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GONG

Shamal

Original UK LP released on Virgin Records in 1975. Dragon/Twins label. Gatefold sleeve.

7 V2046 A1 / 10 V2046 B1

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Between Daevid Allen's departure from the band and Pierre Moerlen's official takeover of the band, there is Shamal. This transitional album contains none of the Allen-inspired psychedelia, but also very little of Moerlen's jazz influence. Shamal is, for the most part, a progressive rock album, half vocal, half instrumental. Its most accessible tune, the opening "Wingful of Eyes," had the potential for airplay if only it hadn't been so lengthy. Penned by Mike Howlett, his not-so-great-but-appealing vocal style and lyrics will grow on you, given the opportunity. "Bambooji," mostly instrumental, opens with Didier Malherbe's flute, which at times gives this tune an Asian sound. Percussion and flute dominate and yield a Scottish feeling as well. "Mandrake" is the soft, laid-back piece on the album, followed by the closing title cut, a slight foreshadowing of the sound Pierre Moerlen and company assumed on the next several albums. Moerlen, an outstanding, classically trained drummer/percussionist, along with Jorge Pinchevsky on violin colour this piece with a Mahavishnu Orchestra hue, although it's still distinctly Gong.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Wingful Of Eyes
Chandra
Bambooji

Side Two

Cat In Clark's Shoes
Mandrake
Shamal

 

Released on 'Virgin Records' in 1975

Catalogue No. V 2046

Disc is in EX+ condition

Sleeve is in EX+ condition

 

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