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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 voicings, 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. The instrumental "Flute Salad" 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 bandmember 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.
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Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, Tape Realization, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mireille Bauer, Glockenspiel, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Giorgio Gomelsky, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Percussion, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Mireille Bauer, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Cymbals, Drums, Percussion, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mireille Bauer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daevid Allen, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mireille Bauer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
DISC 2
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Tritsch, ComposerLyricist - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daevid Allen, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Blake, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillian Smyth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
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 voicings, 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. The instrumental "Flute Salad" 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 bandmember 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.
© David Ross Smith /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:59:57
- Main artists: Gong
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2019 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
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