(Rare ) Orig 1971 (BYG) "BANANAMOON" Daevid Allen & GonG Soft Machine PROG PSYCH
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159
$ 159
Sold For
Nov 14, 2021
Sold Date
Nov 11, 2021
Start Date
15
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USA
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- RARE & SOUGHT 1971 ORIGINAL
- BYG RECORDS FREAK-OUT PROG LEGEND
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..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. - BANANAMOON
- Daevid Allen (GonG)
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- France ~ BYG RECORDS - 529.325 (stereophonica)
This BYG Records French issue was the very first release of this stoned together record whilst the band, ex-patriots of England London Underground fled to France and took up spacing-out while spacing-in
- RARE "BYG" Records 1971 First Pressing ~~ Original laminated gatefold ... none of this cheesy UK "Charley" records issued singlefold release some years onward.
- Early "GonG joins up with Robert Wyaat (SOFT MACHINE) ,
- NICK EVENS (VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR and GARY WRIGHT (SPOOKY TOOTH)
- If you enjoy Daevid Allen's Gong, you shouldn't be without it. In my opinion it's even more fun than CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE, while its original A-side is as brilliant as FLYING TEAPOT (despite the absence of Tim Blake or Didier Malherbe).
BANANAMOON is a predominantly electric album. It seems to have been written and performed in a VERY good mood, and its high spirits are infectious. The opening track, featuring out-of-control drumming by Pip Pyle and ditto lead guitar by Allen himself (I think) sets the pace. The only truly melancholic moment on the album is track No. 2: the definite performance of the lovely Soft Machine ballad 'Memories', featuring Robert Wyatt on vocals and drums, sensitively accompanied by Daevid on rhythm guitar and by Archie Legget on bass. Until BANANAMOON appeared, this song had never officially been released. To my mind, it's as good as anything on the Soft Machine's first two albums. (Which is saying something!)
The album continues with the far out 'All I want is out of here', which sounds just like a performance by Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. Spirits are raised even more by the faux-Bluegrass of 'Fred the Fish', which has Daevid singing about packing his bags for Australia. This two-and-a-half minute track alone is worth the price of admission.
But even greater stuff is to follow, as the original A-side ends on a hilarious parody of a typical Kevin Ayers-type ballad. Daevid sings in the lowest register he can manage, and he's even borrowed two of Kevin's original backup singers. Fabulous. All that's lacking is one of those pristine Mike Oldfield guitar solos - but they would have prettified BANANAMOON too much.
In fact, this album's forte is that it sounds so spontaneous, and so delightfully messy. Especially on its original B-side, which opens with yet another cheerful rock dittie, 'Stoned innocent Frankenstein', flowing right into the all-out psychedelic/space-rock assault of 'And his Adventures in the land of Flip'. 'I'm a Bowl' forms a thoroughly Canterburian conclusion: childlike and wacky.
Memories (3:37)
All I Want Is Out of Here (4:48)
Fred the Fish and the Chip on His Shoulder (2:27)
White Neck Blooze (4:36)
Codein Coda (1:00)
Stoned Innocent Frankenstein (3:28)
And His Adventures in the Land of Flip (11:44)
I Am a Bowl (2:46)
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- Daevid Allen / lead guitar, vocals
With:
- Archie Legget / bass
- Robert Wyatt / drums, lead guitar & vocals (2), backing vocals (3)
- Christian Tritsch / bass & rhythm guitar (1)
- Pip Pyle / drums (1)
- Gary Wright / piano (2,5)
- Gerry Fields / violin (4)
- Gilli Smyth / "Space Whisper" (7-9)
- Nick Evans / (#9)
- Barry St. John / backing vocals (5)
- Maggie Bell / backing vocals (5) CONDITION: - The cover: rated: near M- It's quite uncommon not only to locate a sharp-collectible laminated BYG 1971 gatefold BUT as well to find even a very small round circle delete in only front panel but not back panel...Otherwise very colorful (much/many cosmic colors) There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: M- top copy, as good as it gets ~ expect enjoyable playback and both BYG labels are clean
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..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. - BANANAMOON
- Daevid Allen (GonG)
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))
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