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Mother Gong 1 june'78
formed to promote Mother LP (Charly) - UK tour
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 2
jerry hart drums Mother Gong 2
paul sanchez bass guitar Mother Gong 2
françois bessac guitar Mother Gong 2
jean-paul vivini synthesisers; Mother Gong 2
janno percussion
george bishop saxophone Mother Gong 3
Mother Gong 2 sep-dec'78
Spanish and UK tours
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 3
jerry hart drums
paul sanchez bass guitar
françois bessac guitar
jean-paul vivini synthesisers
Patrick Meadows keyboards
ronald and rodney drums
ax genrich guitar (ex Guru Guru)
jose percussion
Mother Gong 3 oct'78
performed first gong gig ever in the US at the invitation of Georgio Gomelsky organiser of the Zu Manifestival in New York
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 4
george bishop saxophone Mother Gong 6
bill laswell bass guitar Mother Gong 4
michael beinhorn synthesisers Mother Gong 4
chris cutler drums
harry williamson keyboards, etc. Mother Gong 4
fred frith guitar
Mother Gong 4 spring'79
toured america in an old school bus, established alternative gig circuit - performed as Mother Gong with Material backing.
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 5
harry williamson keyboards, etc. Mother Gong 5
don E. davis saxophone New York Gong 3
bill laswell bass guitar New York Gong 3
michael beinhorn synthesisers New York Gong 3
fred maher drums New York Gong 3
bill bacon drums New York Gong 3
cliff cultreri guitar New York Gong 3
mark kramer keyboard+trombone. New York Gong 3
stu martin drums
Mother Gong 5 '79
Battle of the Birds (OT2); Fairy Tales (Charly CRL5018) '79
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 6
harry williamson keyboards, etc. Mother Gong 6
didier malherbe saxophone, flute Mother Gong 6
ermanno ghisio-erba drums/percussion sessions
eduardo niebla guitar; went off on own career
mo vicarage synthesisers; Charmed Life
trevor darks bass guitar automatic fine tuning - now runs music shop in Totnes
Mother Gong 6 '80-'81
Guy Evans was drafted in from the remains of Van der Graaf Generator - recorded Robot Woman (Butt 003) - played festivals in England and Norway including Trondheim and Glastonbury
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 7
harry williamson keyboards, etc. Mother Gong 7
didier malherbe saxophone, flute Mother Gong 7
guy evans drums/percussion (ex Van der Graaf Generator) cp. Mother Gong 7
yan emeric guitar; quit to concentrate on composition
george bishop saxophone
dane cranenberg bass guitar Mother Gong 7
jean-phillipe rykiel synthesisers
Mother Gong 7 late'81
Words Fail Me (OT9) '81 - Robot Woman II (Shanghai HAI100) '82 - Gilli and Harry tour states with backing tapes. Too many guests to list; including Hu Hopper, Giles Perring, Toni and Chris etc
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 8
harry williamson keyboards, etc. Mother Gong 8
didier malherbe saxophone, flute Equipe Out
guy evans drums/percussion Amon duül II
dave sawyer percussion
dane cranenberg bass guitar
claire jones vocals Silver on the Tree
Mother Gong 8 '82-'91
settled down into a more permanent lineup
gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 9
harry williamson keyboards, etc. Faraway Music
rob calvert saxophone (ex Catapilla/John Stevens Away)
rob george drums.
conrad henderson bass guitar
thom kelly poet. guesting sporadically
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