(Progressive Rock) [LP][24/96] Gong - Shamal (Virgin 940-521, Original French Vinyl) - 1975, FLAC (tracks), lossless

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Shamal is an album by Gong, originally released in 1975. The album was written and recorded without the group's founder member Daevid Allen, and consequently sounds different with none of the hippy flavoured eccentricities of the previous albums. However, it still has a generally progressive rock-influenced approach (especially with regards to Steve Hillage's guitar work), slowly drifting into a jazz fusion sound. It is usually regarded as a transitional album between Daevid Allen's incarnation of the band and the Pierre Moerlen-led fusion lineup of the late 1970s. It was produced by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd fame.

Состав:
Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, tubular bells
Jorge Pinchevsky – violin
Mireille Bauer – percussion, glockenspiel, xylophone, gong, marimba
Sandy Colley – vocals
Didier Malherbe – flute, bansuri, wind, gong, soprano sax, tenor sax
Miquette Giraudy – keyboards, vocals
Mike Howlett – bass, bass guitar, vocals
Patrice Lemoine – organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards
Steve Hillage – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar

Nick Mason - Producer
Clive Arrowsmith - Artwork, Photography
Phil Ault - Engineer
Dave Hutchins - Engineer
Ben Tavera King - Engineer
Rick Curtain - Engineer
Ben King - Engineer