Steve Hillage: Open 1979 LP

Gong -kitaristin Virgin-albumi 1979. Die cut sleeve.

Steve Hillage – Open

Label:

Virgin – V 2135

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, die cut sleeve

Country:

UK

Released:

Oct 12, 1979

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Psychedelic Rock

A1Day After Day6:17A2Getting In Tune3:16A3Open5:16A4Definite Activity4:43B1Don't Dither Do It5:04B2The Fire Inside

Guest, Synthesizer [Prophet], Soloist [First Moog Solo] – Jean-Philippe Rykiel

Guest, Synthesizer, Soloist [Second Moog Solo] – Dave Stewart

6:15B3Earthrise

Soloist, Synthesizer [Moog Solo] – Steve Hillage

8:34

• Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios

• Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton

• Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London

• Mixed At – Marquee Studios

• Phonographic Copyright ? – Virgin Records Ltd.

• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

• Published By – Copyright Control

• Bass Guitar – Paul Francis

• Design – Simon Ryan

• Drums, Percussion, Gong, Vocoder – Andy Anderson

• Engineer – Mike Dunn*, Phil Harding

• Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Gaylor

• Guitar, Voice, Sequenced By, Vocoder – Steve Hillage

• Lacquer Cut By – TY*

• Management – Smart Management Ltd.

• Producer – Steve Hillage

• Slide Guitar, Voice – Dave Stewart (5)

• Synthesizer, Voice, Vocoder – Miquette Giraudy

Recorded at Ridge Farm august 1979.

Original issue has die-cut sleeve on front and back

Stephen Simpson Hillage

UK-based guitarist born on August 2, 1951, in London, England. Formerly a member of prog-rock act Gong but best known solo, as half of ambient techno duo System 7 and as a frequent collaborator with The Orb. Hillage started with the band Uriel then left for college and they continued on as Egg. They reunited to record under the pseudonym Arzachel, then Hillage ended up with Kevin Ayers, from which he went on to Gong where he picked up on Daevid Allen's glissando guitar techniques, which Allen had evolved from watching Syd Barrett play with a butter knife bowing strings. He left Gong at the time of Shamal and started a solo career.

Hillage evolved from prodigy to virtuoso and the guitar sound evolved with echoes and reverb blending with synthesizers. he was a pioneer in new age ambient music and retired from recording for a while as he went on to be a prominent producer in the early 1980's, most known for his work on the Simple Minds albums of that era. Some years later he was in a club and heard The Orb sampling his music and hooked up with them. As a result he resurfaced with his longtime partner Miquette Giraudy as System 7 (aka 777 due to concerns from Apple over their operating system at the time). Hillage reunited with Gong circa 2008 and toured with them in 2009 and 2010. That version of Gong also released 2032 in 2009.