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25th Birthday Party
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 25th Birthday Party |
| type | live |
| artist | Gong |
| cover | Gong__25th_Birthday_Party.jpg |
| released | Nov 10, 1995 |
| recorded | October 1994 |
| genre | Psychedelic rock, alternative rock |
| length | 109:40 |
| Disc 1: 67:45, Disc 2: 41:55 | |
| label | Voiceprint |
| producer | Jonny Greene, Rob Ayling |
| chronology | Gong live |
| prev_title | Live On T.V. |
| prev_year | 1990 |
| next_title | Live Floating Anarchy 1991 |
| next_year | 1995 |
Disc 1: 67:45, Disc 2: 41:55
25th Birthday Party is a recording of the Gong 25th Birthday concerts in October 1994.
Track listing
Disc one
- "Thom Intro" (Thom) – 1:18
- "Floating into a Birthday Gig" (Allen, Blake, Howlett, Lewry, Pyle, Smyth) – 5:39
- "You Can't Kill Me" (Allen) – 6:20
- "Radio Gnome 25" (Allen, Lewry) – 7:11
- "I Am Your Pussy" (Allen, Smyth) – 4:56
- "Pot Head Pixies" (Allen) – 2:54
- "Never Glid Before" (Hillage) – 5:47
- "Sad Street" (Hillage, Smyth) – 6:28
- "Eat That Phonebook" (Malherbe) – 3:27
- "Gnomic Address" (Blake) – 1:36
- "Flute Salad" (Malherbe) – 2:32
- "Oily Way" (Allen, Malherbe) – 3:26
- "Outer Temple/Inner Temple" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Malherbe) – 5:25
- "She Is the Great Goddess" (Blake, Smyth) – 3:05
- "Iaom Riff" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 7:34
Disc two
- "Clouds Again" (Blake) – 9:57
- "Tri-Cycle Gliss" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 10:51
- "Get a Dinner" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 2:03
- "Zero Where Are You?" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 1:29
- "Be Who You Are My Friends" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 2:33
- "It's the World of Illusion" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 3:00
- "Why Don't You Try" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 2:19
- "I Am You" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 6:37
- "Introducing the Musicians" (Allen, Blake, Howlett, Lewry, Pyle, Smyth) – 3:03
Personnel
;Musicians
- Daevid Allen – guitar, vocals
- Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals
- Mike Howlett – bass, bass guitar
- Didier Malherbe – flute, saxophone, vocals
- Pip Pyle – Drums
- Stephen Lewry – guitar, vocals
- Gilli Smyth – space whisper, vocals, whisper
- Shyamal Maitra – vocals
;Production
- Daevid Allen – editing, mixing
- Bob Delvishio – photography
- Nigel Gilroy – mixing
- Peter Hartl – design
- Mike Howlett – editing, mixing
- Pierre Moerlen – composer
- Mike O'Brien – photography
- Steffy Sharpstring – editing, mixing
- Grant Showbiz – Mixing
- Chris Thorpe – editing, engineer, mixing
- Don Walker – digital editing
References
References
- "Planet Gong : Archives : Discographies". planetgong.co.uk.
- Powers, Jim. "25th Birthday Party - Gong | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
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