Daevid Allen
Daevid Allen was one of the founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966. After recording just one album with the group, he became the founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career (though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also followed in 2000. In 2003 Allen formed a new version of Gong with members of the Japanese collective known as Acid Mothers Temple, as well as playing and releasing material with his California-based band University of Errors. He continued to release numerous live sets and one-off collaborations in limited editions on various independent labels under his own and various group names. A best-of, Man From Gong, which only scratched the surface of his lengthy discography, appeared from Snapper Music in 2006. After a battle with cancer, Allen died in Australia in March 2015 at the age of 77.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Hit Men
Alternative & Indie - Released by Shimmy-Disc on 1 Jan 1996
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Australia Aquaria
Progressive Rock - Released by Voiceprint on 26 Jan 2005
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Going On Acid 1972
Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 13 Nov 2006
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Who's Afraid?
Alternative & Indie - Released by Shimmy-Disc on 1 Jan 1992
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Studio Rehearsal Tapes 1977 & Live in the U.K.
Alternative & Indie - Released by Floating World on 21 Apr 2014
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Time Of Your Life, Vol. 1
Rock - Released by Charly Records - ATOM on 10 Feb 2009
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Brainville At The Knitting Factory, NYC, 1998
Progressive Rock - Released by Voiceprint on 17 Mar 2008
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Live At Glastonbury
Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 24 Jul 2006
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Solo At The Axiom
Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 16 Oct 2006
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Soundbites 4 tha reVelation
Literature - Released by Flamedog Records on 21 Nov 2011
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Self Initiation...
Progressive Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 13 Apr 2004
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Art Radio Radio...
Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 16 Oct 2006
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Sfo Soundtribe 2
Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 18 Sep 2006
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Zero Live
Progressive Rock - Released by Bananamoon Obscura on 13 Nov 2006
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Live at the Roundhouse (Live at the Roundhouse, London, 1971)
Rock - Released by GONZO on 23 Mar 2010
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Je Ne Fuim Pas Des Bananes
Rock - Released by GONZO on 1 Jan 1993
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