wot Happened to Walter
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cartoon
14‑pages. 'Wot Happened to Walter When He Got into Scuttles with a Doggerel - A Bananabook for Helen & Walter, The Traveling Allens.' Reproduction cartoon booklet drawn by daevid in Deya in 1969 in preparation for a visit from his parents. [cover colour may vary]
daevid was slightly apprehensive about seeing his parents for the first time since he left Australia almost 10 years before. This funny fantasy cartoon on how the meeting might possibly turn out was his response. Needless to say many things had changed since he left Oz a fresh-faced, basically un-chemically experienced beatnik in 1959, added to which they were also meeting Gilli for the first time.