13 CD Gong Box Set September 2019

[Dan Roth]

Pretty cool set from Gong's 1973-1975 era:



13 CD / 127 Track box set celebrating the Virgin Years with over 75% of rare and previously unreleased content. Remastered for the very first time from the original Virgin masters by original producer Simon Heyworth and Mike Howlett from the band and curated by Steve Hillage.

The First 4 Studio Albums plus Bonus Tracks

The complete John Peel sessions from BBC Radio One from 1973 and 1974

2 songs performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973

2CDs recorded live at The Bataclan, Paris in 1973

2CDs recorded live at Club Arc En Ciel, Roanne in 1973

1CD recorded live at the infamous free concert in Hyde Park, London in 1974

2CDs recorded live at the London Marquee Club to promote the release of ‘Shamal’ and also Steve Hillage’s debut solo LP, ‘Fish Rising’. Includes the Previously Unreleased Quad mixes of ‘You’ using the Pye and Westlake mixes. Notes by Jonny Greene of the Gong Appreciation Society and artwork containg rare and previously unseen work by Daevid Allen.

Includes the previously unreleased quadrophonic Pye and Westlake Studio mixes of You.

Notes by Gong archivist Jonny Greene of the Gong Appreciation Society and artwork including rare and previously unseen art work by Daevid Allen.

Also contains 64-page illustrated lyric booklet that includes Angel’s Egg’s famously quirky and informative Blue Book and a new companion to Flying Teapot Green Book.


Track listing and pre-order here: https://store.udiscovermusic.com/*/*...ng/67QB0000000

[Wah3]

Wow this looks great. Were there 2 different shows at the Bataclan in 1973? The setlist looks different than the French Mantra Records release although that is only a single CD.
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[interbellum]

I wonder if they'll also release something like The Virgin Years 1976 - 1978... (yeah, I'm more into their jazzrock work).
There are some live-tapes featuring Holdsworth that could do well with a re-mix/master.

[Dedatolo]

I wonder if they'll also release something like The Virgin Years 1976 - 1978... (yeah, I'm more into their jazzrock work).
There are some live-tapes featuring Holdsworth that could do well with a re-mix/master.

Same here, the day I'll see Gazeuse! remastered/remixed I'll cry....

[calyx]

I wonder if they'll also release something like The Virgin Years 1976 - 1978... (yeah, I'm more into their jazzrock work).
There are some live-tapes featuring Holdsworth that could do well with a re-mix/master.

Why do you assume that ?
I don't know of any from the "Gazeuse !" era. Do you ?
The only one I can think of is the complete London 2/1979 concert but as far as I'm aware Holdsworth only played on one track, a board mix of which was released as part of the recent Gong Expresso crowfunding.

[interbellum]

Why do you assume that ?
I don't know of any from the "Gazeuse !" era. Do you ?
The only one I can think of is the complete London 2/1979 concert but as far as I'm aware Holdsworth only played on one track, a board mix of which was released as part of the recent Gong Expresso crowfunding.

There's a show recorded in Nancy, France, October 25th 1976 and there are a few tracks recorded during The Reading Festival, August 26th 1976.

[calyx]

There's a show recorded in Nancy, France, October 25th 1976 and there are a few tracks recorded during The Reading Festival, August 26th 1976.

Sure, I think there's at least one more, but they're audience recordings, no chance of them being 'remixed' !

[zeprogmeister]

"The First 4 Studio Albums" isn't really correct. The set contains the trilogy albums + Shamal.


TRACKS
CD 1 / Flying Teapot
1 Radio Gnome Invisible - Remastered 2018
2 Flying Teapot - Remastered 2018
3 The Pothead Pixies - Remastered 2018
4 The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine - Remastered 2018
5 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell - Remastered 2018
6 Witches Song / I Am Your Pussy - Remastered 2018
7 Radio Gnome Invisible - Rough Mix
8 Radio Gnome Premix - Story Narration
9 Flying Teapot - Mix 21
10 The Pothead Pixies - Second To Last Mix
11 Flying Teapot - Rough Mix
CD 2 / Angel's Egg
1 Other Side Of The Sky
2 Sold To The Highest Buddha
3 Castle In The Clouds
4 Prostitute Poem
5 Givin' My Luv To You
6 Selene
7 Flute Salad
8 Oily Way
9 Outer Temple
10 Inner Temple
11 Percolations
12 Love Is How Y Make It
13 I Never Glid Before
14 Eat That Phone Book Coda
15 Other Side Of The Sky
16 Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues
17 Love Is How Y Make It
18 Eat That Phone Book Coda
CD 3 / You
1 Thoughts For Naught
2 A P.H.P.'s Advice
3 Magick Mother Invocation
4 Master Builder
5 A Sprinkling Of Clouds
6 Perfect Mystery
7 The Isle Of Everywhere
8 You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever
9 A P.H.P.'s Advice
10 Where Have All The Flowers Gone
CD 4 / Shamal
1 Wingful Of Eyes
2 Chandra
3 Bambooji
4 Cat In Clark's Shoes
5 Mandrake
6 Shamal
7 Bambooji
8 Chandra
9 Wingful Of Eyes
CD 5 / BBC Radio 1 Sessions And Edinburgh Live
1 You Can't Kill Me
2 Radio Gnome Direct Broadcast
3 Other Side Of The Sky
4 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell
5 Flute Salad
6 Oily Way
7 Outer Temple
8 Inner Temple
9 Castle In The Clouds
10 6/8 Tune
11 Radio Gnome Invisible
12 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell
13 Flying Teapot
CD 6 / Paris Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973, Pt.1
1 Other Side Of The Sky
2 Dynamite / I Am Your Animal
3 6/8 Tune
4 I Never Glid Before
5 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell
6 Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues
7 Est-ce Que Je Suis?
8 I've Bin Stone Before
9 Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother
10 I Am Your Fantasy
11 You Can't Kill Me
CD 7 / Paris Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973, Pt.2
1 Flute Salad
2 Oily Way
3 Outer Temple
4 Flying Teapot
5 Dynamite
6 You Can't Kill Me
7 I Never Glid Before
CD 8 / Roanne - Club Arc En Ciel Live, 17th Aug 1973, Pt.1
1 Other Side Of The Sky
2 Dynamite / I Am Your Animal
3 6/8 Tune
4 I Never Glid Before
5 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell
6 I Am Your Pussy
CD 9 / Roanne - Club Arc En Ciel Live, 17th Aug 1973, Pt.2
1 I Am Your Pussy
2 You Can't Kill Me
3 Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues
4 Flute Salad
5 Oily Way
6 Outer Temple
7 Inner Temple
8 Radio Gnome Invisible
CD 10 / London - Hyde Park Live, 28th June 1974
1 A Sprinkling Of Clouds
2 I Never Glid Before
3 I've Bin Stone Before
4 Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother
5 The Isle Of Everywhere
6 I Am Your Fantasy
7 Master Builder
CD 11 / London - The Marquee Club Live, 9th & 10th Sept 1975, Pt.1
1 Aftaglid
2 Flute Salad
3 Oily Way
4 6/8 Tune
5 Solar Musick Suite
6 Bambooji
CD 12 / London - The Marquee Club Live, 9th & 10th Sept 1975, Pt.2
1 Bambooji
2 The Isle Of Everywhere
3 Wingful Of Eyes
4 The Salmon Song
5 Master Builder
6 Drum Solo
7 Flying Teapot
8 I Never Glid Before
9 DVD / You Quad Surround Sound
10 Thoughts For Naught
11 A P.H.P.'s Advice
12 Magick Mother Invocation
13 Master Builder
14 A Sprinkling Of Clouds
15 Thoughts For Naught
16 A P.H.P.'s Advice
17 Magick Mother Invocation
18 Master Builder
19 A Sprinkling Of Clouds
20 Perfect Mystery
21 The Isle Of Everywhere
22 You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever

[Dan Roth]

"The First 4 Studio Albums" isn't really correct. The set contains the trilogy albums + Shamal.

I took that to mean "The first 4 studio albums on Virgin", since this is "The Virgin Years 1973-5"

[Sunlight Caller]

I thought Camembert Electrique was on a Virgin imprint, sure I have a copy on Caroline records that was part of the Virgin group. I may be mistaken. It would have bee; great if this could have been included too.

Looks a great set thought, I’ll be pre-ordering through the Planet Gong Bazaar.

[Mister Triscuits]

I thought Camembert Electrique was on a Virgin imprint, sure I have a copy on Caroline records that was part of the Virgin group. I may be mistaken.

Although originally released on BYG, it was reissued on both Virgin and Caroline in the mid-70s.

[interbellum]

Sure, I think there's at least one more, but they're audience recordings, no chance of them being 'remixed' !

Oké, thanks. I was only dreaming I guess.

[interbellum]

Here's some of the Reading-stuff with Holdsworth which makes Calyx' statement clear:

[interbellum]

And one from Nancy:

[interbellum]

I guess this one isn't in the BBC-archive anymore (if it ever was):

[April 11 1978] Appear on BBC TV's "Old Grey Whistle Test" programme [with Mick Taylor and Allan Holdsworth]
http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr/gong/pmgchrono.html

[calyx]

Yes, it is - but with Darryl Way rather than Holdsworth/Taylor augmenting the core line-up.

[Conti]

Any rumours about the possibility of releasing stand alone versions of the studio cds?

[bondegezou]

I love Gong. This looks like a great set. I bemoan the tendency these day for every band to release a c. £100 box set including a lot of material we all already have rather than just releasing any new archival material separately... but I understand why they do it.

Henry

[olivetti]

I love Gong. This looks like a great set. I bemoan the tendency these day for every band to release a c. £100 box set including a lot of material we all already have rather than just releasing any new archival material separately... but I understand why they do it.

Henry

In this case, to get the very best versions of these albums!

[JJ88]

Before my time but I think Caroline's issue of Camembert Electrique was a budget-priced release (a la ELP's Pictures..., Genesis Live...etc., this was popular at the time).

Any rumours about the possibility of releasing stand alone versions of the studio cds?

I bloody hope there is....at least Flying Teapot. Those recent Tangerine Dream remasters came out separately so maybe there's hope.

[groon]

Before my time but I think Caroline's issue of Camembert Electrique was a budget-priced release

Very much in my time. My copy of Camembert cost 55 pence from Virgin Records' Brighton store. I remember that they had quite a big promotion for the album and that at the same time as buying it I also bought a php tee shirt which I wore proudly to Gong gigs for years thereafter.

[Conti]

I bloody hope there is....at least Flying Teapot. Those recent Tangerine Dream remasters came out separately so maybe there's hope.

As much as I love Gong, I simply cannot afford spending 100 pounds in a set like this. I sincerely hope to have standalone versions of the studio albums, at least, or even of some of the live material.

[lovecraft]

Very much in my time. My copy of Camembert cost 55 pence from Virgin Records' Brighton store. I remember that they had quite a big promotion for the album and that at the same time as buying it I also bought a php tee shirt which I wore proudly to Gong gigs for years thereafter.

Is there a definitive reissue of CE at all?

[Trane]

Any rumours about the possibility of releasing stand alone versions of the studio cds?

I bloody hope there is....at least Flying Teapot. Those recent Tangerine Dream remasters came out separately so maybe there's hope.

As much as I love Gong, I simply cannot afford spending 100 pounds in a set like this. I sincerely hope to have standalone versions of the studio albums, at least, or even of some of the live material.

Better get confirmation that the studio albums are indeed better (remains to be heard) than the previous mix/masters, and one would have to see if the artworks of the stand-alones would be as splendid as to what the Victor label stupendously did on those japanese mini-lp: the TD stand-alones are just OK (just normal jewel cases) with this but nothing to write home about.

But my interest would be more for stand-alone live stuff, but so far the un-released TD live stuff from the boset is not available as stand-alone (at least to my knowledge), so little chance of that happening (not holding my breath, anyways)

[NogbadTheBad]

Will probably download this for $56.