Gong est Mort, Vive Gong

Gong est Mort, Vive Gong
Live album by Gong
Released	1977
Recorded	28 May 1977 Hippodrome, Paris, France
Genre	Psychedelic rock, progressive rock
Length	76:00
Label	Tapioca Records
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Gazeuse! (1977) Gong est Mort, Vive Gong (1977) Gong Live Etc (1977)

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Gong est Mort, Vive Gong (translated as "Gong Is Dead, Long Live Gong") is a double live album by the psychedelic rock group Gong, recorded on 28 May 1977 at the Hippodrome, Paris, France, and originally released in 1977 as a double LP by Tapioca Records, France.^[2]

Overview

The concert was a partial reunion of the version of the "Angel's Egg"-era group with the return of Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, and Steve Hillage who had left Gong in 1974 and 1975, respectively, and were not part of the then-current Gong which would eventually change its name to Pierre Moerlen's Gong.

Gong appeared as the headlining act in a 24-hour marathon festival; a poster advertising the event can be seen in the photo collage included with a later album, Gong Live Etc (also released in 1977).

During the concert, all the music from four entire albums was performed: Camembert Electrique, and the three albums of the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy. Some songs are presented in extended arrangements, therefore the album documents less than half of the entire performance. Many of the songs are renamed from their original titles. Some songs are incomplete.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Can't Kill Me" (Daevid Allen) – 7:53
2. "I've Been Stoned Before" (Allen) / "Mister Long Shanks" (Allen) / "O Mother" (Allen) – 6:39
3. "Radio Gnome Invisible" (Allen) – 2:39

Side two

1. "Zero the Hero and the Witch's Spell" (Allen, Christian Tritsch) – 10:04
2. "Flute Salad" (Didier Malherbe) / "Oily Way" (Allen, Malherbe) / "outer Temple" (Blake, Hillage) – 10:09

Side three

1. "Inner Temple (Zero Meets The Octave Doctor)" (Allen, Malherbe) – 6:01
2. "IAO Chant and Master Builder" (C.O.I.T.) – 7:05
3. "Sprinkling of Clouds" (C.O.I.T.) – 4:50

Side four

1. "From the Isle Of Every Where to the End of the Story of Zero the Hero" (C.O.I.T.) – 12:14
2. "You Never Blow Your Trip For Ever" (C.O.I.T.) – 8:26

Personnel

• Bert Camembert (Daevid Allen) – guitar, vocals
• Shakti Yoni (Gilli Smyth) – space whisper
• High T. Moonweed (Tim Blake) – synthesizer, keyboards
• Bloomdido Bad de Grass Didier Malherbe – Selmer sax, flute
• Le Pere Cushion de Strasbourger (Pierre Moerlen) – drums
• Mister T. Being (Mike Howlett) – souper bass
• Steve Hillage - guitar, vocals

Credits

• Andy Scott – engineer
• Daevid Allen, Christian Gence – mix at Studio Izason, Paris
• Venux De Luxe – live sound
• Grant Cunlisse – stage management
• Martin Sylvie – innersleeve photo
• Daevid Allen – outer cover

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