You (Gong album)


You is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band Gong, released by Virgin Records in October 1974. It is the last album by Daevid Allen's iteration of the group until 1992's Shapeshifter. Recorded at Virgin's Manor Studios in Oxfordshire, England, side 1 was mixed at Pye Studios, Marble Arch, London, while side 2 was mixed at The Manor. It was produced by Simon Heyworth and Gong "under the universal influence of C.O.I.T., the Compagnie d'Opera Invisible de Thibet", and also engineered by Heyworth.
You is the third of the "Radio Gnome Invisible" trilogy of albums, following Flying Teapot and Angel's Egg. The trilogy forms a central part of the Gong mythology.
The structure of the album mixes short narrative pieces with long, jazzy instrumentals, building to a climax/conclusion with "You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever".

Legacy

Rolling Stone named You one of its "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time".
Lead guitarist Steve Hillage remade "Master Builder" as "The Glorious Om Riff" on his 1978 album "Green".
Japanese psych-rock band Acid Mothers Temple also frequently cover "Master Builder", entitled "Om Riff", and have released 2 full albums dedicated to album-length renditions of the song: 2005's "IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno" and 2012's "IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out".
British ska band The Beat incorporated the "Master Builder" riff into live performances of "Mirror in the Bathroom" during their 2000's reunion, as can be heard on their 2013 live album "Live In London".

Track listing

Personnel

;Gong
;Also credited