Shamal (album)

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Released 13 February 1976 Shamal (1976) Gazeuse! (1976) Release date 1975 Label Virgin Records		Length 40:13 Artist Gong Producer Nick Mason

Recorded December 1975 at Basing Street Studios, London and Olympic Studios, London; mixed at Sarm Studios, London Shamal (1976) Gong est Mort, Vive Gong (1977) Genres Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Psychedelic rock Similar Gong albums, Progressive rock albums

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Shamal is the sixth studio album by the progressive rock band Gong, released by Virgin Records in February 1976.

The album was written and recorded without the group's founder member Daevid Allen, and consequently sounds different, with fewer of the hippie-flavoured eccentricities of the previous albums. Also, guitarist Steve Hillage and synth player/vocalist Miquette Giraudy left the band before recording began and only appeared on it as guests. The album was produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.

Side A

"Wingful of Eyes" (Howlett) – 8:19
"Chandra" (Lemoine) – 7:16
"Bambooji" (Malherbe) – 5:21

Side B

"Cat in Clark's Shoes" (Malherbe) – 7:45
"Mandrake" (Moerlen) – 5:07
"Shamal" (Bauer, Howlett, Lemoine, Malherbe, Moerlen) – 8:58

Musicians

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

with guests

Steve Hillage – acoustic guitar, electric guitar ("Bambooji" & "Wingful of Eyes")

Miquette Giraudy – vocals ("Bambooji")

Jorge Pinchevsky – violin

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

Songs

1Wingful of Eyes6:21
2Chandra7:19
3Bombooji5:14

References

Shamal (album) Wikipedia

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