Shamal (album)
1976 studio album by Gong
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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.
Released13 February 1976
RecordedDecember 1975
Studio
| Shamal | ||||
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| Released | 13 February 1976 | |||
| Recorded | December 1975 | |||
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Nick Mason | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wingful of Eyes" | Mike Howlett | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Chandra" | Lemoine, Howlett | 7:18 |
| 3. | "Bambooji" | Didier Malherbe | 5:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Cat in Clark's Shoes" | Malherbe, Howlett, Lemoine | 7:43 |
| 5. | "Mandrake" | Pierre Moerlen | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Shamal" | Howlett, Malherbe, Moerlen, Lemoine, Mireille Bauer | 9:03 |
| Total length: | 40:41 | ||
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
- Steve Hillage – acoustic guitar, electric guitar ("Bambooji" and "Wingful of Eyes")
- Miquette Giraudy – vocals ("Bambooji")
- 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