Opium for the People

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	You Can’t Kill Me recording of: You Can’t Kill Me writer: Daevid Allen		6:19
2	I’ve Bin Stone Before		2:38
3	Squeezing Sponges Over Policeman’s Heads recording of: Squeezing Sponges Over Policemen’s Heads writer: Daevid Allen		0:13
4	Fohat Digs Holes in Space engineer: Gilles Sallé (French recording engineer) executive producer: Pierre Lattès mixer: Venux Deluxe recording of: Fohat Digs Holes in Space writer: Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth		6:22
5	Tried So Hard recording of: Tried So Hard writer: Daevid Allen and Christian Tritsch		4:41
6	Other Side of the Sky		7:40
7	Sold to the Highest Buddha		3:13
8	Prostitute Poem		6:06
9	Givin’ My Luv to You		0:44
10	Percolations recording of: Percolations composer: Pierre Moerlen publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		0:45
11	Love Is How You Make It		3:27
12	Flying Teapot engineer: Simon Heyworth (UK record engineer and producer) producer: Giorgio Gomelsky drums (drum set): Laurie Allan electric bass guitar: Francis Moze recording of: Flying Teapot writer: Daevid Allen and Francis Moze		11:47
13	O My Photograph		9:11
14	Hours Gone		4:07
15	Strong Woman		4:30

2▼CD
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Preface		1:28
2	Much Too Old		2:43
3	Black September		4:04
4	Materialism		3:14
5	I Am a Freud		1:47
6	Thoughts for Naught		1:34
7	A P.H.P.’s Advice engineer and producer: Simon Heyworth (UK record engineer and producer)		1:50
8	A Sprinkling of Clouds engineer and producer: Simon Heyworth (UK record engineer and producer) recording of: A Sprinkling of Clouds lyricist: Daevid Allen, Tim Blake, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Didier Malherbe and Gilli Smyth composer: Daevid Allen, Tim Blake, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Didier Malherbe, Pierre Moerlen and Gilli Smyth part of: Elysian Feels		8:56
9	Perfect Mystery		2:28
10	The Octave Doctors and the Crystal Machine recording of: The Octave Doctors and the Crystal Machine writer: Tim Blake publisher: Charly Holdings Inc. (in 1973)		1:47
11	Witch’s Song I Am Your Pussy recording of: Witch’s Song / I’m Your Pussy writer: Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth		5:07
12	Psychological Overture		2:35
13	Floatin’ Anarchy		5:08
14	Stoned Innocent Frankenstein		3:20
15	Opium for the People		4:26
16	Allez Ali Baba Blacksheep Have You Any Bullshit / Mama Maya Mantram		15:02

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2809029 [info]

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other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/gong/opium-for-the-people/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/gong/opium-for-the-people(compilation) [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/73546/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=32195 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000417714 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 883717400116
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:17:12

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Atom
ATOM 2037
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ATOM2037

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Germany
2006

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