Shamal is the sixth studio album released under the name Gong and was released by Virgin Records on 13 February 1976 The album, produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, was recorded in December 1975 by a unique line-up referred to later as "Shamal-Gong". It is usually regarded as a transitional album between Daevid Allen's incarnation of the band and the Pierre Moerlen-led fusion line-up of the late 1970s.
Track listing
In 2018, a 2-CD remastered edition of the album was issued by UMC containing one CD of live material recorded in 1975, and unreleased bonus tracks to the regular album.
Personnel
Personnel Gong 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 Former Gong Steve Hillage – acoustic guitar, electric guitar ("Bambooji" and "Wingful of Eyes") Miquette Giraudy – vocals ("Bambooji") Guest musicians Jorge Pinchevsky – violin ("Chandra", "Bambooji", "Cat In Clark's Shoes", "Shamal"), voice ("Cat In Clark's Shoes") 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
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