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IN THE '70S

Gong

 

Canterbury Scene

3.84 | 15 ratings

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oliverstoned
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3 stars 3,5 stars

Another unexpected unreleased document showing that the archives are not exhausted yet.

The first 9 tracks is the classic '73 line-up without Gilli, live and quite well recorded,expecting some harshness but with nice highs and a good precense. The highlights are the almost 8 minutes « Om riff » (« Master builder ») with a fantastic Hillage's solo, while « Holy mystery » is an embryonic version of the « Fish rising » first piece. After comes some alternate « Camembert » studio covers with real good sound : « Tropical fish » and « Selene ». Excellent.

Two others alternate tracks from « Angel's egg » : « Never glid before » and « Oily way ». Interesting covers, unfortunatly featuring a blurry sound with a bumped low.

« Blues for Finlay » is a rare '72 cover of the « Continental circus » main theme. The most psychedelic cover to date with a hazy-document sound, but loaded with incredible wha-wha guitar.

Only 3,5 stars because of the average sound quality, but it remains a great document for Gong fans. This « Voiceprint » CD comes under a Digipack form with a nice mauve inside color.

oliverstoned | 3/5 |

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