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Biography

France (1967 – present)

Gong are a progressive rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. The various incarnations of Gong, its spin-offs and related bands are collectively dubbed the “Gong Global Family”.

They were formed in 1967, after Allen - then a member of Soft Machine - was denied entry to the United Kingdom due to a visa complication. Allen remained in France where he and a London-born Sorbonne professor, Gilli Smyth, established the first incarnation of Gong. This band fragmented during the 1968 student revolution, with Allen and Smyth forced to flee France for Deya in Majorca.

Top Tracks

1	Pot Head Pixies (live)	81
2	Flying Teapot	79
3	Radio Gnome Invisible	78
4	Master Builder	69
5	Oily Way	66
6	A Sprinkling of Clouds	63
6	You Can't Kill Me	63
6	Heavy Tune	63
9	Other Side Of The Sky	59
10	Fohat Digs Holes in Space	54
11	The Pot Head Pixies	53
11	Outer Temple	53
13	Magick Mother Invocation	52
13	Castle in the Clouds	52
13	Inner Temple	52