GONG
1996-10-16 - New York, NY
Shapeshifter Tour '96
Maclen's archive - unreleased live audio - trading only - not for sale!
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1996-10-16 - New York, NY - Tramps - aud (125m) (2cd)
Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Mike Howlett, Steffe Sharpstrings

Disc 1:

1) space jam (2:53) *
2) Dynamite / I Am Your Animal (10:21) **
3) Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell (11:33) ***
4) Witch's Song / I Am Your Pussy (5:32)
5) I Never Glid Before (6:50)
6) Prostitute Poem (8:15) $
7) Heaven's Gate (cut) (5:21)

Disc 2:

1) "Les B's" - Flute Salad (7:04) =
2) Oily Way (3:09)
3) Outer Temple > Inner Temple (7:11)
4) She Made The World > Master Builder (10:12)
5) Mercury / Mullumbimby Mother (7:05)
6) The Isle Of Everywhere > Get It Inner (12:18)
7) You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (17:10) +
8) introductions (2:49) ?
Encore:
9) Eat That Phonebook Coda (7:40)

* [Cuts in on intro].
** [Cut at 4:38].
*** Includes spoken verses by Gilli Smyth: "I remember ancient magic...".
$ "We are promoting our record (...) that's what you do here you're in New York (...) it's a record called Shapeshifter (...) anyway please do steal it...".
= [Cuts in on slide whistle before "Les B's"]. "Brrroadway". "Flute Salad" has a very brief quote from "Suite A Tout De Sweet".
+ [Cut at 4:55].
? Band intro: "Pr. Sharpstrings, Pip Pyle, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Gilli Smyth, Daevid Allen".

Source: DCR > EAC > Flac (TLH).
[Gong - 1996-10-16 New York, NY, USA] Received as flac set on dvd data in private mail trade.
No SBE's - TLH analysis - fingerprints

Date and venue confirmed by tour poster (see above).
Show listed on Calyx website.


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