{"product_id":"gong-angels-egg-radio-gnome-invisible-part-2","title":"Gong – Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 2)","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eGong – Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 2)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGong – Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 2) is the celebrated 1973 album from the French-British psychedelic progressive rock collective, and the second instalment in their legendary \u003cem\u003eRadio Gnome Invisible\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy. Expanding on the surreal mythology established on \u003cem\u003eFlying Teapot\u003c\/em\u003e, the album combines psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, space rock, Canterbury-style experimentation and whimsical humour into one of Gong's most distinctive recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with the expansive \"Other Side Of The Sky\", immediately establishing the group's otherworldly atmosphere through swirling keyboards, guitar, flute and percussion. \"Sold To The Highest Buddha\" follows with a more playful, jazz-inflected approach, before the brief \"Castle In The Clouds\" and \"Prostitute Poem\" continue the album's dreamlike narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first side closes with the wonderfully eccentric \"Givin' My Luv To You\" and the atmospheric \"Selene\", whose spacey textures reinforce the cosmic character of the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide two becomes increasingly adventurous, beginning with the playful \"Flute Salad\" and \"Oily Way\" before moving through the atmospheric \"Outer Temple\", \"Inner Temple\" and \"Percolations\". \"Love Is How Y Make It\" brings another melodic psychedelic groove, while \"I Niver Glid Before\" develops into one of the album's more expansive and hypnotic passages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album closes with \"Eat That Phone Book Coda\", ending the journey with Gong's characteristic mixture of absurdity, experimentation and psychedelic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngel's Egg\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded by the classic Gong line-up associated with founder Daevid Allen, alongside musicians including Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Gilli Smyth and Pierre Moerlen. Together they created a unique sound that blurred the boundaries between progressive rock, jazz, psychedelia and experimental music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album forms the central chapter of the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, followed by \u003cem\u003eYou\u003c\/em\u003e, and is widely regarded as one of Gong's essential records. Its combination of surreal storytelling, cosmic themes, improvisation and adventurous musicianship has made it a cornerstone of Canterbury progressive rock and psychedelic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Gong, Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Canterbury scene, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, space rock and experimental music, \u003cem\u003eAngel's Egg\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential and highly influential album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Side Of The Sky – 7:40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold To The Highest Buddha – 4:25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastle In The Clouds – 1:09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProstitute Poem – 4:52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGivin' My Luv To You – 0:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelene – 3:38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlute Salad – 2:09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOily Way – 3:37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOuter Temple – 1:09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner Temple – 2:34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePercolations – 0:46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Is How Y Make It – 3:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Niver Glid Before – 5:36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat That Phone Book Coda – 3:12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXd6AAxqf7w?si=_KNT7vpsQSXbUccL\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virgin Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55050342465878,"sku":"OVED 15","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_67a3e824-b223-4ec4-a6e3-9122cd894d83.jpg?v=1787246849","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/gong-angels-egg-radio-gnome-invisible-part-2","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}