GAS CASSETTES Tapeography

From 1979 to 1999 G.A.S. (Gong Appreciation Society), OtterSongs and 2032 released a huge quantity of cassettes documenting the multiple aspects of  the Gong Family musical activities.
The GAS tapes are OFFICIAL material, even though some misinformed sources describe them as bootlegs.
The cassette support was affordable and "if you believe you have something to say to the world, much the best way to reach a large number of people" (Babs Kirk, 1989, from "What's Gong On" booklet).
The tapes were compiled and edited by various Gong Family members: Daevid Allen, Harry Williamson, Steffie Sharpstrings, Jonny Greene, Brian "Zero" Abbott, Rob Ayling among others.
While some have surfaced in later official releases many of them constist of recordings which never made it to LPs or CDs. All of them are of great interest for Gong afecionados and original copies have become collectors' items.
With the diffusion of digital technology, cassette tapes became obsolete so GAS chose to issue all further archive releases on CD. PlanetGong website has started to offer tapes for digital download (currently, 1988 GAS Tape).
Unfortunately, there is very few (and sometimes inaccurate) information on the web about these releases.
This website is my effort to gather and share all the info I have in one place.

COMPLETE CASSETTE LIST - A list of all known GAS and Ottersongs cassettes.

GAS TAPES ILLUSTRATED TAPEOGRAPHY - An index of GAS tapes illustrated with covers.

OTHER TAPES ILLUSTRATED TAPEOGRAPHY - An index of non-GAS related tapes illustrated with covers.

You'll find individual pages for almost every GAS tape release with tons of infos and details. Happy browsing!

Website by Gianmaria Rizzardi 2007-2009.
Page last updated Sep 2009.