^ Very good news.
^ Very good news.
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
Excellent news, made even better by the fact that Snapper Music is involved. It is they who were responsible for the recent 37-disc boxset put out by Caravan. Madfish, a subsidiary, were also responsible for the 22-CD Hillage boxset 'Searching For The Spark', which won many accolades.
But, before that, there are the releases of the Unconvention gig and the Longlaville concert to keep me warm this winter!
Last edited by Munster; 11-03-2021 at 12:39 PM.
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease (P. Blegvad)
Help! I think I'm turning into a hippy. At the moment all I want to listen to is Gong, Hillage and Ozrics. It'll be Nodens Ictus next and then I'll really be in trouble.
^^^ Have you got a crocheted skull cap yet?
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease (P. Blegvad)
^And where's the Hawkwind in all that?
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
^ Oh man. I'll definitely need to tighten the headband in my knit-hat to properly enjoy that.
And probably some more . . . of something else, too.
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
The Longlaville recording is excellent, with great versions of Perfect Mystery (the first time on a live recording?), Outer/Inner Temple, A Sprinkling of Clouds and Solar Musick Suite. The sound is clear and well balanced. In the liner notes there is also an interesting article written by Steve Lake (of Melody Maker) recounting his experiences with the band on the road back in the day (not all sweetness and light it seems). I miss the propulsive energy of drummer Pierre Moerlen but Laurie Allan does a fine job. Good to hear Miquette Giraudy as a full-time band member too.
Last edited by Munster; 12-10-2021 at 12:51 PM.
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease (P. Blegvad)
Is this the one you speak of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFmh3xihyNk
The link is to a partial recording of the Radio Bremen broadcast from the same era, with the same line-up. (Lisa 'Deluxe' Bois, a future Magma singer, is sitting in on this one, not sure she's on Longlaville.)
The Longlaville concert is from the French town of the same name, earlier on the same tour, and is a recently unearthed soundboard recording, just released as a double CD. Bremen circulates in full on the bootleggers' forums, but is still commercially unreleased.
Last edited by calyx; 12-09-2021 at 10:51 AM.
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No. As Calyx says above, this is recorded a few days later (November 4 1974, whereas the Longlaville gig was on October 27 1974). The song list is broadly the same, except Longlaville has Other Side Of The Sky (lapsing occasionally into Sprinkling Of Clouds soundscapes) as the opening track, and at the end has A Sprinkling Of Clouds, You Can't Kill Me and The Isle of Everywhere (which is superb but fades out). The Longlaville concert has Miquette Giraudy as the sole female vocalist.
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease (P. Blegvad)
Anyone knows why the Bremen show hasn’t received an official release yet ?
Calyx (Canterbury Scene) - http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr
Legends In Their Own Lunchtime (blog) - https://canterburyscene.wordpress.com/
My latest books : "Yes" (2017) - https://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/yes/ + "L'Ecole de Canterbury" (2016) - http://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/lecoledecanterbury/ + "King Crimson" (2012/updated 2018) - http://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/kingcrimson/
Canterbury & prog interviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdf...IUPxUMA/videos
But wait! There's more:
https://gong.lnk.to/PulsingSignals?f...t1izQeP08rQRIk
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
Of course I bought it -and very fine it is too.
'I would advise stilts for the quagmires"
Hurry up post office!
"Always ready with the ray of sunshine"
I was listening to the brilliant Roanne concert today (on the Love From... boxset) and wondered if there was any news on the huge boxset from Madfish planned for next year. I am not on Facebook and there is nothing on the GAS site; they also seem to have scrapped their forum, so there is no way of asking the question directly.
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease (P. Blegvad)
Calyx (Canterbury Scene) - http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr
Legends In Their Own Lunchtime (blog) - https://canterburyscene.wordpress.com/
My latest books : "Yes" (2017) - https://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/yes/ + "L'Ecole de Canterbury" (2016) - http://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/lecoledecanterbury/ + "King Crimson" (2012/updated 2018) - http://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/kingcrimson/
Canterbury & prog interviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdf...IUPxUMA/videos
The sound quality on Longlaville is decent, but there is something about the performance that throws me off. I don't know what the H that is.
I've listened to it several times and it's growing on me. It's not like Oslo 74' which interests me more , but unfortunately is an audience recording.
I like "Solar Music Suite" on the Marquee show and Oslo...but it's a little different on Longlaville. I'm not sure how it's different.
I will continue listening to Longlaville because it's enjoyable. It's simply a matter of getting used to it.
Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth – every live Gong release is welcome – there is one thing missing from the Longlaville recording (IMO). And that is Pierre Moerlen. I bang on about him being such a great drummer, but he was. His quickfire drumming and crystal-clear cymbal sounds were absolutely key to the classic Gong sound. His drumming also brought an energy to the group that can be heard in all the great live recordings that exist of that period.
The Longlaville concert had it all – a great setlist, excellent recording quality and all the keys players, except for Moerlen. Listen to these versions of Master Builder. The first version was recorded in possibly May 1974 (there is a great thread on this subject here http://www.progressiveears.org/forum...reasy+truckers) and it had Moerlen on drums (and amazing guitar by Hillage). The second version was recorded in October of that same year and had Laurie Allen on the kit. The difference is telling.
As for Moerlen’s cymbal sound, I have to include the opening track of the Roanne concert (recorded in August 1973) as an example of his brilliance. (Sorry for all the video clips gumming up the works for those reading this on their phones, but it is worth it.)
Last edited by Munster; 09-02-2022 at 06:38 AM.
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease (P. Blegvad)
Any news on the big live boxset? Been on a Gong kick lately
According to Brian Abbot (on the Planet Gong FB page), the audio is done and it's scheduled for 2023. Cross fingers, and save your pennies.
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