25th Birthday Party

• Artist: Gong
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 10, 1995
• Total Time: 109:37
• Type: Live, Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rock

Review

On October 8 and 9, 1994, Gong celebrated its 25th anniversary with a massive festival at The Forum in London. In addition to Gong, sets were played over the two days by Kevin Ayers, Tim Blake, "Shapeshifter" Gong, Here & Now, Fluvius, Shortwave, Planet Gong, Kangaroo Moon, and the Invisible Opera Company of Tibet. This classic Gong lineup, which hadn't played together since 1977, consisted of Daevid, Gilli, Didier, Tim Blake, Mike Howlett, Pip Pyle, Steffi Sharpstrings, and Shyamal Maitra; no particular era of Gong is most represented here, but rather a mix of personalities from throughout the band's history. Judging by this two-CD set commemorating the event, it was an amazingly energetic two days, as the Gong repertoire was infused with new life, sounding fresh and current, with new variations and tunes inserted throughout. As a psychedelic and alternative rock institution, Gong proves here that it still has the vitality and ability to entertain a new generation of fans. ~ Jim Powers, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Thom Intro		Gong	(1:18)
Floating into a Birthday Gig	Stephan Lewry, Didier Malherbe, Daevid Allen, Mike Howlett, Gilli Smyth, Pip Pyle, Tim Blake	Gong	(5:39)
You Can't Kill Me	Daevid Allen	Gong	(6:20)
Radio Gnome 25	Daevid Allen, Stephan Lewry	Gong	(7:11)
I Am Your Pussy	Gilli Smyth, Daevid Allen	Gong	(4:56)
Pot Head Pixies	Daevid Allen	Gong	(2:54)
Never Glid Before	Steve Hillage	Gong	(5:47)
Sad Street	Steve Hillage, Gilli Smyth	Gong	(6:28)
Eat That Phonebook	Didier Malherbe	Gong	(3:27)
Gnomic Address	Tim Blake	Gong	(1:36)
Flute Salad	Didier Malherbe	Gong	(2:32)
Oily Way	Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe	Gong	(3:26)
Outer Temple/Inner Temple	Tim Blake, Steve Hillage, Didier Malherbe, Daevid Allen	Gong	(5:25)
She Is the Great Goddess	Gilli Smyth, Tim Blake	Gong	(3:05)
Iaom Riff	Tim Blake, Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe, Pierre Moerlen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett	Gong	(7:34)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Clouds Again	Tim Blake	Gong	(9:57)
Tri-Cycle Gliss	Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Daevid Allen, Pierre Moerlen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage	Gong	(10:51)
Get a Dinner	Didier Malherbe, Tim Blake, Mike Howlett, Daevid Allen, Pierre Moerlen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage	Gong	(2:03)
Zero Where Are You?	Tim Blake, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, Gilli Smyth, Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe, Steve Hillage	Gong	(1:29)
Be Who You Are My Friends	Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Didier Malherbe, Gilli Smyth, Pierre Moerlen, Tim Blake, Daevid Allen	Gong	(2:33)
It's the World of Illusion	Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Tim Blake	Gong	(3:00)
Why Don't You Try	Tim Blake, Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Mike Howlett	Gong	(2:19)
I Am You	Mike Howlett, Tim Blake, Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Didier Malherbe, Pierre Moerlen, Gilli Smyth	Gong	(6:37)
Introducing the Muisicians	Gilli Smyth, Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe, Tim Blake, Pip Pyle, Mike Howlett, Stephan Lewry	Gong	(3:03)

Credits

Grant Showbiz (Mixing), Gilli Smyth (Space Whisper), Daevid Allen (Guitar), Chris Thorpe (Editing), Daevid Allen (Vocals), Didier Malherbe (Vocals), Gilli Smyth (Whisper), Peter Hartl (Design), Nigel Gilroy (Mixing), Mike O'Brien (Photography), Gilli Smyth (Vocals), Mike Howlett (Mixing), Mike Howlett (Bass), Didier Malherbe (Flute), Chris Thorpe (Engineer), Daevid Allen (Editing), Tim Blake (Vocals), Tim Blake (Synthesizer), Mike Howlett (Guitar (Bass)), Steffy Sharpstring (Vocals), Pip Pyle (Drums), Chris Thorpe (Mixing), Didier Malherbe (Saxophone), Don Walker (Digital Editing), Bob Delvishio (Photography), Steffy Sharpstring (Guitar), Daevid Allen (Mixing), Steffy Sharpstring (Mixing), Steffy Sharpstring (Editing), Mike Howlett (Editing)