Gong - Love From The Planet Gong: The Virgin Years 1973-75 (2019) [Box Set, 12CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Curated by Steve Hillage and released with the full involvement of original members, legendary psychedelic surrealists Gong are the subject of a box set with the release of Love From Planet Gong: The Virgin Years 1973-75. Released to coincide with Gong’s 50th Anniversary, the 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. Under the visionary guidance of Daevid Allen, Gong raised the bar for psychedelic rock in the 1970s. The first three albums Gong recorded for the Virgin label – Flying Teapot, Angel’s Egg and You – introduced the listener to the invisible mythological universe of Pot Head Pixies, Zero The Hero, The Octave Doctors and The Good Witch Yoni. Featuring sublime virtuoso guitar from Steve Hillage, Gong’s intoxicating, space-rock inflected compositions such as ‘Radio Gnome Invisible’, ‘The Isle Of Everywhere’, ‘Master Builder’, ‘Inner Temple/Outer Temple’, ‘Shamal’, ‘Flying Teapot’ and ‘Oily Way’ are all an absolute joy to experience, remastered by original engineer Simon Heyworth and sounding as crisp and inventive as ever. Live recordings mixed by Gong Bassist Mike Howlett. Love From The Planet Gong: The Virgin Years 1973-75 brings together Gong’s finest years in an exceptionally presented box set.

CD 1 – Flying Teapot – Remastered 2018
01. Radio Gnome Invisible – 05:38
02. Flying Teapot – 11:52
03. The Pot Head Pixies – 02:58
04. The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine – 01:54
05. Zero The Hero And The Witch’s Spell – 09:36
06. Witches Song / I Am Your Pussy – 05:10
Bonus Tracks
07. Radio Gnome Invisible (Rough Mix) – 05:09
08. Radio Gnome Premix (Story Narration) – 02:43
09. Flying Teapot (Mix 21) – 07:16
10. The Pothead Pixies (Second To Last Mix) – 02:59
11. Flying Teapot (Rough Mix) – 09:32

CD 2 – Angel’s Egg – Remastered 2018
01. Other Side Of The Sky – 07:37
02. Sold To The Highest Buddha – 04:27
03. Castle In The Clouds – 01:13
04. Prostitute Poem – 04:52
05. Givin’ My Luv To You – 00:47
06. Selene – 03:41
07. Flute Salad – 02:09
08. Oily Way – 03:37
09. Outer Temple – 01:08
10. Inner Temple – 02:33
11. Percolations – 00:46
12. Love Is How Y Make It – 03:27
13. I Never Glid Before – 05:36
14. Eat That Phone Book Coda – 03:14
Bonus Tracks
15. Other Side Of The Sky (Single Version) – 04:36
16. Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ’s Got The D.D.T. Blues – 05:07
17. Love Is How Y Make It (1973 Vocal Mix) – 03:29
18. Eat That Phone Book Coda (Early Version) – 03:08

CD 3 – You – Remastered 2018
01. Thoughts For Naught – 01:32
02. A P.H.P.’s Advice – 01:45
03. Magick Mother Invocation – 01:56
04. Master Builder – 06:18
05. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 08:57
06. Perfect Mystery – 02:28
07. The Isle Of Everywhere – 10:20
08. You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever – 11:31
Bonus Tracks
09. A P.H.P.’s Advice (Alternate Version) – 01:49
10. Where Have All The Flowers Gone – 03:07

CD 4 – Shamal – Remastered 2018
01. Wingful Of Eyes – 06:16
02. Chandra – 07:25
03. Bambooji – 05:15
04. Cat In Clark’s Shoes – 07:44
05. Mandrake – 05:04
06. Shamal – 09:04
Bonus Tracks
07. Bambooji (Out-Takes Edit) – 04:55
08. Chandra (Alternate Mix) – 08:00
09. Wingful Of Eyes (Out-Takes Edit) – 05:03

CD 5 – BBC Radio 1 Sessions And Edinburgh Live, 21st August 1973
01. You Can’t Kill Me – 06:56
02. Radio Gnome Direct Broadcast – 04:18
03. Other Side Of The Sky – 05:35
04. Zero The Hero And The Witch’s Spell – 11:09
05. Flute Salad – 01:31
06. Oily Way – 03:20
07. Outer Temple – 01:02
08. Inner Temple – 05:17
09. Castle In The Clouds – 01:33
10. 6/8 Tune – 02:58
11. Radio Gnome Invisible – 07:30
12. Zero The Hero And The Witch’s Spell – Live – 14:04
13. Flying Teapot – Live – 12:13

CD 6 – Paris – Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973, Pt.1
01. Other Side Of The Sky – 11:33
02. Dynamite / I Am Your Animal – 05:57
03. 6/8 Tune – 02:11
04. I Never Glid Before – 06:47
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 – 05:42
07. Est-ce Que Je Suis? – 05:17
08. I’ve Bin Stone Before – 04:46
09. Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother – 02:29
10. I Am Your Fantasy – 04:50
11. You Can’t Kill Me – 07:22

CD 7 – Paris – Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973, Pt.2
01. Flute Salad – 05:19
02. Oily Way – 05:06
03. Outer Temple – 00:20
04. Flying Teapot – 06:36
05. Fohat Jam / Dynamite – Reprise – 10:10
06. You Can’t Kill Me – Reprise – 04:01
07. I Never Glid Before – Reprise – 10:54

CD 8 – Roanne – Club Arc En Ciel Live, 17th Aug 1973, Pt.1
01. Other Side Of The Sky – 12:20
02. Dynamite / I Am Your Animal – 05:45
03. 6/8 Tune – 03:49
04. I Never Glid Before – 05:48
05. Zero The Hero And The Witch’s Spell – 13:05
06. I Am Your Pussy – Prelude – 03:16

CD 9 – Roanne – Club Arc En Ciel Live, 17th Aug 1973, Pt.2
01. I Am Your Pussy – 05:18
02. You Can’t Kill Me – 08:51
03. Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ’s Got The D.D.T. Blues – 11:02
04. Flute Salad – 01:40
05. Oily Way – 03:34
06. Outer Temple – 01:22
07. Inner Temple – 04:18
08. Radio Gnome Invisible – 07:10

CD 10 – London – Hyde Park Live, 28th June 1974
01. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 08:24
02. I Never Glid Before – 07:06
03. I’ve Bin Stone Before – 02:38
04. Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother – 02:17
05. The Isle Of Everywhere – 10:54
06. I Am Your Fantasy – 02:37
07. Master Builder – 07:42

CD 11 – London – The Marquee Club Live, 9th & 10th Sept 1975, Pt.1
01. Aftaglid – 15:21
02. Flute Salad – 06:47
03. Oily Way – 03:16
04. 6/8 Tune – 04:27
05. Solar Musick Suite – 20:38
06. Bambooji – 04:30

CD 12 – London – The Marquee Club Live, 9th & 10th Sept 1975, Pt.2
01. Bambooji – 03:34
02. The Isle Of Everywhere – 15:21
03. Wingful Of Eyes – 07:51
04. The Salmon Song – 12:06
05. Master Builder – 06:27
06. Drum Solo – 04:54
07. Flying Teapot – 03:33
08. I Never Glid Before – 12:16

DVD – You Quad Mixes – 1974
You – Westlake Quad Mix
01. Thoughts For The Naught – 01:32
02. A PHP’s Advice – 01:48
03. Magick Mother Invocation – 02:00
04. Master Builder – 06:20
05. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 08:55
You – Pye Quad Mix
01. Thoughts For The Naught – 01:33
02. A PHP’s Advice – 01:43
03. Magick Mother Invocation – 01:54
04. Master Builder – 06:22
05. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 09:01
You – Quad Mix from Stereo 2018 Remaster
01. Perfect Mystery – 02:29
02. The Isle Of Everywhere – 10:21
03. You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever – 11:29
You – Remastered 2018
01. Thoughts For Naught – 01:32
02. A P.H.P.’s Advice – 01:45
03. Magick Mother Invocation – 01:56
04. Master Builder – 06:18
05. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 08:57
06. Perfect Mystery – 02:28
07. The Isle Of Everywhere – 10:20
08. You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever – 11:31

Hi-Res – You Quad Mixes – 1974 (Multichannel Only)
You – Westlake Quad Mix
01. Thoughts For The Naught – 01:32
02. A PHP’s Advice – 01:48
03. Magick Mother Invocation – 02:00
04. Master Builder – 06:20
05. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 08:55
You – Pye Quad Mix
01. Thoughts For The Naught – 01:33
02. A PHP’s Advice – 01:43
03. Magick Mother Invocation – 01:54
04. Master Builder – 06:22
05. A Sprinkling Of Clouds – 09:01
You – Quad Mix from Stereo 2018 Remaster
01. Perfect Mystery – 02:29
02. The Isle Of Everywhere – 10:21
03. You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever – 11:29

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