Curated by Steve Hillage and released with the full involvement of original members, legendary psychedelic surrealists Gong are the subject of a new Box Set with the release of 'Love From The Planet Gong: The Virgin Years 1973-75' on September 27th 2019
Released to coincide with Gong’s 50th Anniversary, the Box Set covers the band’s classic years in a stunning package that includes: their seminal first four Virgin studio albums plus bonus tracks; previously unreleased, multi-tracked full gigs, the complete John Peel Sessions from 1973 and 1974; previously unreleased quad Pye and Westlake mixes of ‘You’ re-formatted to 5.1 surround-sound, and artwork including rare and previously unseen work by the late Daevid Allen
Track listing:
DISC ONE: Flying Teapot
01: Radio Gnome Invisible ( 5:38)
O2: Flying Teapot( 11:49 )
03: The Pot Head Pixies ( 2:58)
04: The Octave Doctors and the Crystal Machine( 1:54 )
05: Zero the Hero and the Witch's Spell( 9:36 )
06: Witch's Song / I Am Your Pussy( 5:07)
BONUS TRACKS
07: Radio Gnome Invisible (Rough Mix)( 5:09 )
08: Radio Gnome Premix (Story Narration)( 2:43 )
09: Flying Teapot (Mix 21) ( 7:16)
10: The Pot Head Pixies (Second to Last Mix)( 2:58 )
11: Flying Teapot (Rough Mix)( 9:32 )
DISC TWO: Angel's Egg
01: Other Side Of The Sky( 7:36 )
02: Sold To The Highest Buddha( 4:27 )
03: Castle In The Clouds( 1:09 )
04: Prostitute Poem( 4:53 )
05: Givin My Luv To You (0:43 )
06: Selene ( 3:41 )
07: Flute Salad ( 2:09 )
08: Oily Way ( 3:37 )
09: Outer Temple ( 1:08 )
10: Inner Temple ( 2:33 )
11: Percolations ( 0:45 )
12: Love Is How Y Make It ( 3:26 )
13: I Never Glid Before ( 5:36 )
14:Eat That Phone Book Coda ( 3:14 )
BONUS TRACKS
15: Other Side Of The Sky (Single Version)( 4:33 )
16: Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues ( 5:05 )
17: Love Is How Y Make It (1973 Vocal Mix)( 3:27 )
18: Eat That Phone Book Coda (Early Version) ( 3:09 )
DISC THREE: You
01: Thoughts For Naught ( 1:31 )
02: A PHP's Advice( 1:45 )
03: Magick Mother Invocation ( 1:56 )
04: Master Builder ( 6:18 )
05: A Sprinkling Of Clouds ( 8:56 )
06: Perfect Mystery ( 2:29 )
07: The Isle Of Everywhere ( 10:20 )
08: You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever ( 11:31 )
BONUS TRACKS
09: A PHP's Advice (Alternate Version) ( 1:49 )
10: Where Have All the Flowers Gone ( 3:06 )
DISC FOUR: Shamal
01: Wingful Of Eyes ( 6:15 )
02: Chandra( 7:26 )
03: Bambooji ( 5:14 )
04: Cat In Clark's Shoes ( 7:44 )
05: Mandrake ( 5:04 )
06: Shamal ( 9:04 )
BONUS TRACKS
07: Bambooji ( Out-Takes edit) ( 4:55 )
08: Chandra ( Alternate mix) ( 8:00 )
09: Wingful of Eyes ( Out-Takes edit) ( 5:02 )
DISC FIVE: BBC Radio One Sessions & Live in Edinburgh
01: You Can’t Kill Me - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1973 ( 6:54 )
02: Radio Gnome Direct Broadcast - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1973 ( 3:44 )
03: Other Side Of The Sky - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1973 ( 6:10 )
04: Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1973 ( 11:11 )
05: Flute Salad - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 1:31 )
06: Oily Way - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 3:20 )
07: Outer Temple - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 1:02 )
08: Inner Temple - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 5:17 )
09: Castle In The Clouds - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 1:30 )
10: 6/8 Tune - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 3:01 )
11: Radio Gnome Invisible - BBC Radio 1 Session / 1974 ( 7:30 )
12: Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell - Live At Edinburgh Festival, UK / 1973 ( 14:04 )
13: Flying Teapot - Live At Edinburgh Festival, UK / 1973 ( 12:13 )
DISC SIX: Live At The Bataclan, Paris, France – Part 1 / 1973
01: Other Side Of The Sky ( 11:32 )
02: Dynamite / I Am Your Animal ( 5:56 )
03: 6/8 Tune ( 2:11 )
04: I Never Glid Before ( 6:47 )
05: Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell ( 12:55 )
06: Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues ( 5:43 )
07: Est-ce Que Je Suis? ( 5:16 )
08: I've Bin Stone Before ( 4:45 )
09: Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother ( 2:29 )
10: I Am Your Fantasy ( 4:51 )
11: You Can't Kill Me ( 7:22 )
DISC SEVEN: Live At The Bataclan, Paris, France – Part 2/ 1973
01: Flute Salad ( 5:19 )
02: Oily Way ( 5:05 )
03: Outer Temple ( 0:24 )
04: Flying Teapot ( 6:32 )
05: Fohat Jam / Dynamite Reprise ( 10:11 )
06: You Can't Kill Me Reprise ( 4:00 )
07: I Never Glid Before Reprise ( 10:54 )
DISC EIGHT: Live At Club Arc En Ciel, Roanne, France – Part 1 / 1973
01: Other Side Of The Sky ( 12:19 )
02: Dynamite / I Am Your Animal ( 5:45 )
03: 6/8 Tune ( 3:49 )
04: I Never Glid Before ( 5:48 )
05: Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell ( 13:04 )
06: I Am Your Pussy – Prelude ( 3:16 )
DISC NINE: Live At Club Arc En Ciel, Roanne, France - Part 2 / 1973
01: I Am Your Pussy ( 5:17 )
02: You Can't Kill Me ( 8:51 )
03: Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues (11:02 )
04: Flute Salad ( 1:40 )
05: Oily Way ( 3:34 )
06: Outer Temple ( 1:23 )
07: Inner Temple ( 4:17 )
08: Radio Gnome Invisible (7:09 )
DISC TEN: Live In Hyde Park, London, UK / 1974
01: A Sprinkling Of Clouds ( 8:23 )
02: I Never Glid Before ( 7:06 )
03: I've Bin Stone Before ( 2:38 )
04: Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother ( 2:17 )
05: The Isle Of Everywhere ( 10:55 )
06: I Am Your Fantasy ( 2:37 )
07: Master Builder ( 7:43 )
DISC ELEVEN: Live At The Marquee, London, UK – Part 1 / 1975
01: Aftaglid
02: Flute Salad
03: Oily Way
04: 6/8 Tune
05: Solar Musick Suite
06: Bambooji
DISC TWELVE: Live At The Marquee, London, UK – Part 2 / 1975
01: Bambooji
02: The Isle Of Everywhere
03: A Wingful Of Eyes
04: The Salmon Song
05: Master Builder
06: Drum Solo
07: Flying Teapot
08: I Never Glid Before
DISC THIRTEEN: You (Quad Mixes) 1974
01: Thoughts For Naught ( 1:31 )
02: PHP's Advice( 1:48 )
03: Magick Mother Invocation( 2:00 )
04: Master Builder ( 6:20 )
05: A Sprinkling Of Clouds ( 8:57 )
06: Thoughts For Naught ( 1:32 )
07: PHP's Advice (1:47 )
08: Magick Mother Invocation ( 1:54 )
09: Master Builder ( 6:20 )
10: A Sprinkling Of Clouds ( 8:58 )
11: Perfect Mystery ( 2:28 )
12: The Isle Of Everywhere ( 10:20 )
13: You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever( 11:29 )