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Tracklist

Thought For Naught1:30
A P.H.P.'s Advice1:37
Magick Mother Invocation2:11
Master Builder6:09
A Sprinkling Of Clouds8:42
Perfect Mystery2:25
The Isle Of Everywhere10:21
You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever11:24

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Notes

You is the fifth studio album by Gong, released by Virgin Records in October 1974. It is the last album by Daevid Allen's iteration of the group until 1992's Shapeshifter. Recorded at Virgin's Manor Studios in Oxfordshire, England, side 1 was mixed at Pye Studios, Marble Arch, London, while side 2 was mixed at The Manor. It was produced by Simon Heyworth and Gong "under the universal influence of C.O.I.T., the Compagnie d'Opera Invisible de Thibet", and also engineered by Heyworth. Original Virgin LP press came with an insert, and was the last of the Virgin labels to use the coloured Roger Dean design (without copy right text), Gemini girl and lizard, without copyright text. (Some Modern issues mimic this design)

You is the third of the "Radio Gnome Invisible" trilogy of albums, following Flying Teapot and Angel's Egg. The trilogy forms a central part of the Gong mythology. The structure of the album mixes short narrative pieces with long, jazzy instrumentals (such as "Master Builder", "A Sprinkling of Clouds" and "Isle of Everywhere"), building to a climax/conclusion with "You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever".

Lead guitarist Steve Hillage remade "Master Builder" as "The Glorious Om Riff" on his 1978 album "Green".

The series of albums have inspired bands in all shapes to perform versions of the songs, even winning accolades from Rolling Stone

Japanese psych-rock band Acid Mothers Temple also frequently cover "Master Builder", entitled "Om Riff", and have released 2 full albums dedicated to album-length renditions of the song: 2005's "IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno" and 2012's "IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out".

British ska band The Beat incorporated the "Master Builder" riff into live performances of "Mirror in the Bathroom" during their 2000's reunion, as can be heard on their 2013 live album "Live In London".

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    Cover of You, 1974-10-00, VinylYou
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    Virgin – VR 13-113US1974US — 1974
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    Virgin – L 35314,Virgin – V 2019Australia1974Australia — 1974
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    Virgin – VIL 12019Italy1974Italy — 1974
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    Virgin – 88 424 ITGermany1974Germany — 1974
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    Virgin – YX-7014-VRJapan1974Japan — 1974
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    Virgin – VR 13-113US1974US — 1974
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    Virgin – TCV 2019UK1974UK — 1974
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    Virgin – YX-7014-VRJapan1974Japan — 1974
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    Virgin – 8XV 2019UK1974UK — 1974
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    Virgin – V 2019Israel1974Israel — 1974
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    Virgin – 840 065,Virgin – XBLY 840.065France1975France — 1975
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    Virgin – V 2019New Zealand1975New Zealand — 1975
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    Virgin – VIP-6925Japan1978Japan — 1978
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    Virgin – 2933 734Greece1978Greece — 1978
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    Charly R&B – CR 30220France1982France — 1982
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    Virgin – 70029France1984France — 1984
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    Charly Records – MOV. 10126Portugal1985Portugal — 1985
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    Virgin Japan – VJCP-2527,Virgin – VJCP-2527Japan1990Japan — 1990
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    Virgin – CDV 2019,Virgin – 260 766-217UK & Europe1990UK & Europe — 1990
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    Caroline Blue Plate – CAROL 1664-2US1991US — 1991
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    Decal – CD LIK 76UK1991UK — 1991
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    Reviews

    • lagarto82's avatar
      lagarto82
      Can anyone please comment on sound quality for this compared to original? Does it bring insert like original?
      • Dzubox's avatar
        Dzubox
        This is an amazing album and this UK pressing sounds great.
        • M_zui's avatar
          M_zui
          I bought this not expecting a whole lot, but it's a really nice pressing, solid.
          • JMH68's avatar
            JMH68
            Almost thought I'd discovered a new band to go down the rabbit hole over, but nope. The music is fine, exceptional at times even, but not good enough to get around some of the hokiest lyrical concepts and dorky sounding vocals ever in rock music. Sorry, not sorry....GONG!@%$!~
            • longfinger1212's avatar
              I have 8 different issues of this 'Masterpiece' This Italian issue is probably the best.The sound quality is superb, the separation on the instrumentation is perfect, even better than the 1st UK pressing. And the gatefold sleeve inclusive of all original artwork, inc. lyric sheet on the inside is a really nice touch.
              • frogofprog's avatar
                frogofprog
                Realy Clear and Full Sound. Just a shame that i dont have a perfect copy
                • Nachobob's avatar
                  Nachobob
                  “Obviously the first German issue”
                  Ok Discogs, you don’t have to get snippy about it.
                  • KinesisCD's avatar
                    KinesisCD
                    Edited one year ago
                    You, the final part of Gong’s Radio Gnome trilogy, is for many their best album. When Ozric Tentacles burst onto the scene, their sound didn’t come out of nowhere -- it traces to this album.You marked an important turning point for Gong. “By 1974, the psychedelic hippie folk-rock element of the sound that was leader Daevid Allen’s most important contribution was beginning to disappear. In its place was a more sophisticated musical vision that owed as much to jazz-rock fusion as to fellow space rockers like Pink Floyd or Hawkwind. Ironically, this is Gong’s most spacey album, full of extended, ethereal passages that would inspire future generations of space rockers. The sound was equally defined however by the jazzy flights of saxophonist Didier Malherbe and the sinuous rhythms of bassist Mike Howlett and drummer Pierre Moerlen. Allen’s songs still provide a crucial link to the rest of the trilogy, though the conceptual/mythological aspect is less crucial toYou.” (And if I could figure out where this quote came from, there would be a proper attribution.)
                    • Aoba_Music_Review's avatar
                      Great, dynamic sounding pressing. Warm sound, no background noice. Recomended!
                      • RECORDSCOUT's avatar
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                        Label code on labels only means this is a Repress, not a Reissue.

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