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Posted: Nov. 16 2010, 05:43

On 29th November 2010 Esoteric Recordings will be releasing a remastered and expanded edition of Downwind, the 1978 recording by Pierre Moerlens GONG which features contributions from Mike. Further details can be found on Esoterics website

Thanks Vicky Powell and manintherain.


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Posted: Nov. 20 2010, 10:56

It's also available from play.com cheaper at £8.95. Here's the link. http://www.play.com/Search.....ource=0    Got mine ordered!

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Posted: Nov. 21 2010, 05:45

Does anybody know when this man will record something??? I'm waiting five years he never had such a break!!!!
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Posted: Nov. 21 2010, 06:42

Quote (gtelicki @ Nov. 21 2010, 05:45)
Does anybody know when this man will record something??? I'm waiting five years he never had such a break!!!!

He's dead. He died from a heartattack a few years back.

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Posted: Nov. 21 2010, 06:57

Quote (larstangmark @ Nov. 21 2010, 10:42)
Quote (gtelicki @ Nov. 21 2010, 05:45)
Does anybody know when this man will record something??? I'm waiting five years he never had such a break!!!!

He's dead. He died from a heartattack a few years back.

Thankfully not!

Grzegorz, have you read the posts about "Telecaster" and the Don Black thing? Sounds like things might be happening with a bit of luck!

Oh and MOTS was 3 years ago not 5....


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Posted: Nov. 21 2010, 07:09

Quote (Matt @ Nov. 21 2010, 06:57)
Quote (larstangmark @ Nov. 21 2010, 10:42)
Quote (gtelicki @ Nov. 21 2010, 05:45)
Does anybody know when this man will record something??? I'm waiting five years he never had such a break!!!!

He's dead. He died from a heartattack a few years back.

Thankfully not!

Grzegorz, have you read the posts about "Telecaster" and the Don Black thing? Sounds like things might be happening with a bit of luck!

Oh and MOTS was 3 years ago not 5....

Perhaps gtelicki actually means Piere who sadly died in 2005.

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Posted: Nov. 21 2010, 07:16

Quote (hairy old hippy @ Nov. 21 2010, 11:09)
Perhaps gtelicki actually means Piere who sadly died in 2005.

Woops - I think you are right....


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Posted: Nov. 24 2010, 22:16

Quote (Matt @ Nov. 16 2010, 05:43)
On 29th November 2010 Esoteric Recordings will be releasing a remastered and expanded edition of Downwind, the 1978 recording by Pierre Moerlens GONG which features contributions from Mike. Further details can be found on Esoterics website

Thanks Vicky Powell and manintherain.

Thanks! I will blind buy this.
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Posted: Nov. 25 2010, 04:48

Excellent album - most sounds very dated now but Downwind and Emotions are pure gems (especially Mike's playing on Downwind). I used to own this on Vinyl but gave it away when I moved countries :-)

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Posted: Nov. 27 2010, 08:11

I listened to side one of this LP last night and I tell you what...it's better than I remember it. I definitely recommend it, especially for those of you who like a bit of jazz-rock fusion.

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Andrew Taylor's Mohribold album has proved very popular with fans of symphonic-rock, prog-rock, psych-folk and indeed Oldfield's classic albums!

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Posted: Dec. 02 2010, 08:20

Spooky.....I set up my record player on the 27th......its been mothballed for 6 years, the first album I played on it was Downwind.....awesome album along with Time is the Key.....sad to see that Pierre has passed on, he was a fantastic percussionist, reminded me fondly of Animal from Sesame St
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Posted: Dec. 15 2010, 02:27

The "expanded edition" part has made me a bit curious. I didn't notice this at first.
Does anybody know what that entails? The website doesn't say. I hope they have not gone and ruined the original.

PS. Ordered this from Amazon - still in the mail.
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Posted: Jan. 01 2011, 09:07

Nice old pic of Mike in the CD booklet. Dont think I've seen it before

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Posted: Jan. 01 2011, 10:17

I've bought this, and IMHO it doesn't really sound any better than the old CD. :) The booklet pics are nice, tho'.

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