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For the first time available on vinyl as Half-Speed Mastered edition. Features original sleeve design, with exclusive new tag artwork that stays true to the album's unique spirit. Presented in reverse board printed sleeve and inner sleeve featuring the original album lyrics.A delightful blend of enchanting melodies, virtuosic musicianship and boundless creativityThis remarkable album, originally released in 1979 features an all-star lineup of artists brought together by talent of Mother Gong's Gilli Smyth. Renowned for her work with Gong, Smyth's unique vocal stylings-the ethereal Inchspace whisperInch-lead the way on this otherworldly journey.Joined by her esteemed collaborators, including Nik Turner from Hawkwind and other masterful musicians such as flutist Didier Malherbe, Gilli Smyth breathes new life into three classic fairy tales InchWassilissaInch, InchThe Three TonguesInch and InchThe Pied Piper.Inch Through their innovative arrangements and Gilli Smyth's haunting vocals, these stories transform, revealing their hidden, darker dimensions. The result is an album that defies convention-a spellbinding experience unlike anything you've ever heard.This reissue is a must-have for all Gong fans and the meticulous half-speed master process allows vinyl aficionados to hear the full depth of complex instrumental and vocal nuances like never before in this beloved masterpiece. Album Tracks 1. Wassilissa 2. Three Riders 3. The Baba-Yaga's Cottage 4. The Forbidden Room 5. Time Machine 6. Flying 7. Wassilissa Returns Home 8. Through the Machine Again 9. The Baba Yaga 10. The Three Tongues 11. The Shoemaker's Son 12. Land of Dogs 13. The Frog 14. An Irish Inn in Rome 15. The Arena 16. Turtles 17. Birds 18. The Feast 19. The Pied Piper 20. Hamelin 21. Rats Amok 22. An Angry Crowd 23. Rat Rock 24. A Thousand Guilders? 25.
