Magick Brother [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Mystic Sister/Magick Brother

2. Change the World

3. Rational Anthem

4. Glad to Sad to Say

5. Chainstore Chant

6. Pretty Miss Titty

7. Fredfish/Hope You Feel OK

8. Ego

9. Gong Song

10. Princess Dreaming

11. 5 and 20 Schoolgirls

12. Cos and Got Green Hair

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese reissue of the progressive rock act's 1969 album. Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 Super Coding. Packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. 2000 release.

Magick Brother,Daevid Allen's Gong,Jvc Japan,British Psychedelia,Canterbury Scene,Electronic,Experimental Rock,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Psychedelic,Rock,Rock/Pop,Space Rock

Tracks:

Mystic Sister, Magick Brother
Rational Anthem
Glad to Sad to Say
Chainstore Chant & Pretty Miss Titty
Fable of a Fredfish & Hope You Feel O.K.
Ego
Gong Song
Princess Dreaming
Five & Twenty Schoolgirls
Cos You Got Green Hair

Product Description

1. Mystic Sister
2. Magick Brother
3. Rational Anthem
4. Glad To Sad To Say
5. Chainstore Chant & Pretty Miss Titty
6. Fable Of A Fredfish & Hope You Feel O.K.
7. Ego
8. Gong Song
9. Princess
10. Dreaming
11. Five & Twenty Schoolgirls
12. Cos You Got Green Hair

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Gong - 'Magick Brother' (Spalax / Charly).......2004-09-23

Nice reissue of the lp that REALLY would technically BE the very first Gong lp,as for 'Magick Brothers' was originally released in 1969.However,some have claimed that 'Camembert Electrique' was Gong's very first album,but it came out in 1971,I believe.It appears that 'Magick Brother' was recorded by pretty much a duo made up of Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth.This CD may be more primitive and a tad more folk than other Gong releases,but it's still top rate.Just some really good cosmic rock,as one might label it.All ten tracks sound great,but I was specially fond of the stellar "Mystic Sister:Magick Brother","Glad To Sad To Say",the poetic "Chainstore Chant:Pretty Miss" and "Princess Dreaming"(THIS tune may've actually influenced the band Brainticket,to a degree).A must have for ALL Gong fans.

Average customer rating:

The very first Gong album
stands the test of time
Psychedelia the way it should be!

Magick Brother
Daevid Allen's Gong
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056C6M
Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

Mystic Sister/Magick Brother
Change the World
Rational Anthem
Glad to Sad to Say
Chainstore Chant
Pretty Miss Titty
Fredfish/Hope You Feel OK
Ego
Gong Song
Princess Dreaming
5 and 20 Schoolgirls
Cos and Got Green Hair

Album Description

Japanese reissue of the progressive rock act's 1969 album. Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 Super Coding. Packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. 2000 release.

Album Details

The Japanese version features a limited LP sleeve style cover. 20 bit digitally remastered.

Customer Reviews:

The very first Gong album.......2003-06-25

And it all begins with an orgasm. Accompanied by space noises. At least that's what it sounds like. Which is highly appropriate for a band that was intent on ecstasy and its spiritual meanings, without being heavy-handed enough to say so.

At this point the band consisted of Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth with a cast of characters who would disappear by the time of the second album, except for reedman extraordinaire Didier Malherbe. Recorded in a barn on a movie camera, the sound is rough but not too rough. Don't let that stop you; this is one of the most essential psychedelic records, period.

After the orgasm we get Daevid coming in strumming away on an acoustic and telling us that we are the Magick Brothers and Mystick Sisters of the title, which is the basic message throughout. The music matches the message; Allen, Smyth and cohorts flip through folk-jazz, proto-fuzz, tape collages, psych-rock, free jazz and floating whimsy, without once sounding pretentious. There's a loose feeling to the music that shows its improvised origins, but once you listen closer there is a subtle focus and an open sense of fun, just as in all of Daevid Allen's Gong output.

Yes, it is whimsical, but underneath the whimsy is a message. The famous Pothead Pixies make a cameo appearance, by the way, in "Gongsong." At the end it all sort of floats away rather than ending, which is perfectly appropriate for Gong.

"Magick Brother" is really a sketchbook for what later Gong would become, but like any good sketchbook it's filled with a lot of fascinating ideas and great images. It's very psychedelic, very "high," and very loose and free. I find myself returning to this CD over and over again in the years since I originally bought it, and I am rewarded with something new every time. Quite worthwhile for anybody who has an adventurous musical spirit.

stands the test of time.......2002-03-02

This is a late 60's psychedelic classic, but the feel is proto-punk. It's raw; the songs are mostly three chord progressions; and it's seriously silly. I think of it as a genuine work of art.

Psychedelia the way it should be!.......2001-01-29

If you're tired of critics and other so-called "music experts" calling bland San Francisco blues psychedelic, well, pilgrim, take a listen to this amazing, innovative album released in 1969. This is the first record to be released under the GONG moniker, but it was mainly Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth's brainchild, and what a weird and wonderful child it is! Lots of phasing,loose playing and inspired moments make this disc one of my Top 5 favorite albums ever. I love other GONG albums like Flying Teapot and Angels Egg, but this one doesn't sound like any other GONG album or anyone else's album, for that matter. It's a wonderful example of what happens when inspired artists just create and don't worry about what something SHOULD sound like. Now this album was recorded onto the audio part of a 3-track videorecorder, so it is a bit "lo-fi", but I think that just adds to the charm and otherworldliness of it. An amazing sonic trip - psychedelic the way it should be!!!