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This old Pixie Head believes in the music of Gong and in Flying teapots. Unfortunately Daevid Allen, frontman of Gong, has passed away some years ago. And I have two beauiful teapots but so far they never did fly…
Flying teapots
Recently i found this YouTube video of the Hadouk Trio via the Gong Facebook group. It’s featuring Gong member Didier Malherbe but its the music what makes it so fascinating. All different styles come together, from World music to Africa and from Gong into Jazz or Psychelic…
The flying pot head pixies got my attention again. While going through the albums on the attic I found this little gem. Never gave it much attention thinking that it was a Gong Compilation album…
But it is actually a 1970 german re-release of the original 1969 album of Daevid Allen and Gilly Smyth with, among others, Didier Malherbe.
It has become quite an collectable item nowadays and i think also because of the nice album cover and artwork of Daevid Allen (see photo’s below).
The top right corner of the frontcover has a cut-out star with the letters “Supergroups” above.
frontcover
Daevid Allen’s Gong – Magick Brother Label: Metronome – MLP 15.372, BYG Records – MLP 15.372 Series: Super Groups Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: Germany – Released: 1970
Recorded September and October, 1969, Studio ETA & Studio Europa Sonor, Paris and first published in 1969 on BYG Records. All tunes by Gilli Smyth.
Early Morning Side
Mystic Sister (Voice – Tasmin Smyth) 5:54 Change The World (Bass – D. Gewiffler) 4:09 Glad To Sad To Say 3:45 Chainstone Chant : Pretty Miss Titty (Bass – Bare Phillips) 4:49 Fredfish : Hope You Feel OK 4:32
inner cover (a)
Late Night Side
Ego 3:58 (Bass – E. Freeman, Piano – B. Green) Gongsong 4:10 (Bass – D. Gewiffler, Piano – E. Freeman) Princess Dreaming 2:57 (Bass – B. Phillips, Voice – Tasmin Smyth) 5 & 20 Schoolgirls 4:30 Cos You Got Green Hair 5:06
inner cover (b)
Credits:
Art & Liner Notes – Daevid Allen Drums, Tabla – Rachid Houri Flute, Saxophone – Didier Malherbe Voice, Guitar, Bass Guitar – Daevid Allen Voices, Space Whisper – Gilly Smyth