Shamal (album)

Shamal
Studio album by
Released13 February 1976 (1976-02-13)
RecordedDecember 1975
Studio
Genre
Length40:41
LabelVirgin Records
ProducerNick Mason
Gong chronology
You
(1974)
Shamal
(1976)
Gazeuse!
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record GuideB−

Shamal is the sixth studio album released under the name Gong and was released by Virgin Records on 13 February 1976 The album, produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, was recorded in December 1975 by a unique line-up referred to later as "Shamal-Gong". It is usually regarded as a transitional album between Daevid Allen's incarnation of the band and the Pierre Moerlen-led fusion line-up of the late 1970s.