February 01, 2026
January 28, 2026
Gong – Paris - Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973 (2019, 2xCD, France)
LOVE FROM THE PLANET GONG (THE VIRGIN YEARS 1973-75)
Paris - Bataclan Live, 20th May 1973
Tracklist:
CD1
1 Other Side Of The Sky 11:33
2 Dynamite / I Am Your Animal 5:57
3 6/8 Tune 2:11
4 I Never Glid Before 6:47
5 Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell 12:55
6 Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T Blues 5:42
7 Est-Ce Que Ju Suis? 5:18
8 I've Bin Stone Before 4:46
9 Mr Longshanks / Oh Mother 2:30
10 I Am Your Fantasy 4:51
11 You Can't Kill Me 7:22
CD2
1 Flute Salad 5:20
2 Oily Way 5:06
3 Outer Temple 0:21
4 Flying Teapot 6:36
5 Fohat Jam / Dynamite - Reprise 10:10
6 You Can't Kill Me - Reprise 4:01
7 I Never Glid Before - Reprise 10:55
Musicians:
Bass – Mike Howlett
Drums – Pierre Moerlen
Flute, Saxophone – Didier (Bloom-Dido) Malherbe
Guitar – Steve Hillage
Synthesizer – Tim Blake
Vocals [Space Whisper] – Gilli Smyth
Vocals, Guitar – Daevid Allen
January 27, 2026
Popol Ace – Stolen From Time (1976, LP, Norway)
Tracklist:
A1 Bury Me Dead 5:50
A2 Today Another Day 5:45
A3 Jester 3:58
A4 Soft Shoe Dancer 4:37
A5 Mr. Bigalow 4:07
B1 Sweet Tune 5:00
B2 Sleepwalker 4:50
B3 I Can See Tears 6:25
B4 Suicide 8:19
Musicians:
Bass, Bass [Fuzz], Backing Vocals – Terje Methi
Drums, Percussion – Thor Andreassen
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Electric Organ [Hammond C3], Harpsichord, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Mini Moog], Backing Vocals – Pete Knutsen
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Arne Schulze
Vocals, Glockenspiel, Backing Vocals – Jahn Teigen
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Richard Raux (A3)
Ondes Martenot – Sylvette Allart (A4, B1, B2)
Backing Vocals – Inger-Lise Rypdal (B2)
Effects [Synthesized] – Arne Schulze (B4)
Founded in Oslo, Norway in 1972 (as Popol Vuh) - Renamed in 1974 - Disbanded in 1978
Having roots as far back as 1959 with The Scavers and later releasing a single Arman Stumpe Dur Express, this Norwegian quintet that released two albums under the Popol Vuh moniker (a Maya mythology-related name), until they became aware of a German band using the same name, they changed their names to Popol Ace. The group went on to release another two albums before folding at the end of the decade. Musically, they sounded much straigjhter progressive rock than their German mystical homonyms: mellotrons and flute parts , funky jazz-rock and softer ballads were among their usual tricks found in their first two albums (S/T and Quiche Maya) under the Vuh name.
In 75, with the name change to Popol Ace (to avoid confusion with the German Popol Vuh), the group embarked in their most ambitious project the expensive and studio time demanding Stolen From Time, a concept album strongly influenced by Genesis, but too rigidly produced to gather the hoped-for international success. Lead singer Jan Teigen then left the group to become one of the country's leading pop singer and entertainer. The group hired a new vocalist in 78, but their last album is best forgotten by everyone (PV/PA included) and the group disbanded later that year. .
Lately, the full works of this band have been gathered in a 5 Cd box set with all sorts of bonus and unrealeased material, including a live disc (progarchives).
⚡ Live Marketplace Status:
✅ 28 COPIES ON DISCOGS 🔍 14 ACTIVE LISTINGS ON EBAY 🇳🇴 FINN.NO: NORWEGIAN MARKET 🇯🇵 BUYEE: JAPAN (RARE OBI)
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