Daevid Allen The Truth Side A: 1) The Roundhouse Lecture, 1977 Part 1 (33:41) Side B: 1) The Roundhouse Lecture, 1977 Part 2 (38:04) Recorded on September 4th 1977 at the Roundhouse in London. Precise date not indicated on cover, taken from the lecture's program. Daevid's Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy lecture; the tracks used to illustrate the narration are inserts from Radio Gnome trilogy. In autumn of 1977 Daevid held two entertaining lectures in London on the history and mystery of the Planet Gong. Both events, one at the I.C.A. the other at the Roundhouse, were sold out. This tape is a recording of the R ouyndhouse lecture. London's alternative community gathered, crowded together, sitting in the aisles, on each other's laps, eagerly awaiting illumination on the mythology of Gong Trilogy from the man who created it. The lecture was illustrated with slides and tapes and snatches of familiar Gong music appeared throughout. It was an open friendly occasion with questions from the audience helping Daevid expand the talk into the realms of the esoteric nature of life as he saw it. As with all mythologies there are many layers of meaning. What you perceive revealed in them at any particular time depends on where you are in your own life journey. The lecture is a still relevant overview and aid to understanding the hidden story and purpose of the mysteries of the Planet Gong. I hope you enjoy it. Copied by Sound Services Cover by Jonny - Lecture Part 1: Ooby Scooby Dooms Day / acid - Nuclear Mystery Temple - Melweg - 1st chakra "snakepit" Muladhara - white lens telescope - choice test - 2nd chakra "complicated cockpit" Svadhisthana - Daevid reads R.G.I. story / Radio Gnome Invisible / 3rd chakra Manipura - Radio Gnome broadcast / It was a dark and stormy night / Banana Ananda - 4th chakra "heart" Anahata - fruitcake - Gong the band - 5th chakra "throat" Vishuddha - talking head / The Pot Head Pixies / a pot head pixie appears - field of bad-de-gras - the good witch Yoni / Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell (fades). - Lecture Part 2: 6th chakra Ajna "middle eye" - 7th chakra Sahashrara "lotus" / Witch's Song - I Am Your Pussy / Zero drinks potion - Selene / The Other Side Of The Sky / Castle in the clouds / prostitute / Selene / outer temple / Outer Temple / Zero meets the Octave doctor / Thought For Nought / Are you still there June? - taxi driver - temple building - the isle of everywhere / Perfect Mystery / fruitcake / The Isle Of Everywhere / Zero blows it / You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (fade). The Truth was first released by GAS in 1979. It appeared for sale on Essential GAS list 1979. Ottersongs reissued the cassette in 1982 (on Whats Going On Gas 82 magazine). This is a 1992 reissue on GAS label with different cover art (red inlay card, blue lettering and a colour square stuck on front).