Gilli Smyth & Daevid Allen – Short Tales & Tall

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Label:	Voiceprint – VP368CD
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 2005
Genre:	Non-Music, Children's
Style:	Story

Tracklist

1		The Owl And The Pussycat Text By – Edward Lear (2)
2		Childrens Tale Of Zero Text By – Daevid Allen
3		The Horned Women Text By – Gilli* Words By – Trad.*
4		Captain Shaw & Mr Gilbert Text By – Daevid Allen
5		You Are A Bum Text By – Gilli Smyth
6		The Curious Story Of What Happened To Mr Camembert When He Visited His Son In A Doggerel Text By – Daevid Allen
7		Leprechauns Text By – Gilli Smyth
8		The Garden Of Tuatha De Danann Words By – Trad/Irish*
9		The Fable Of A Fredfish (Overheard) Text By – Daevid Allen
10		The Sprightly Tailor Text By – Gilli* Words By – Trad*
11		The Poppykettle Text By – Robert Ingpen
12		Descent To The Underworld Text By – Gilli* Words By – Trad*
13		Araby Soja (?) (Exerpt) Text By – Gong-OK Friends*
14		The House That Jack Built Words By – Trad*

Credits

Artwork By [Drawings] – Daevid Allen
Edited By – Gilli Smyth
Layout – Toby Allen
Mastered By – Jason Wilde
Producer, Engineer – Orlando Allen
Read By – Daevid Allen (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14), Gilli Smyth (tracks: 3, 5, 10, 12), Jazzy Allen (tracks: 7), Tasmin Smyth (tracks: 5), Willy McElroy (tracks: 8), Ynys Allen (tracks: 1)

Notes

Triple fold-out digipak. 20-page booklet included with full texts and drawings by Daevid Allen.

Children's stories illustrated throughout with samples of music and sounds from a vast range of Gong or Gong-related albums. No information on musicians.
Track 13 is a excerpt from Gong live in Paris 2001 from the CD "OK Friends"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 604388320820
Matrix / Runout: deluxe VP368CD 02
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L136
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0453
Other (stamped in inner plastic ring of CD): MADE IN IK

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Reviews

unpop Sep 24, 2023
Surely I wasn't the only one to get a defective copy? Maybe it was 2 even....a real shame, I think the distortion set in after maybe 5 tracks or so........