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Initially a double vinyl set that culls the history of Gong from it's family tree roots in Soft Machine in the 60's and the progressive rockers of the late 70's, to Mother Gong. The release is a collection of rarities and unreleased recordings of Gong and related bands and friends. In particular is an appearance from Deavid's long time friend ...
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The tracks come from as far back as 1964, and as late as 1988, so this really does cover a long history of this band. The recording quality ranges from slightly less than fair (on some of the older live recordings) to very good. The performances are all excellent. And the song selection should please any prog historian.
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There are 2 pressings of this album you should get if you are a fan Both are Two Discs.Released as "Histories And Mysteries Of Planet Gong" 2000 Pressing have 21 rarities and "The Owl and The Tree" (Split LP Daevid/Mother Gong 1989 as CD 2. The 2004 pressing is also a 2 CD, But have 36 Rarities in total,but not "The Owl and The Tree" on.
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Jan 14, 2010 · Other great moments include Gong's Peel Session with Kevin Ayers, performing Kevin's now-classic "Clarence in Wonderland", a wonderfully raw take on the punky "Opium for the People"; some very lovely acoustic Daevid Allen solo material like "Deya Goddess" (pure bliss; also included on his Now Is the Happiest Time of Your Life LP), the superb ska-rocker "Chernobyl Rain" (with the Invisible ...
The Mystery And The History Of The Planet Gong (2×LP, Test Pressing)Demi Monde: DMLP 1018: UK: 1989: The Mystery And The History Of The Planet Gong (CD, Reissue, Digipak) Spalax Music: SPALAXCD14518: Europe: 1997
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The History lesson is best left to you studious Gong sorts, since the sonic fidelity is often terrible. Submarine (sub-boot) terrible. And the recordings appear in historical order, so you’ll need to stay the rocky pocket course until the middle before hitting paydirt (a live version of “Pot Head Pixies” that doesn’t sound like it was recorded on the fringe of the festival in a ...
The Mystery and the History of the Planet Gong by Gong released in 1989. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
