Bananamoon Band

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 recorded in Studio CBE in March 1968. Track 6 recorded at Antibes in July 68. Tracks 5, 7, 8, 9 recorded at Deia in August 1968 at the Banamoon [sic!] Observatory All tracks issued for the first time in vinyl. Previously available on [url=http://www.discogs.com/master/498903]Je Ne Fum' Pas Des Bananes[/url]. Photos D.R. Archives Marc Blanc © 1969 MarcBlanc ℗ 2013 Monster Melodies Limited edition 1000 copies www.monstermelodies.fr contact@monstermelodies.fr Made in E.U. Includes 6 photographs + an insert (A4), numbered by hand, with a bit of history on one side and a 'Daevid Allen Family Tree (1961-1972) on the other side + an insert (A5) with 2 reproduced letters by Daevid to Marc. The full name 'Monster Melodies Records' is only on the photographs. On back cover, track A4 is misspelled : My Mother Gone To India / Hare Krisha / Time Of The Green Banana / Remember The Name Durations not on release This is a gem of a package for anyone who’s interested in how you get from Soft Machine to Gong in a couple of years as well as for anyone who’s interested in top tier, very original psych-rock in general- this album will not disappoint on either front. More focused than the sprawling, earlier CD which contained the Banana Moon Band recordings, [m498903], which padded out the CD running time with Gong and Daevid Allen tracks (and split up many of the Banana Moon Band sessions with these extraneous tracks), this release sticks strictly to Banana Moon Band material and is possibly complete in that regard as far as their recorded output goes. Elaborately packaged in a vintage style, tip-on sleeve with metallic, reflective gold background coloring on the front and back cover with a high quality clear vinyl LP inside and a collection of high quality ephemera inserts, including six extremely nice photo prints from the cover photo session inside a resealable poly-bag, this is a beautifully realized, release in the Daevid Allen/Gong canon of reissues and prestige editions. This is a very significant psych rock release and, while bridging an important gap in Daevid Allen’s career, is unlike most anything else he ever did in many ways.