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Green

Artist: Steve Hillage
Label: Virgin
Catalog#: V 2098
Format: Vinyl
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1978-04
Tracklist
A1 Sea-Nature 6:43
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

A2 Ether Ships 5:02
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

A3 Musick Of The Trees 4:53
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

A4 Palm Trees (Love Guitar) 5:19
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

B1 Unidentified (Flying Being) 4:30
  Notes:

Written-By - Curtis Robertson
Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

B2 U.F.O. Over Paris 3:11
  Notes:

Written-By - Charles Bynum
Written-By - Curtis Robertson
Written-By - Joe Blocker
Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

B3 Leylines To Glassdom 4:06
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

B4 Crystal City 3:36
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

B5 Activation Meditation 1:03
  Notes:

Written-By - Miquette Giraudy
Written-By - Steve Hillage

B6 The Glorious Om Riff 7:46
  Notes:

Written-By - Compagnie d'Opera Invisible de Thibet
Written-By - Steve Hillage

Credits

Arranged By [Organic Electrick Musick] - Steve Hillage
Bass - Curtis Robertson
Drums, Percussion - Joe Blocker
Engineer - John Wood
Engineer [Assistant, Manor Mobile] - Malcolm Heeley
Engineer [Assistant, Matrix] - Andy Llewellyn
Guitar, Synthesizer [Polyphonic Guitar, Moog], Guitar [Glissando], Voice - Steve Hillage
Producer - Nick Mason
Producer - Steve Hillage
Synthesizer [Arp, Ems], Vocoder [Ems], Vocals - Miquette Giraudy

Notes

Basic tracks recorded December 1977 at Ridge Farm, Dorking, Surrey with the Manor Mobile.
Overdubs January 1978, Matrix Studio, London
Overdubs and mixing February 1978, Brittania Row Studio, London.

Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
In late 1977, Steve Hillage spent some time with his ex-Gong cohorts producing ex-Hawkwind member Nik Turner's 1978 solo album, Xitintoday. He then toured the UK, assisted by Americans Joe Blocker on drums and Curtis Robertson on bass (from the funk band Karma) and, of course, his ever-present partner Miquette Giraudy on keyboards. For his fourth album, Hillage manned the producer's chair with Pink Floyd's Nick Mason; so it should be no surprise that Green is one of his spacier releases. "Sea-Nature" opens in style; immediately the track establishes a much larger sense of space, both inner and outer. "Ether Ships" bubbles with electronics (and a Roland guitar synthesizer), while "Musick of the Trees" (sic) kicks back with some nice acoustic touches. Hillage gets in the mood on "Palm Trees (Love Guitar)," while "Unidentified (Flying Being)" is a throwback to the funky groove of his previous album; both tracks feature some great lead guitar from Hillage. Beginning with "UFO over Paris," he and Miquette weave their ambient magic over the next few tracks: The hypnotic pulse of "Leylines to Glassdom" floats right into the luscious "Crystal City." Eventually, Hillage reprises a quite heavy "The Glorious Om Riff" from Gong's "Master Builder" to close. There's little doubt the album is one of his strongest ever, and it would again see Hillage chart in the UK, cresting at No. 30. And yes, the album was pressed on green vinyl.
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