Gong – Gong Est Mort

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Label:	Tapioca – TP 10002, Tapioca – TP 10003
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:	France
Released:	Sep 1977
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	Can't Kill Me Written-By, Vocals – Daevid Allen	7:45
A2	I've Been Stoned Before / Mister Long Shanks / O Mother Written-By, Vocals – Daevid Allen	6:13
A3	Radio Gnome Invisible Vocals – Tim Blake Written-By, Vocals – Daevid Allen	2:52
B1	Zero The Hero & The Witch's Spell Vocals – Gilly Smith* Written-By – Christian Trisch* Written-By, Vocals – Daevid Allen	9:52
B2a	Flute Salade Written-By – Didier Malherbe	9:50
B2b	Oily Way Vocals – Tim Blake Written-By – Didier Malherbe Written-By, Vocals – Daevid Allen
B2c	Outer Temple Written-By – Steve Hillage Written-By, Vocals – Tim Blake
C1	Inner Temple (Zero Meets The Octave Doctor) Vocals – Gilly Smith* Written-By – Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe	6:30
C2	IAO Chant & Master Builder Vocals – Daevid Allen, Gilly Smith* Written-By – C.O.I.T.*, Gong	6:15
C3	Sprinkling Of Clouds Written-By – C.O.I.T.*, Gong	4:47
D1	From The Isle Of Every Where To The End Of The Story Of Zero The Hero Vocals – Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe Written-By – C.O.I.T.*, Gong	23:35
D2	You Never Blow Your Trip For Ever Vocals – Daevid Allen Written-By – C.O.I.T.* Written-By, Vocals – Gong

Companies, etc.

Printed By – Carto Print
Mixed At – Studio Izason
Recorded At – Hippodrome de Pantin
Distributed By – Tapioca

Credits

Artwork – Daevid*
Bass [Souper Bass] – Mister T. Being*
Drums – Le Pere Cushion De Strasbourger*
Engineer – Andy Scott
Guitar [Glissendo], Vocals – Bert Camenbert*
Guitar [Uncredited] – Steve Hillage
Management [Stage Management] – Grant Cunlisse
Mastered By – D'Allen*
Mixed By – Christian Gence, Daevid Allen
Photography By – Martin Sylvie
Saxophone [Selmer], Flute [Float] – Bloomdido Bad de Grass
Synthesizer, Keyboards – High.T. Moonweed*
Technician [Live Sound] – Venux De Luxe*
Vocals [Space Whisper] – Shakti Yoni

Notes

"Gong Est Mort Vive Gong Live at Hippodrome Paris 28 May 1977"
Enregistré en public à l'Hippodrome de Paris - Mixé au studio Izason, Paris

Distribution Exclusive Tapioca

Timing indicated for track D1 is the duration for the whole of side D (tracks D1 + D2)

Steve Hillage is not credited on this recording. His presence is still acknowledged in Daevid Allen's text in his spiral cover art : "Les museochiens du GONG [...] Submarine Capt Spillage..."

Cover is fully laminated, inner image is matt

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (side A, etched): TP 10002-A D'ALLEN.A
Matrix / Runout (side B, etched): TP 10002-B D'ALLEN.B
Matrix / Runout (side C, etched): TP 10003-C D'ALLEN.C
Matrix / Runout (side D, etched): TP 10003 D
Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
Price Code (Circled): Bx2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Gong Est Mort (2×LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold)	Tapioca, Tapioca	TP 10002, TP 10003	France	1977
Recently Edited	Gong Est Mort (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold)	Celluloid, Celluloid	LTM 1003, LTM 1004	France	1979
New Submission	Gong Est Mort (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold)	Les Tontons M'Ecoutent, Les Tontons M'Ecoutent	LTM 1003, LTM 1004	France	1979
	Gong Est Mort (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold)	Tapioca, Tapioca	TP 10002, TP 10003	France	1979
Recently Edited	Gong Est Mort (CD, Album, Reissue)	Celluloid	66915-2	France	1992

Reviews

anjunabeachbum Jan 27, 2023
Can't find my black silver labelled Tapioca pressing in here: rim text in french with Made in France on all four sides! runouts:
Matrix / Runout (side A, etched, variant 1, 2): D' ALLEN A
Matrix / Runout (side B, etched, variant 1, 2): D' ALLEN B
Matrix / Runout (side C, etched, variant 1, 2): D' ALLEN (scratched out letter) C
Matrix / Runout (side D, etched, variant 1, 2): TP 10003 D
Carto GF sleeve with Hillage white face censored inside, has price code Bx2
Bought this 78 or 79 as far as I can estimate! any guesses?
solarmusic Aug 12, 2022
THis pressing and the 2nd sound very dull . The 3rd Tapioca pressing sound at lot better
ultimathulerecords Jan 4, 2016
According to a conversation with Steve Hillage on the Planet Gong Facebook group (now probably two years ago) Steve himself was "totally out of the loop" on all this as he was busy touring and probably in America when all this controversy happened. He was as surprised as anyone else to see his face cut-out inside the cover. Although there is apparently a very first print-run where his in the picture (he also pointed out the the photo was taken through a pane of glass, and hence why it's a double image), and he's still credited within Daevid Allen's cover art.