formed to promote Mother LP (Charly) - UK tour

gilli smyth vox. Mother Gong 2
jerry hart drums. Mother Gong 2
paul sanchez bass. Mother Gong 2
francois bessac gtr. Mother Gong 2
jean-paul vivini synths. Mother Gong 2
janno perc.
george bishop sax. Mother Gong 3

Spanish & UK tours

gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 3
jerry hart drums.
paul sanchez bass.
francois bessac gtr.
jean-paul vivini synths.
Patrick Meadows keys.
ronald & rodney drums.
ax genrich gtr. ex Guru Guru
jose percussion

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 sax. Mother Gong 6
bill laswell bass. Mother Gong 4
michael beinhorn synth. Mother Gong 4
chris cutler drums.
harry williamson keys/etc. Mother Gong 4
fred frith gtr.

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 keys/etc. Mother Gong 5
don E. davis sax. New York Gong 3
bill laswell bass. New York Gong 3
michael beinhorn synth. New York Gong 3
fred maher drums. New York Gong 3
bill bacon drums. New York Gong 3
cliff cultreri gtr. New York Gong 3
mark kramer keys/trombone. New York Gong 3
stu martin drums.

Battle of the Birds (OT2); Fairy Tales (Charly CRL5018) '79

gilli smyth vocals Mother Gong 6
harry williamson keys etc. Mother Gong 6
didier malherbe sax/flute. Mother Gong 6
ermanno ghisio-erba dms/perc. sessions
eduardo niebla gtr. to own career
mo vicarage synths. Charmed Life
trevor darks bass. automatic fine tuning - now runs music shop in Totnes

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 vox. Mother Gong 7
harry williamson keys/etc. Mother Gong 7
didier malherbe sax/flute. Mother Gong 7
guy evans dms/perc. ex Van der Graaf Generator. Mother Gong 7
yan emeric gtr. quit to concentrate on composition
george bishop sax.
dane cranenberg bass. Mother Gong 7
jean-phillipe rykiel synths.

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 & Chris etc

gilli smyth vox. Mother Gong 8
harry williamson keys/etc. Mother Gong 8
didier malherbe sax/flute. Equipe Out
guy evans dms/perc. Amon duül II
dave sawyer perc.
dane cranenberg bass.
claire jones vox. Silver on the Tree

settled down into a more permanent lineup

gilli smyth vox. Mother Gong 9
harry williamson keys/etc. Faraway Music
rob calvert sax. ex Catapilla/John Stevens Away
rob george dms.
conrad henderson bass.
thom kelly poet. guesting sporadically