PLANET GONG
1977-11-08 - Bolton, UK
Floating Anarchy Tours
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1977-11-08 - Bolton, UK - Albert Hall - aud (86m) (2cd) speed corrected
Daevid Allen, KifKif Le Batteur, Steffe Sharpstrings, Keith Th'Bass, Gavin Da Blitz, Suze Da Bluze, Ano Wombat


Disc 1:

1) Psychological Overture > Floating Anarchy (7:15) *
2) I've Bin Stone Before (4:03) **
3) Dynamite / I Am Your Animal (5:00) ***
4) Our Fathers > Dynamite (8:33) +
5) Pretty Miss Titty (5:39)
6) Stone Inno (4:02)
7) New Age Transformation Try (8:22) $

Disc 2:

1) New Age Transformation Try (3:32) &
2) Allez Ali Baba Blacksheep Have You Any Bullshit and / or (then) Mama Maya Mantram (14:53)
3) Where The Little Mushrooms Grow (0:55) =
4) Addicted (8:33)
5) band intro's (0:48) ?
6) Opium For The People (5:43)
7) more (1:52)

Encore:
8) You Can't Kill Me (8:17) #

* "Psychological Overture": [start cut].
** Daevid quotes "Knees Up Mother Brown" (also quoted in "Ooby Scooby Doomsday").
*** "I Am Your Animal" is performed by the "Choir Of Angels". Gilli Smyth was absent, she joined the tour later.
+ "Our Fathers" includes "Ooby Scooby Dooms Day" quote.
$ No "Brothasista Invocation" poem and no "Om Mani Padme Hum" coda. [Fade out and cut (end of tape side)].
& [Cuts in after tape flip].
= Sung with audience.
? (KifKif Le Batteur, Keith Missile, Suze DaBluze & Ani Wombat, Gavin Dada, Steffie Sharpstrings, Marie-Clair) .
# [Cut on final verse]. Includes
a theme used on other jams (Here & Now 1977-07-07 & 1977-08-07).

Source: TDK D90>Sony Professional Walkman>Chord Company cable>Audigy 4>Creative Smart Recorder>HD> ...
Stereo audience recording by Neil Corkindale, "one of Manchesters greatest bootlegers in the early/mid 70's".
[Planit Gong - Albert Hall, Bolton 1977] Shared as torrent on Dime by Twosheds.
True lossless source.
"When I first posted this, someone posted a message saying the sound was better if speed was increased to 106%. This I have done with these tracks and must agree it sounds more like Daevid".

Date and venue confirmed by Twosheds (show witness).
Wolf Thandoy mentions this Bolton show (no date). Calyx lists Planet Gong Bolton 1978-04-03 (no Allen then).


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