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Angels Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part II) [Original recording remastered] [Extra tracks]

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  • Audio CD (4 Oct 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
  • Label: Virgin/EMI
  • ASIN: B0002WS3RS
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Listen  1. Other Side Of The Sky (2004 Digital Remaster) 7:38£0.69
Listen  2. Sold To The Highest Buddha (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:28£0.69
Listen  3. Castle In The Clouds (2004 Digital Remaster) 1:11£0.69
Listen  4. Prostitute Poem (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:53£0.69
Listen  5. Givin My Luv To You (2004 Digital Remaster)0:47£0.69
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Listen  9. Outer Temple (2004 Digital Remaster) 1:08£0.69
Listen10. Inner Temple (2004 Digital Remaster) 2:34£0.69
Listen11. Percolations (2004 Digital Remaster)0:45£0.69
Listen12. Love Is How Y Make It (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:28£0.69
Listen13. I Never Glid Before (2004 Digital Remaster) 5:37£0.69
Listen14. Eat That Phone Book Coda (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:14£0.69
Listen15. Other Side Of The Sky (Single Version) 4:36£0.69
Listen16. Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues (2004 Digital Remaster) 5:11£0.69
Listen17. Love Is How Y Make It (1973 Vocal Mix) 2:32£0.69
Listen18. Eat That Phone Book Coda (Early Version) 3:09£0.69

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In retrospect, it's hard to believe both FLYING TEAPOT and its successor ANGELS EGG were released within months of eachother in 1973. Each is an elaborate, distinct musical statement. ANGEL'S EGG is the second installment in Gong's legendary "Radio Gnome Trilogy", and it expands upon the ground broken by TEAPOT admirably. Though the band was still pursuingtheir spacy art-rock direction, the sound here became simultaneously jazzier and more ethereal. Didier Malherbe's sax and flute took a more active role, as did Steve Hillage's elaborate guitar textures.
An important personnel shift had also occurred with the arrival of drummer Pierre Moerlen, mallet percussionist Mirielle Bauer and bassist Mike Howlett. These three were very much of the fusion school. After singer/songwriter Daevid Allen's departure, they would turn Gong into a full-fledged fusion outfit, but with Allen's whimsical songcraft still the defining factor, they simply add a more sophisticated instrumental edge. ANGEL'S EGG is a bit moresophisticated than TEAPOT, but an equal masterpiece.

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4.0 out of 5 stars At last, classic Gong album remastered and expanded, 11 Oct 2004
By Dr. D. B. Sillars - See all my reviews
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This has been a long time coming! .The remastering of this and "You" has been on the cards for over a year and half as far as I can remember. But due to continual delays, the last being a wish to release these in time for Gong's latest planned tour which did not transpire, it is now at last we can enjoy the 2nd and 3rd part of the Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy in fully remastered and expanded form. The first part, "Flying Teapot" is caught up in licensing red-tape and is only available in a poor version on a mid-price label which I won't mention here. I will mention that also planned as part of this set of releases was an expanded version of the excellent "Live Etc" album, possibly as a 3 CD box set, but no sign of that at the moment.

So, was the wait worth it. Yes indeed. The whole project involves the team of Mark Powell, Pascal Byrne and Phil Smee who have earned themselves a well deserved reputation for meticulously remastering and packaging classic rock albums. They do not disappoint here. The sound is crisp, clear and full and this album has never sounded better. The actual music stands the test of time very well. Though it is all about pot-head pixies, Octave Doctors and the such, all very whimsical, engaging and fun, but it's a testament to Daevid Allen's imagination that his lyrical and musical ideas still sound so fresh and innovative today. It helps that he is surrounded by musicians of the calibre of Didier Malherbe, Pierre Moerlon and Steve Hillage. But Allen himself was such a musical innovator, his glissando guitar sound which he developed is still one of the most magical sounds to emanate from an electric guitar.

The four extra tracks included are single and early versions of album tracks but is noteworthy for including the excellent "Ooby-Scooby Doomsday or the D-Day DJ's Got the D.D.T. Blues", which was originally featured on the "Live Etc." album, but rightly should be featured here.

The booklet has plenty of photos from the period and notes by Gong Appreciation Society head honcho Jonny Greene. But fans will be pleased to see the inclusion of "The Blue Book" which was included with the original vinyl edition of "Angels Egg". This tome outlines in detail the characters and events of the Radio Gnome trilogy is hence a must have for all PHP aficionado's.

This is without doubt the definitive version of this recording. Mark Powell and his team have done a splendid job in restoring this album, a cornerstone from Virgin Records heyday. Credit to EMI for actually taking the trouble ensuring that it was worth bothering to have it re-released in the first place. It's also worth noting that Mark Powell will be overseeing the remastering of Steve Hillage's back catalogue soon, after he has dealt with that of Van Der Graaf Generator. So, lots to look forward to in the coming year.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, Great Fun, Brilliant musicians, 31 Jul 2009
By G. B. Henderson (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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These guys were good, very good, musicians. They also had a heap of drug-induced fun telling a story of near enlightenment and the pitfalls of attachment to earthly pleasures. (Magma did something similar - possibly without the drugs? - but were VERY serious about it).

Sure there are some 'silly' moments on this album but they are well overshadowed by tremendous rock and jazz which still blows me away today - and then it leave you with a big smile on yer chops too! Enjoy the trilogy - Angel's Egg is arguably the best of the three although You has long pieces of brilliance also. It'll be a long time before we see the likes of Daevid Allen's Gong again. Get it while you can man.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Classic 70's prog, 1 Aug 2009
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I bought this as a classic Prog album from the 70's. I think that is what it is, but it's not a classic album. I think it's a good example of a stage of a genre. It has it's moments.
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