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 Planet Gong: The Virgin Years 1973-75. This 13-disc package includes the band’s first four Virgin studio albums, with 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 1974’s You (re-formatted to 5.1 surround-sound), and artwork including rare and previously unseen work by the late Daevid Allen.
Audio was re-mastered by original engineer Simon Heyworth, while live recordings were mixed by Gong bassist Mike Howlett. This set comes with a 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".
Tracklisting:
CD 1 - Flying Teapot
1. Radio Gnome Invisible // 2. Flying Teapot // 3. The Pothead Pixies // 4. The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine // 5. Zero The Hero And The Witch’s Spell // 6. Witches Song / I Am Your Pussy // 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 U 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
DVD - You (Quad Surround Sound)
1. Thoughts For Naught // 2. A P.H.P.’s Advice // 3. Magick Mother Invocation // 4. Master Builder // 5. A Sprinkling Of Clouds // 6. Thoughts For Naught // 7. A P.H.P.’s Advice // 8. Magick Mother Invocation // 9. Master Builder // 10. A Sprinkling Of Clouds // 11. Perfect Mystery // 12. The Isle Of Everywhere // 13. You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever