1975-November-25

Gong		Live In Sherwood Forest '75

Nottingham University	Nottingham, England


Disc 1  -  78.35
1	Master Builder		 6.07	
2	Chandra			 6.31	*
3	Aftaglid		16.36	
4	Cat In Clark's Shoes	 9.03	*
5	Wingful Of Eyes		 7.40	*
6	The Salmon Song		11.09	
7	Isle Of Everywhere	12.50	
8	Shamal			 8.34	*


	Mireille Bauer		Glockenspiel, Mirimba, Percussion
	Miquette Giraudy	Vocals
	Steve Hillage		Guitar, Vocals
	Mike Howlett		Bass, Vocals
	Patrice Lemoine		Keyboards, Synths
	Didier Malherbe		Saxophone, Flute
	Pierre Moerlen		Drums, Percussion
	Jorge Pinchevsky	Violin


	* These are songs from the yet to be completed Shamal LP


Notes from the Planet Gong site:

Live 'Shamal' Gong with Steve Hillage

Recorded at Nottingham University on November 25th 1975 for a long 
defunct radio station (we don't think it was ever broadcast) and 
quite a rarity, the Shamal era Gong band before Steve and Miquette's 
departure. In fact not counting the '77 reunion this was their 
penultimate Gong gig (the last was in London in December'75). 
This good quality recording is also notable for being one the late 
Jorge Pinchevsky's earliest gigs with Gong - it might even be his 
first, no-one can actually remember. Jorge was violinist in Clearlight, 
the support band on a 13 date UK tour and he occasionally sat in with 
Gong - he didn't officially join the band until the Shamal recording 
sessions, in Jan '76.

The mastering was aided by the studio ears and Gong expertise of 
Mike Howlett, although we have the recording engineer on the night 
to thank for a good releasable live mix - very occasionally a little 
furry round the edges, but he must have done some sterling work way 
back then to get it to the quality it is. There's a 12 page booklet 
with some images from the GAS archives, some from DT in Swindon - yes 
Dave you are getting a free CD, some from a photo library of Gong in 
Hyde Park in '74, and some from long-time Gongsters Alan & Pauline Clarke 
of the actual gig. Mike also contributed a couple of pages of liner notes, 
with a couple more by yours truly.

All in all a thunderously good CD for all us Gonsters of a very interesting 
transitional period in the band's history. The rhythm section is on top 
form, Steve's great, one of the best live versions of Aftagid I've heard, 
and the Isle of Everywhere builds to be spacey, groovy little beggar as well. 
In fact the whole band is very tight throughout, and you'd never guess the 
Shamal material was basically still in development. An invigorating and 
vital CD of great Gong music to savour - I think you're going to love it.

Note: It's a sad irony that Pierre died almost on the day that copies of 
this CD arrived from the record company at the GAS office, along with an 
advance to distribute among the band. My communications with him over the 
past few months have generally been about this release, which he was 
very happy about - not only musically (and he does play some great stuff 
on the CD), but also the fact that for a change, a reasonable royalty rate 
and advance had been negotiated and organized. I'm happy that I could help 
make at least this contact with the big-bad music business positive a thing.