Gong - Magick Brother (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered)
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Description
Magick Brother is the debut studio album by the progressive rock band Gong, recorded in Paris during September and October 1969 and released in March 1970 on the French BYG Actuel label. The band's recently recruited bass player Christian Tritsch was not ready in time to play on the album, and so singer/songwriter/guitarist Daevid Allen played the bass guitar himself; a photo of Allen recording bass tracks for the album is featured on the cover artwork. They also made use of jazz contrabass (double bass) players Earl Freeman and Barre Phillips, who were recording for the label at the same time, on three tracks. Occasional early Gong collaborator Dieter Gewissler, who normally played violin, also contributed some "free" bowed contrabass to two tracks. The LP sleeves were printed before the final track order and titles had been decided and so the songs "Rational Anthem" (AKA "Change the World") and "Glad To Sad To Say" were listed the wrong way round.Shortly afterwards, the band played its debut gig at the BYG Actuel Festival in the small town of Amougies, Belgium, on 27 October 1969, introduced to the stage by bemused compere Frank Zappa.
Release Info
Artist: Gong
Label: BYG Records
Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Label: BYG Records
Released: 2022
Genre: Rock
Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
Early Morning Side
A1 Mystic Sister - Magick Brother
A2 Change The World
A3 Glad To Sad To Say
A4 Chainstore Chant - Pretty Miss Titty
A5 Fredfish - Hope You Feel OK
Side Of The Late Night
B1 Ego
B2 Gongsong
B3 Princess Dreaming
B4 5 & 20 Schoolgirls
B5 Cos You Got Green Hair
