GONG - Camembert Electrique - Orig. BYG French pressing
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Description
GONG - Camembert Electrique . Amazing gatefold sleeve.
Recorded and originally released in 1971.
Condition: Cover, Disc and Inserts all EX+. Plays just perfect.
"Made in France" on Disc Label
Super RARE ORIGINAL BYG Pressing!
Recorded at Château d'Hérouville near Paris,
France, produced by Pierre Lattes and engineered by Gilles Salle.
Jean Karakos ("Byg Jean Kastro Kornflakes") was executive producer.
The album was originally released in France on the BYG label (529.353),
then later in 1971 in the UK by Virgin on their Caroline Records label (c1520)
Track listing
1. "Radio Gnome Prediction" (Daevid Allen) (listed as "Radio Gnome" on some CD reissues) – 0:26
2. "You Can't Kill Me" (Allen) – 6:23
3. "I've Bin Stone Before" (Allen) – 4:53
4. "Mister Long Shanks" (Allen) / "O Mother" (Allen) / "I Am Your Fantasy" (Gilli Smyth/Christian Tritsch) – 3:41
5. "Dynamite" / "I Am Your Animal" (Smyth/Tritsch) – 4:32
6. "Wet Cheese Delirium" (Allen) (wrongly spelt "Delirum" on Snapper CD reissue) – 0:29
7. "Squeezing Sponges Over Policemen's Heads" (Allen) – 0:13
8. "Fohat Digs Holes in Space" (Allen/Smyth) – 6:24
9. "And You Tried So Hard" (Tritsch/Allen) (listed as "Tried So Hard" on some CD reissues) – 4:39
10. "Tropical Fish: Selene" (Allen) – 7:36
11. "Gnome the Second" (Allen) – 0:26
Tracks 1, 6, 7 and 11 are short collages of sound effects which begin or end each side of the original LP. On both sides of the LP the audio continues into the locked groove.
Personnel
* Daevid Allen ("Bert Camembert") - guitar, vocals, bass guitar on "Tried So Hard"
* Gilli Smyth ("Shakti Yoni") - vocals
* Didier Malherbe ("Bloomdido Bad De Grass") - saxophones and flute
* Christian Tritsch ("Submarine Captain") - bass, lead guitar on "Tried So Hard"
* Pip Pyle - drums
Postage - Please note that you will probably need insurance with this rare record to ensure peace of mind when posting and therefore prices will be more than stated above. Please don't pay until you receive my invoice.
