25th Birthday Party is a recording of the Gong 25th Birthday concerts in October 1994.

25th Birthday Party
Live album by
ReleasedNov 10, 1995
RecordedOctober 1994
GenrePsychedelic rock, alternative rock[1]
Length109:40
Disc 1: 67:45, Disc 2: 41:55[2]
LabelVoiceprint
ProducerJonny Greene, Rob Ayling
Gong live chronology
Live On T.V.
(1990)
25th Birthday Party
(1995)
Live Floating Anarchy 1991
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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Disc one

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  1. "Thom Intro" (Thom) – 1:18
  2. "Floating into a Birthday Gig" (Allen, Blake, Howlett, Lewry, Pyle, Smyth) – 5:39
  3. "You Can't Kill Me" (Allen) – 6:20
  4. "Radio Gnome 25" (Allen, Lewry) – 7:11
  5. "I Am Your Pussy" (Allen, Smyth) – 4:56
  6. "Pot Head Pixies" (Allen) – 2:54
  7. "Never Glid Before" (Hillage) – 5:47
  8. "Sad Street" (Hillage, Smyth) – 6:28
  9. "Eat That Phonebook" (Malherbe) – 3:27
  10. "Gnomic Address" (Blake) – 1:36
  11. "Flute Salad" (Malherbe) – 2:32
  12. "Oily Way" (Allen, Malherbe) – 3:26
  13. "Outer Temple/Inner Temple" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Malherbe) – 5:25
  14. "She Is the Great Goddess" (Blake, Smyth) – 3:05
  15. "Iaom Riff" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 7:34

Disc two

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  1. "Clouds Again" (Blake) – 9:57
  2. "Tri-Cycle Gliss" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 10:51
  3. "Get a Dinner" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 2:03
  4. "Zero Where Are You?" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 1:29
  5. "Be Who You Are My Friends" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 2:33
  6. "It's the World of Illusion" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 3:00
  7. "Why Don't You Try" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 2:19
  8. "I Am You" (Allen, Blake, Hillage, Howlett, Smyth) – 6:37
  9. "Introducing the Musicians" (Allen, Blake, Howlett, Lewry, Pyle, Smyth) – 3:03

Personnel

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Musicians
Production
  • Daevid Allen – editing, mixing
  • Bob Delvishio – photography
  • Nigel Gilroy – mixing
  • Peter Hartl – design
  • Mike Howlett – editing, mixing
  • Pierre Moerlen – composer
  • Mike O'Brien – photography
  • Steffy Sharpstring – editing, mixing
  • Grant Showbiz – Mixing
  • Chris Thorpe – editing, engineer, mixing
  • Don Walker – digital editing

References

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  1. ^ a b Powers, Jim. "25th Birthday Party - Gong | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Planet Gong : Archives : Discographies". planetgong.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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