The Whole Truth

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Album Info

Release Date: 1988

Label: Ottersongs

Credits on cassette:

"THE WHOLE TRUTH OF DAEVID ALLEN!"

This recording was made in the USA. On his 1980 tour.
A unique insight into the history and mystery of DAEVID ALLEN.

OTTER SONGS / G.A.S.
Ottersongs tape number 30

Notes & details:

- Side A: "Switch Doctor" excerpt / "First Softs Interview - Reelin & Squealin" / "Riot - Ooby Scooby Doomsday".
- Side A of ends with bits of tape apparently played randomly and tape noise (a leftover from real time copy).
- Side B: "Ooby Scooby Doomsday" continued / "ORFT Invasion" / "I.O.C.T." (Greasy Truckers) / "NME Interview".

Recorded:
August 9th 1980
Los Angeles, CA
Vanguard Gallery *

Daevid Allen's lecture on his past work (from early Bill Burroughs and Soft Machine days to Gong) with the aid of tapes played to the audience.

Divided Alien Clockwork Band show (Daevid solo with tapes) followed.
The show remains unreleased to this day.

The recording on this cassette is mono.
A better sounding stereo recording of this lecture exists (complete show).