"Live In The
USA 1979"
G.A.S.
GAS GL6
1992 reissue
Cassette-only release
Total time: 44:16
Side One: (22:44)
1) Zero The Hero*
2) Tropical Fish
3) I Am A Freud
4) Master Builder
Side Two: (21:32)
1) Carthief
2) Melbournebourne
3) Bitter Pillhead
4) We Walk
5) Toy Blues
6) Love Is A Careless Sea
7) Inbetween Us
8) Change The Subject / Life Policy
9) Claptrap
10) I Love My..........
11) Have You Seen My Friend
Credits on cassette:
DAEVID & NEW YORK GONG LIVE IN KANSAS, 1979
Daevid and New York Gong, aka Material, recorded live in the States in 1979.
(All Kansas except *)
Daevid Allen-Guitar/Vocals
Bill Bacon-Drums
Bill Laswell-Bass
Don Davis-Flute/Sax
Mark Kramer-Trombone/Keyboards
GONG APPRECIATION SOCIETY
P.O. BOX 871 GLASTONBURY,
SOMERSET BA9 6FE. UK.
All songs copyright © 1979
All rights reserved. © & P 1992
Cover by Jonny
Notes & details:
- Zero The Hero: "People
Poem"/"Ooby Scooby Dooms Day" coda. 1978-10-08 New York Manifestival. On NY Ding
Dong.
- Tropical Fish: impro middle part & coda
only. No "Selene". Same version as on Gilli's Live
In USA 79 GAS tape.
- Melbournebourne: poem on Book Of Chloroforms, recited at
the end of "I Am A Bowl" (Banana Moon).
- Toy Blues: "Big Daddy" (Dreamin
A Dream) "Tokyo Freedom Blues" (Hit Men) "I Don't
Wanna Be" (Obscura8).
- Love Is A Careless Sea: other versions on Allen
Trio Live 1963 and Obscura # 9 ("Sex Is A Careless
Sea").
- Inbetween us: includes the
unlisted poem "Jealousy". Same version on Gilli Smyth's Live In USA 79 GAS tape.
- Change The Subject/Life Policy: listed as
separate tracks. This starts "When" on Dividedalienplaybax80.
- Claptrap: aka "Ode To Pelvic Inflammatory
Desease".
- I Love My ____: part of this poem can be heard
at the end of "Banana Reggae" on Alien In New York.
All recorded in Kansas except track
A1, from Oct 8th 1978 NYC, NY (USA) Zu House (Zu 13
Hour Manifestival).
Kansas City, MO gig May 5th 1979, the day before Lawrence Manifestival
(source: Rick Chafen, show organizer).
Lineup of NYGong during 1979 Spring tour at some time also included Cliff Cultreri (gtr), Fred Maher (drm), Michael Beinhorn (syn), Stu Martin (drm). (source: PlanetGong).
Daevid Allen Live In USA 79
(OT5), for sale in 1981 from GAS on Gong
Moving On - Autumn 1981 mag.
This reissue with same content, different artwork and slightly different title was
released in 1992.
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