MOTHERGONG & DAVE SAWYER - "Words Fail Me"

Ottersongs OTT 002 (© 1981)
Cassette-only release
Total time 47:22

Side A:

1) The Loop (3:21)
2) Boobong Pt 1 (4:57)
3) Pyramid, 21/8 (3:28)
4) Crazy Crazy (1:46)
5) Boobong Pt 2 (4:44)
6) Thirteen/Eight (5:21)

Side B:

1) Now How Can Man (2:35)
2) Boobong Base (7:03)
3) Life In The World Pt 2 (12:04)
4) Judge And Jury (1:59)

Produced and engineered by Harry Williamson.
Recorded at Oxes Cross, Devon, 1981

- Life In The World Unseen - Pt 1: unlisted.
- Elephants: unlisted. Like Sawyer's Vibrations, uses part of the backing track on "Elephants & Tigers" (Robot Woman 2).
- Life In The World Pt 2: includes a bit which can be found in a slowed down version on Dave Sawyer's Vibrations tape.
- Judge + Jury: the tune for this can be found on Dave Sawyer's Vibrations GAS tape (sharing part of the backing track).
- The Loop: a tune also appearing on Dave Sawyer's Vibrations GAS tape.
- Boobong Pt1: includes a bit which is on Dave Sawyer's Vibrations and a fragment from "Crazy Town" (Robot Woman 2).
- Pyramid, 21/8: this theme was part of "Sonic Savages" as played by Nik Turner's Sphynx in 1978 (Williamson in the lineup).
- Crazy Crazy: a variation on "Crazy Town" from Robot Woman 2, also on Sawyer's Vibrations.
- 13/8: on Mystery & History Of Planet G**G, Remember The Forgotten (with voiceover), Vibrations (different mix).
- Gliss-U-Well, unlisted on cover, also appear on all versions of The Mystery And The History Of Planet G**G.

This tape has some backing tracks in common with "Robot Woman 2" and Dave Sawyer's "Vibrations".
13/8 and the unlisted "Gliss U Well" also appear on "The History & The Mystery Of Planet Gong".
"Pyramid 21/8"'s theme was part of "Sonic Savages" (Nik Turner's Spynx) in 1978.
Track order on my copy is reversed; Side 1 of tape has the tracks listed on cover for side 2. 

Dan Cranenburge: Bass / Guy Evans: Drums / Didier Malherbe: Saxes, Flutes / Gilli Smyth: Vocals 
Dave Sawyer: All other instruments / Harry Williamson: Guitars

+ Jan Emeric (guitar) Hugh Hopper (bass) Claire Jones (vocal) on "13/8" (uncredited on cover).

This release appeared for sale from Otter Songs (GAS) on "Whats Going On Gas 82" magazine.

2008-04-24 transfer / no dolby / uncut
2008-10-11 normalized / padded / flac - Maclen