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June 29th 1974.

Kevin Ayers, Nico, Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers, Kevin Coyne,Gong, Gt Moore and the Massed Reggae guitars.

Gong .

© R Ransom

© R Ransom

 

Photo © Ian Loveday

  

 

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

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Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

Photo © Ian Loveday

The paper plate incident

Photo © Ian Loveday

© Ian Loveday

Many thanks to Tim for letting us use his Gong at Hyde park 1974 photos under the creative commons license

Didier Malherbe © R Ransom

Gong
Hyde Park London, England

Audience recording 37.26

Gong onstage at Hyde Park

Photo © Christer Backhage

Gong onstage at Hyde Park

Photo © Christer Backhage

 

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 Daevid Allen Guitar, Voice
Tim Blake Synth, Voice, Trumpet
Miquette Giraudy Voice
Steve Hillage Guitar
Mike Howlett Bass
Didier Malherbe Sax, Flute

The Infamous GONG paper plate promotion

Hello
I have one of the paper plates thrown into the crowd at the Hyde Park Free Concert 29 July 1974. It is an advert ( ! ) for Gong. If I remember right they were thrown into the crowd before Gong came on.

cheers

Lloyd

click on the plate to read the text

Daevid Allen R.I.P

 

 

 

 

 

Gilli Smyth above

thanks Tim for creative commons license use !

 

An excerpt from an interview with Pierre Moerlen has this to say about Hyde park

Q:
Which concert, out of all the concerts in which you have performed, was the most fulfilling... (which one) did you enjoy most ?
Pierre:
There was a great one in Hyde Park... in '73, or '74. It was the old Gong line-up. I have an extraordinary memory of it.
Q:
Was it a big occasion?
Pierre:
Yes, it was very big. There were many people there...
Q:
Was it a nice day?
Pierre:
Oh yes, great day, sun... we came on stage and started playing - it was just magic, fantastic. Everybody played really well, the public were really with us. This one and Knebworth, but Knebworth... I don't know. I think I would say Hyde Park - that's the one which came to me straight away.

Steve Hillage

thanks Tim for creative commons license use !

From Nik Lowenberg


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