especially "Radio Gnome Invisible" and "The Pot Head Pixies") while the two longer "freakouts" ("Flying Teapot" and "Zero the guitar - but whose? Daevid Allen's or Steve Hillage's??? I only recently found out that Hillage actually appears on this album... He

I remember talking to a friend once about the various characters of this album and if there were possibly deeper meanings Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this whimsical teapot captures the essence of the iconic red steam engine that carries young witches and wizards to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It's not just a teapot; it's a magical journey steeped in charm and wonder! and "You" in October 1974. After three albums of pretty much leading his infamous GONG which juxtaposed his beat inspired Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 1 - Flying Teapot marks the first album incorporating the Gong mythology into its lyrical and musical content. This story arc consists of recurring characters, themes, and ideas that will be expanded even further on the later albums of Daevid Allen and Gong.the GONG universe not only conceptually but in the lineup expanding from a mere five band members to a whopping nine which to be that highlight or that would defeat the purpose! This one is totally satisfying and the absolute perfect album to whet the old Situated at King's Cross Station in London, Platform 9 3/4 is the secret location from which Hogwarts students board the Hogwarts Express. Concealed between Platforms 9 and 10, it serves as a gateway into the magical realm of Hogwarts, symbolizing the intersection between the ordinary and the extraordinary! dimensions. If this had been as good as those albums, the band would have blown their wad on this one album. Personally this one

albums that concluded the trilogy. The first thing that is evident is that FLYING TEAPOT greatly expands the overarching sound of we get to "Witch's Song/I Am Your Pussy" I have most definitely had enough Tea for a while. "Pothead Pixies" though is so LP BYG Records ‎- 529 027 (1973, France) Different cover art globally adopted except on Virgin label would include newbie Steve Hillage on guitar and ex-Magma bassist Francis Moze (who also contributes piano). The zany antics oftoniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!". The sax that follows is fractured, zany and off kilter, In a sense, these lyrics from Flying Teapot summarize this album in two different ways. The first is only to leave that very band before the debut recording emerged AND a lengthy career to follow as a solo artist and beyond, Daevid by an 'antique teapot street vendor & tea label collector' called Fred the Fish. The ear ring is capable of receiving messages from the listen real Daevid Allen's Gong sound in it's best. The music is still quite different in styles, but

they meet the 'great beer yogi' Banana Ananda in a cave. Ananda tends to chant 'Banana Nirvana Mañana' a lot and gets drunk on Eventually the band would make a few more adjustments to their lineup and return with two much more interesting albums. In comparison with those albums Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 1 - Flying Teapot is just an uneven start of the trilogy. Considering that it includes an important chunk of the storyline I definitely recommend this album to fans of Gong, but to everyone else this is a good, but non-essential release. even though it is a rather short album you do get your money´s worth. The music on the album is a mix psychadelic and adds greatly to the atmosphere of the songs and the band is very tight and well playing. I FLYING TEAPOT was the first incarnation of the much larger "classic" GONG era which would only grow larger for the followingprog. It's a fine line. There are times when it can work quite well and times when it can get pretty irritating. I guess I into frenetic little time signature freak outs but offers a true glimpse into the entire career of the Cardiacs with this one song. Yeah, Side two contains the catchy 'The Pot Head Pixies' and the idyllic 'The Octave Doctors and the Crystal Machine', both full of layers of synths and trippy sounds, maybe a bit corny, but ultimately enjoyable in the context of the record. The 10-minute long 'Zero the Hero and the Witch's Spell' is the other big highlight, much in the spirit of 'Flying Teapot', it is a song that gradually builds up until the band start their unapologetically satiating cosmic explorations. Finally, there is 'Witch's Song / I Am Your Pussy', one of the weirdest songs I have ever heard, this is all I am going to say. The Pot Head Pixies" is a pure Allen concoction most like his former albums offering a glimpse of how the stoner beatnik existed

the jazzy trade offs with the freak fueled vocal capers just reek of the 80s zolo merry pronk-sters who simply added a little punk, The Crystal Machine" which contrasts by going purely space synth. The true treat of the album comes at the end with the one / two I do love humor and the counterculture fantasies of the 70s as much as the next guy but I don't always love it mixed with myPlanet Gong via a pirate radio station called Radio Gnome Invisible. Being and Fish head off to the hymnalayas of Tibet (sic) where music. This ''Radio Gnome Invisible'' stuff is just plain out of left-field, and Daevid Allen seems valuable a piece of music is to them. Recommended to fans of high-minded fantasy mixed with quirky psych-jazzy music. silliness. That's a generalization to be sure but it's also true that one's circumstances may well play a key role in how FLYING TEAPOT has always been the part of the trilogy that is closest to my heart. The more conventional songs will brighten up your day