On April 11, 1975, “Virgin” label released “Fish Rising”, the debut Steve Hillage solo album. It was recorded at “Manor Studio” in September 1974 and, “Manor Mobile” in January 1975, and was produced by Steve Hillage and Simon Heyworth.
Personnel:
- Steve Hillage (listed as Steve Hillfish) – lead vocals, electric guitar
- Miquette Giraudy (listed as Bombaloni Yoni) – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Dave Stewart– organ, piano
- Tim Blake (listed as Moonweed) – synthesizers, tamboura
- Mike Howlett– bass
- Pierre Moerlen– drums, marimba, darbuka
- Didier Malherbe (listed as Bloomdido Glid de Breeze) – sax, flute
- Lindsay Cooper– bassoon
Track listing:
All lyrics by Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy, all music by Steve Hillage.
- Solar Musick Suite
- Sun Song (I Love its Holy Mystery)
- Canterbury Sunrise
- Hiram Afterglid Meets the Dervish
- Sun Song (reprise)
- Fish
- Meditation of the Snake
- The Salmon Song
- Salmon Pool
- Solomon’s Atlantis Salmon
- Swimming with the Salmon
- King of the Fishes
- Aftaglid
- Sun Moon Surfing
- The Great Wave and the Boat of Hermes
- The Silver Ladder
- Astral Meadows
- The Lafta Yoga Song
- Glidding
- The Golden Vibe / Outglid
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