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Gong

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Sites:
planetgong.co.uk
Members:
Allan Holdsworth, Benoit Moerlen, Bill Bruford, Bon Lozaga, Burton Greene, Charles Hayward, Charlie Mariano, Chris Taylor, Christian Tritsch, Daevid Allen, Darryl Way, Didier Malherbe, Dieter Gewissler, François Causse, Francis Moze, Gilli Smyth, Hansford Rowe, Laurie Allan, Mike Howlett, Mino Cinelu, Miquette Giraudy, Mireille Bauer, Orlando Allen, Patrice Lemoine, Pierre Moerlen, Pip Pyle, Raschid Houari, Rob Tait, Stephan Lewry, Steve Hillage, Theo Travis, Thom The World Poet, Tim Blake, Twink (3), Venux Deluxe
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Discography

Releases:
Garçon Ou Fille (7")   BYG Records 1970
Magick Brother (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   BYG Records ... 1970
Camembert Electrique (Album) ◄ (11 versions)   Caroline (UK) ... 1971
Continental Circus ◄ (2 versions)   Philips ... 1971
Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 2) (Album) ◄ (12 versions)   Virgin ... 1973
Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1) (Album) ◄ (12 versions)   Virgin ... 1973
You (Album) ◄ (14 versions)   Virgin ... 1974
Shamal (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Virgin ... 1975
Gazeuse! (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Virgin ... 1976
Gong Est Mort (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Tapioca ... 1977
Live Etc. (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin ... 1977
Expresso II (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Virgin ... 1978
The Mystery And The History Of The Planet Gong (2xLP, Ltd, Comp)   Demi Monde 1989
Live At Sheffield 1974 ◄ (2 versions)   Mantra Records (France) 1990
Live Au Bataclan 1973 ◄ (2 versions)   Mantra Records (France) 1990
Shapeshifter + (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Lightyear Entertainment ... 1992
Live On TV 1990 (CD, Album)   Code 90 1993
Camembert Eclectique (CD, Comp)   GAS Records (2), GAS Records (2) 1995
Pre-Modernist Wireless: The Peel Sessions (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Strange Fruit ... 1995
Radio Gnome Trilogy (3xCD)   Spalax Music 1995
The Best Of Gong (CD, Comp)   Nectar Masters 1995
The Birthday Party (2xCD, Album)   Voiceprint 1995
Wingful Of Eyes (CD)   Virgin 1996
A Sprinkling Of Clouds (12")   Gliss 1997
The Mystery And The History Of The Planet Gong (CD, Dig)   Spalax Music 1997
The Very Best Of Gong (CD)   Summit (4) 1997
You Remixed (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Hypnotic ... 1997
Family Jewels (2xCD)   GAS Records (2) 1998
Family Box (4xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp)   Purple Pyramid 1999
Live 2 Infinitea (CD, Album)   Snapper Music 2000
The Best Of Gong (2xCD)   Charly Schallplatten GmbH 2000
The History & The Mystery Of Gong (2xCD, Comp)   NMC Music 2000
Zero To Infinity (CD, Album)   One Eyed Salmon Records, Snapper Music 2000
Classic Rock Legends (DVD)   Classic Rock Productions 2001
From Here To Eternitea (2xCD, Album)   Recall 2cd 2002
High Above The Subterania Club 2000 (DVD-V, NTSC)   Snapper Music 2002
Live In Nottingham (CD)   Classic Rock Productions 2002
Radio Gnome Invisible (2xCD, Comp)   Falcon Neue Medien, Universe (2) 2002
Radio Gnome Invisible Part II: Angel's Egg / Shamal (2xCD, Album, RE)   Virgin 2003
Acid Motherhood (CD, Album)   Voiceprint 2004
Live In Sherwood Forest '75 (CD, Album)   Major League Productions Ltd. 2005
Gong In The 70's (CD, Comp)   Voiceprint 2006
Gong On Acid (CD, Album, Mixed, Ltd)   Bananamoon Obscura 2006
Gong @ Montserrat 1973 And Other Stories (DVD)   Voiceprint 2007
Ungong 06 - Live At The Family Unconventional Gathering, The Melkweg, Amsterdam ◄ (2 versions)   Voiceprint 2008
2032 (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   G-Wave ... 2009
Garçon Ou Fille (7", RE)   Finders Keepers Records 2009
How To Stay Alive (DVD-V, Smplr, Pro)   Wakyo Records, Wakyo Records 2009
The Owl And The Tree (CD, Album)   Magnum Music  
Production:
A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes (2xCD, Comp, Album) Magick Mother Invocation Virgin Records America, Inc. 1993
Another Late Night: Howie B. (CD, Mixed) Heavy Tune Kinetic Records 2001
DJ-Kicks (CD) Love Is How Y Make It Studio !K7 2006
Appears On:
Greasy Truckers Live At Dingwalls Dance Hall (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Greasy Truckers ... 1973
When Memories Began To Fade... (Cass, C46) Prostitute Poem Underground Productions 1987
There Is Nothing / Live Ethereal Cereal (2xCD, Album, Comp) Aumriff Recall 2cd, Recall 2cd 2000
Interpretations Of Three Psychedelic Rock Songs From Around The World (CD, EP, Ltd) Master Builder (Gong 1... Latitudes 2005
Age Of Reason (CDr, Album, Ltd) Selene Gong Remix Newom rec. 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Greasy Truckers Live At Dingwalls Dance Hall (Album) ◄ (2 versions) General Flash Of The U... Greasy Truckers ... 1973
A Brief History Of Ambient - Volume 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Castle In The Clouds Virgin Records America ... 1993
A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) Magick Mother Invocation Virgin ... 1993
Space Daze (2xCD, Comp) To The Other Side Of Sky Cleopatra, CEMA Special Markets 1994
In The Land Of Mantra (CD, Comp) Flying Teapot Mantra Records (France), Mantra Records (France), Mantra Records (France) 1996
Space Box - 1970 & Beyond (3xCD, Comp) Gonwash Indelible Cleopatra 1996
Supernatural Fairy Tales: The Progressive Rock Era (5xCD, Comp + Box) Perfect Mystery Rhino Entertainment Company 1996
Area 51 - The Roswell Incident (2xCD) A Sprinkling Of Clouds... Purple Pyramid 1997
New Age Babel (CD, Comp) Into The Floating Gig Gruppo Futura 1997
Progressive Rock (CD) A Sprinkling Of Clouds ΠΟΠ + ΡΟΚ (Magazine), Virgin 1997
Technicians Of Electronica (3xCD) Perfect Mystery (Elect... Hypnotic 1997
This Is Space - The Space Daze Trilogy (4xCD) To The Other Side Of Sky Cleopatra 1997
Elektronika II (CD) A PHP's Advice (Gone W... Intersound 1998
In To The Mix II - The Second Coming (2xCD, Comp) A PHP's Advice (Orb Mix) Hypnotic 1998
Open Air Burg Herzberg - Best Of Part I (CD, Comp) Would You Like Some Tea Think Progressive 1998
Open Air Burg Herzberg - Best Of Part I (2xLP, Album) Would You Like Some Tea Think Progressive 1999
Sofistifunk - Jazzrock Club Classics (2x12", Comp) Shamal Irma 1999
Canterbury Tales (3xCD, Comp + Box) Pot-Head Pixies, I Nev... Eagle Records, Eagle Records, Eagle Records 2000
Jazzactuel (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Squeezing Sponges Over... Charly Schallplatten GmbH ... 2000
LAUNCH Media No. 46 (CD, Enh) Oily Way LAUNCH Media 2000
Another Late Night: Howie B. (CD, Mixed) Heavy Tune Kinetic Records 2001
AnotherLateNight (CD) Heavy Tune Azuli Records 2001
DJ Pogo Presents Block Party Breaks 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Esnuria Strut 2001
Underground Moderne (CD, Comp, Dig) Fohat Digs Holes In Space Nova Records 2001
The Illmatic Collection (2xLP, Comp) Babooji Strictly Breaks Records 2002
Strictly Breaks Volume 11 (LP) Mandrake Strictly Breaks Records 2005
DJ-Kicks ◄ (3 versions) Love Is How Y Make It Studio !K7 2006
The Voiceprint DualDisc Sampler (Hybrid, DualDisc, Smplr, Promo) Est-Ce Que Je Suis Voiceprint 2006
25 Ans De Musique D'Avant Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Fohat Digs Holes In Space Nova Records 2007
A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind (File, MP3, Mixed, 128) Percolations, Outer Te... The New Worck 2007
Glastonbury Fayre Festival (2xCD, RE + DVD-V + Box) Glad Stoned Buried Fie... Akarma 2007
In Search Of Syd : 15 Mind-Bending Freak-Outs! (CD, Comp) 5 And 20 Schoolgirls Mojo Magazine 2007
Rare Trax Vol. 59 - Alien Soundtracks - A Trip Into Space-Rock (CD, Comp, Car) Oily Way Rolling Stone (Germany) 2008
Re...Remix? (CD, Comp) Master Builder (EYE Mix) Commmons 2008
Psychik Almanack Vol. 1 (CDr, Mixed) Flying Teapot Liger Vision Media 2009
RVNG PRSNTS MX7 & MX7SEVEN (7", Single + CD, Comp, Promo, Mixed) Percolations Parts 1 & 2 Rvng Intl. 2009
The Art Of Sysyphus Vol. 50 (CD, Smplr) Guitar Zero Sysyphus Records 2009
The BYG Deal (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Hip Hypnotize You, Rat... Finders Keepers Records 2009
Vibrations Sound 10 (CD, Comp, Car) Guitar Zero Vibrations Sound 10 2009
Glastonbury Fayre - The Electric Score (3xLP) Glad Stoned Buried Fie... Revelation Enterprises Ltd.  
Unofficial Releases:
Continental Circus (CD, Album)   Giacomo Records 1994
Can You Pass The Oof Acid Test? (CD, Mixed, Unofficial, Ltd) Oily Way Not On Label (DJ Oof) 2004
Strictly Breaks - The Definitive Collector's Box Set (Box, Unofficial + CD, Comp, 192 + CD, Comp, Hig) Mandrake Strictly Breaks Records, Demon Light Music 2008
The Electric Finger (CDr, Mixed, P/Unofficial) Psychological Overture Liger Vision Media 2008
Flying Teapot (A Sacred Rhythm Extension And Cosmic Overdub) (12", S/Sided, Unofficial)   Virgin (2) 2009
Angels Egg (CD, Album, RE, Pap)   Vox Humana Records  
Glastonbury Fayre Festival (3xLP) Glad Stoned Buried Fie... CG Records  
Greasy Truckers Live At Dingwalls Dance Hall (2xCD, Album, Unofficial) General Flash Of The U... Not On Label (Greasy Truckers)  
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Review by soundstorm Oct 09, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
After becoming a devout Ozric Tentacles convert in the early 90's I went on a quest to find out just who could have possibly influenced the Ozric's unbelievable sound. Conversations with older muso's revealed that I should look for the answer in a group called Gong. "Find the 'Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy' and you will understand", they told me.

After some searching I found "Flying Teapot", the first album in the trilogy, and was treated to a bizarre hybrid of psychedelic jazzy jamming with a healthy dose of synthy noodling on some tracks. "Not bad", I thought, and definitely worth tracking down the second album of the trilogy, "Angel's Egg".

Things started to get really interesting on "Angel's Egg". The sound became bigger, more cosmic and spacey. More synth effects and bubbles....more beautiful. By the end of the album I could't wait to hear the final album in the trilogy, "You", which was supposed to be the best of them all.

Once "You" was in my hands I just looked at the cover for a bit and wondered what could possibly be inside. The album starts and time begins to slow down as you're drawn back into the story. The music kicks in and you just hold on for the ride. You'll have to listen for yourself.

I guess if you're on this page you must have at least heard of the group or been hyperlinked through something related. There is nothing like Gong and as mentioned above they influenced a huge group of musicians after them.

I highly recommend the trilogy as a starting point.

Remember, you are me, I am you, all of us together.....

Now go aummmmmmmmmmmmmm..................
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Review by earthdragon Sep 15, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
So you searched out Gong - the band who seeded the techno scene and have spawned so many cool bands - Ozrics, System 7, Orb ....... The early stuff is great - 'You' is the best imho. But for a real buzz try Gong You Remixed - a compilation of remixes of Gong material by The Orb, Shamen, System 7 etc - Phase1 and Phase 2 (2xCD) on glisscd001.
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Review by shadegate Jun 22, 2002
gong are THE only band of their kind ever to grace the music world and other worlds alike, they need to be understood at deeper levels to grasp who they really are and to discover what YOUR relatinship with the planet really is all about, it is a self dicovery to look deeper into their past and present movements,spiritualy,lyricaly,and physically..

i love ya Zero!...

shadey.......
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