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For the first time available on vinyl as Half-Speed Mastered edition. Features original sleeve design, with exclusive new label artwork that stays true to the album's unique spirit. Presented in reverse board printed sleeve and inner sleeve featuring the original album lyrics.A delightful blend of enchanting melodies, virtuosic musicianship and boundless creativityThis remarkable album, originally released in 1979 features an all-star lineup of artists brought together by talent of Mother Gong's Gilli Smyth. Renowned for her work with Gong, Smyth's unique vocal stylings-the ethereal "space whisper"-lead the way on this otherworldly journey.Joined by her esteemed collaborators, including Nik Turner from Hawkwind and other masterful musicians such as flutist Didier Malherbe, Gilli Smyth breathes new life into three classic fairy tales: "Wassilissa", "The Three Tongues" and "The Pied Piper." Through their innovative arrangements and Gilli Smyth's haunting vocals, these stories transform, revealing their hidden, darker dimensions. The result is an album that defies convention-a spellbinding experience unlike anything you've ever heard.This reissue is a must-have for all Gong fans and the meticulous half-speed master process allows vinyl aficionados to hear the full depth of complex instrumental and vocal nuances like never before in this beloved masterpiece.
Tracklist:
- Wassilissa
- Three Riders
- The Baba-Yaga's Cottage
- The Forbidden Room
- Time Machine
- Flying
- Wassilissa Returns Home
- Through the Machine Again
- The Baba Yaga
- The Three Tongues
- The Shoemaker's Son
- Land of Dogs
- The Frog
- An Irish Inn in Rome
- The Arena
- Turtles
- Birds
- The Feast
- The Pied Piper
- Hamelin
- Rats Amok
- An Angry Crowd
- Rat Rock
- A Thousand Guilders?
- Children!
- Magic Land
UPC: 5060767449554
Label: Charly
Release Date: 2.28.25
Format: Vinyl Record
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