GONG Angel's Egg 1981 UK VIRGIN w/RARE 16 PAGE 'RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE' BOOKLET
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Nov 27, 2017
Sold Date
Nov 17, 2017
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GONG Angel's Egg 1981 UK VIRGIN w/RARE 16 PAGE 'RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE' BOOKLET
GONGAngel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible 2)
1981 UK VIRGIN (OVED 15) PRESSING
A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COPY - LOOKS UNPLAYED
COMPLETE WITH THE RARE 16 PAGE 'RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE' BOOKLET
MATRIX: OVED 15 A-7U-1 3 - 8 ?V?-?2?0?0?7?-?A?-?7?-?U?-?1?- A PORKY PRIME CUT / OVED 15 B-6U-1-3- V-2007-B6
The companion piece to The Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg is not your usual progressive rock album.
Very quirky, with many, mostly brief compositions, the album is a tad less spacy than Teapot, with just a few psychedelic-inspired lyrics, and it's very technically adept.
Angel's Egg opens with a true space rock cut (one of the few on the album), filled with the usual Gilli Smyth space whispering and Daevid Allen voicing, then leads into the cleverly titled "Sold to the Highest Buddha," with Steve Hillage and Didier Malherbe prominent figures.
The instrumental "Castle in the Clouds" finds Hillage coming into his own, with a sound identical to his solo work. "Givin' My Love to You" sounds like a bar song, with no music and a cluster of seemingly drunken fellas trying to sing.
Side Two opens with the instrumental "Flute Salad" which gives way to "Oily Way," a showcase for Malherbe's jazzy flute. "Inner Temple," an instrumental space rock track, moves along with a jazz edge, provided by Malherbe's sax.
The final three tracks are the real highlights on Angel's Egg. "I Never Glid Before" is a fantastic prog rock tune, replete with blistering Hillage solo, primo Allen lyrics and vocal, and the precise percussion of new band-member Pierre Moerlen. This eclectic composition travels through several movements and time changes, and comes across as a perpetually progressing piece. The imaginative and jazzy "Eat That Phone Book Coda" brings the album to a close.
Side 1:
Other Side Of The Sky (8:00)
Sold To The Highest Buddha (3:00)
Castle In The Clouds (5:30)
Prostitute Poem (5:30)
Givin My Luv To You (0:50)
Selene (3:10)
Side 2:
Flute Salad (2:40)
Oily Way (3:35)
Outer Temple (2:00)
Inner Temple (2:15)
Percolations (0:40)
Love Is How U Make It (3:00)
I Never Glid Before (5:45)
Eat That Phone Book Coda (3:00)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels - no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Beautiful copy - plays as-new throughout - a few ticks/touch of low-level static noted (like on brand new vinyl) but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - nothing really
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
BOOKLET: EXCELLENT+
Apart from a soft crease to the bottom corner (please see all pictures at bottom of listing) the booklet is in great condition with clean, unmarked and undamaged pages
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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811 (GS 7.0.9 (811))
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