GONG You (Radio Gnome Invisible 3) 1974 UK VIRGIN w/LYRIC INSERT
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GONG You (Radio Gnome Invisible 3) 1974 UK VIRGIN w/LYRIC INSERT

GONG
You (Radio Gnome Invisible 3)

1974 UK VIRGIN (V 2019)
BEAUTIFUL COPY - LOOKS UNPLAYED
COMPLETE WITH THE LYRIC INSERT

PRESSED WITH GREEN VIRGIN LABELS
MATRIX: V 2019 A-2U / V 2019 B3

You is the final instalment in Gong's legendary Radio Gnome Trilogy, and it marks an important turning point for the band. By 1974, the psychedelic hippie/folk-rock element of the sound that was leader Daevid Allen's most important contribution was beginning to disappear. In its place was a more sophisticated musical vision that owed as much to jazz-rock fusion as to fellow space rockers like Pink Floyd and Hawkwind. Ironically, this is Gong's most "spacey" album, full of extended, ethereal passages that would inspire future generations of space rockers. The sound was equally defined however, by the jazzy flights of saxophonist Didier Malherbe and the sinuous rhythms of bassist Mike Howlett and drummer Pierre Moerlen (the band would eventually become the fusion-oriented Pierre Moerlen's Gong). Allen's songs still provide a crucial link to the rest of the trilogy, though the conceptual/mythological aspect is less crucial to You.

DAEVID ALLEN vocals, guitar
DIDIER MALHERBE sax, flute
STEVE HILLAGE guitar
MIKE HOWLETT bass
PIERRE MOERLEN drums
TIM BLAKE keyboards

Side 1:
Thought For Naught (1:30)
A P.H.P.'s Advice (1:37)
Magick Mother Invocation (2:11)
Master Builder (6:09)
A Sprinkling Of Clouds (8:42)
Side 2:
Perfect Mystery (2:25)
The Isle Of Everywhere (10:21)
You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (11:24)

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:EXCELLENT
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
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Crisp, clean and sharp with nothing some light surface creases
LYRIC INSERT: EXCELLENT+
Fine condition - tiny crease to bottom corner and some light discolouration - nothing really

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 811 (GS 7.0.9 (811))


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