Gong – Paris - Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973 (2019, 2xCD, France)

LOVE FROM THE PLANET GONG (THE VIRGIN YEARS 1973-75)
Paris - Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973

Tracklist:
CD1
1 Other Side Of The Sky 11:33
2 Dynamite / I Am Your Animal 5:57
3 6/8 Tune 2:11
4 I Never Glid Before 6:47
5 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell 12:55
6 Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T Blues 5:42
7 Est-Ce Que Ju Suis? 5:18
8 I've Bin Stone Before 4:46
9 Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother 2:30
10 I Am Your Fantasy 4:51
11 You Can't Kill Me 7:22
CD2
1 Flute Salad 5:20
2 Oily Way 5:06
3 Outer Temple 0:21
4 Flying Teapot 6:36
5 Fohat Jam / Dynamite - Reprise 10:10
6 You Can't Kill Me - Reprise 4:01
7 I Never Glid Before - Reprise 10:55

Musicians:

Bass – Mike Howlett

Drums – Pierre Moerlen

Flute, Saxophone – Didier (Bloom-Dido) Malherbe

Guitar – Steve Hillage

Synthesizer – Tim Blake

Vocals [Space Whisper] – Gilli Smyth

Vocals, Guitar – Daevid Allen

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Gong – Roanne - Club Arc En Ciel Live, 17th Aug 1973 (2019, 2xCD, France)

LOVE FROM THE PLANET GONG (THE VIRGIN YEARS 1973-75)
Roanne - Club Arc En Ciel Live, 17th Aug 1973

Tracklist:
1 Other Side Of The Sky 12:20
2 Dynamite / I Am Your Animal 5:45
3 6/8 Tune 3:49
4 I Never Glid Before 5:49
5 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell 13:05
6 I Am Your Pussy - Prelude 3:17
1 I Am Your Pussy 5:18
2 You Can't Kill Me 8:52
3 Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T Blues 11:02
4 Flute Salad 1:40
5 Oily Way 3:35
6 Outer Temple 1:23
7 Inner Temple 4:18
8 Radio Gnome Invisible 7:10

Musicians:

Daevid Allen - vocals, guitar, glissando guitar

Gilli Smyth - space whispers

Steve Hillage - lead guitar

Tim Blake - keys, synth

Didier Malherbe - sax, flute

Mike Howlett - bass

Pierre Moerlen - drums, percussion

Gong – London - The Marquee Club Live, 9th & 10th Sept 1975 (2019, CD, France)

LOVE FROM THE PLANET GONG (THE VIRGIN YEARS 1973-75)
London - The Marquee Club Live, 9th & 10th Sept 1975

Tracklist:
CD1
1 Aftaglid 15:21
2 Flute Salad 6:47
3 Oily Way 3:16
4 6/8 Tune 4:27
5 Solar Musick Suite 20:39
6 Bambooji 4:31
CD2
1 Bambooji 3:34
2 The Isle Of Everywhere 15:21
3 Wingful Of Eyes 7:51
4 The Salmon Song 6:21
5 Master Builder 6:27
6 Drum Solo 4:54
7 Flying Teapot 3:33
8 I Never Glid Before 12:17

Gong – London - Hyde Park Live, 28th June 1974 (2019, CD, France)

LOVE FROM THE PLANET GONG (THE VIRGIN YEARS 1973-75)

London - Hyde Park Live, 28th June 1974 

Tracklist:
1 A Sprinkling Of Clouds 8:24
2 I Never Glid Before 7:06
3 I've Bin Stone Before 2:38
4 Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother 2:17
5 The Isle Of Everywhere 10:55
6 I Am Your Fantasy 2:38
7 Master Builder 7:42

Gong – BBC Radio 1 Sessions And Edinburgh Live, 21st August 1973 (2019, CD, France)

LOVE FROM THE PLANET GONG (THE VIRGIN YEARS 1973-75)

BBC Radio 1 Sessions And Edinburgh Live, 21st August 1973

Tracklist:
1 You Can't Kill Me 6:56
2 Radio Gnome Direct Broadcast 4:19
3 Other Side Of The Sky 5:36
4 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell 11:09
5 Flute Salad 1:32
6 Oily Way 3:21
7 Outer Temple 1:03
8 Inner Temple 5:18
9 Castle In The Clouds 1:34
10 6/8 Tune 2:59
11 Radio Gnome Invisible 7:30
12 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell (Live) 14:05
13 Flying Teapot (Live) 12:13

Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Harry illiamson – Stroking The Tail Of The Bird (1990, CD, England)

Tracklist:
1 Stroking The Tail Of The Bird Part 1 10:01
2 Stroking The Tail Of The Bird Part 2 15:50
3 Moonpeople Gliss 10:25
4 Deep Sea 12:59
5 Rainbow Meditation 9:57

Musicians:
Electric Guitar [Glissando Electric Guitar] – Daevid Allen
Keyboards, Recorded By [Recording], Mixed By [Mixing] – Harry Williamson
Voice [Space Whisper] – Gilli Smyth
Written-By – Allen* (tracce: 1 to 4), Smyth* (tracce: 1, 2), Williamson* (tracce: 1, 2, 5)

Note:
1, 2 & 3 recorded at Spring Studio 1987
4 recorded at Banana Moon Observatory, Deya 1976
5 recorded 1998

Compiling recordings that span the 70s through the 90s, 'Stroking The Tail Of The Bird' compiles highlights of the Gong co-founders Allen and Smyth, along with Mother Gong alumnus Williamson, at their enigmatic best. Glissando guitars and meditative synths deliver timeless etheral psychedelia.