Shamal is the sixth studio album released under the name Gong and was released by Virgin Records on 13 February 1976[3] The album, produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, was recorded in December 1975[4] by a unique line-up referred to later as "Shamal-Gong". It is usually regarded as a transitional album between Daevid Allen's incarnation of the band and the Pierre Moerlen-led fusion line-up of the late 1970s.
Track listing
Side two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 4. | "Cat in Clark's Shoes" | Malherbe, Howlett, Lemoine | 7:43 |
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| 5. | "Mandrake" | Pierre Moerlen | 5:04 |
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| 6. | "Shamal" | Howlett, Malherbe, Moerlen, Lemoine, Mireille Bauer | 9:03 |
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| Total length: | 40:41 |
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In 2018, a 2-CD remastered edition of the album was issued by UMC containing one CD of live material recorded in 1975, and unreleased bonus tracks to the regular album.
Personnel
Personnel
- Gong
- Mike Howlett – bass guitar, vocals
- Didier Malherbe – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, bansuri, gongs
- Mireille Bauer – marimba, glockenspiel, xylophone, percussion, gongs
- Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, tubular bells
- Patrice Lemoine – organ, piano, synthesizer
- Former Gong
- Guest musicians
- Jorge Pinchevsky – violin ("Chandra", "Bambooji", "Cat In Clark's Shoes", "Shamal"), voice ("Cat In Clark's Shoes")
- Sandy Colley – vocals ("Shamal")
Production
- Nick Mason: producer
- Clive Arrowsmith: artwork, photography
- Phil Ault: engineer
- Dave Hutchins: engineer
- Ben Tavera King: engineer
- Rick Curtain: engineer
- Ben King: engineer
References
External links
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| Solo albums | |
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| With Rick Fenn | |
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| As producer | |
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| Film soundtracks | |
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