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CULT CLASSIC: PIERRE MOERLEN’S GONG-DOWNWIND.
Cult Classic: Pierre Moerlen’s Gong-Downwind. In January 1973, Daevid Allen invited drummer and percussionist Pierre Moerlen to join Gong following the departure of Laurie Allan. He agreed and became the group’s new drummer. However, in June 1973 he was asked by Virgin Records’ founder Richard Branson to play percussion at the premier of Mike Oldfield’s …
PIERRE MOERLEN’S GONG-DOWNWIND.
Pierre Moerlen’s Gong-Downwind. Label: Esoteric Recordings. Format: CD. In January 1973, Daevid Allen invited drummer and percussionist Pierre Moerlen to join Gong following the departure of Laurie Allan. He agreed and became the group’s new drummer. However, in June 1973 he was asked by Virgin Records’ founder Richard Branson to play percussion at the premier …
FOXY-GET OFF.
FOXY-GET OFF. Before Foxy’s recording career got underway, they honed their sound playing on a whole host of albums released on Henry Stone’s T.K. Records. Starting with Blowfly, then Timmy Thomas, Miami-based Foxy were T.K’s studio band. Foxy picked up where KC and The Sunshine Band left off. They were now T.K’s most successful signing. …
MARLENA SHAW-WHO IS THIS BITCH ANYWAY?
MARLENA SHAW-WHO IS THIS BITCH ANYWAY? When Marlena Shaw left Cadet Records after the release of her second album The Spice of Life, she became the first woman to sign to the prestigious Blue Note label. During the four years Marlena was signed to Blue Note, she released some of the best music of her …