| Expresso II | ||||
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| Released | March 1978 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1977, Pye & Matrix Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 37:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | (Pierre Moerlen's) Gong, John Wood | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Expresso II is the eighth studio album released under the name Gong and the de facto second album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong. It released in February 1978.[2]
Featuring an all-instrumental jazz-driven sound, notable for the prominent use of vibraphone, it has little to do with the psychedelic space rock of Daevid Allen's Gong, even though the two bands share a common history. Although the album was issued by Virgin Records under the "Gong" name for contractual reasons, and the name "Pierre Moerlen's Gong" would not be adopted for a few more months, the lineup involved and the nature of the music are those of the Moerlen-led band.
This was the final Gong-related album released by Virgin; the band continued on Arista Records.
- ^ Ros Smith, David (2011). "Expresso II - Gong | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Gong: Expresso II". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.