Live Floating Anarchy 1977 is a 1978 live album by Planet Gong, a combination of Gong's Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth and the band Here & Now. It was recorded in Toulouse on 6 November 1977, apart from the track "Opium for the People" which was a studio recording. It was originally released on the French LTM record label, run by Jean Karakos, who had previously run Tapioca and BYG.
| Live Floating Anarchy 1977 | ||||
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| Live album by Planet Gong | ||||
| Released | April 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 6 November 1977 | |||
| Venue | Bananamoon Observatory Studio, Toulouse | |||
| Studio | Studios Ferber, Paris | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label | LTM/Charly Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Daevid Allen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Psychological Overture" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Floating Anarchy" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Stoned Innocent Frankenstein" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "New Age Transformation Try: No More Sages" | 12:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opium for the People" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Allez Ali Baba Black Sheep Have you Any Bullshit: Mama Maya Mantram" | 15:01 |
Personnel
edit- Prof. Steffy Sharpstrings P.A. (Stephan Lewry) – guitar, lips, glissando guitar, vocal on track 2
- Keith da Missile Bass (Keith Bailey) – bass guitar and tree trunk
- Kif Kif Le Batteur (Keith Dobson) – drums and asides besides
- Gavin Da Blitz (Gavin Allardyce) – synthesizer and pinball flip
- Suze Da Blooz & Anni Wombat – choir of angels
- Gilli Smyth – space whisper & pome
- Dingbat Alien (Daevid Allen) – drongophone, nose, gliss guitar, guitar guitar, bi focal vocals & wordplay
- Technical
- Grant Showbiz – engineer
References
editExternal links
edit- Band website
- "Floating Anarchy Live 77 by Gong @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". www.artistdirect.com. Retrieved 24 August 2009.