| Giorgio Gomelsky | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  (former Soviet)-Georgia |
| Occupation(s) | music manager, record producer |
| Years active | Mid-1950s - present |
| Label(s) | Marmalade, BYG Records |
| Associated acts | The Rollin' Stones, The Paramounts, The Yardbirds, Magma, Blossom Toes, Julie Driscoll |
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Giorgio was also instrumental in the careers of the following artists: The Soft Machine, Daevid Allen and Gong and Magma:
- The Soft Machine's first demos were recorded by Giorgio. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Daevid Allen (born January 13, 1938 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Poet, Guitarist, Singer, Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. Note that there have been at least five other lesser-known bands named Magma a drum and organ rock duo from Germany in the 1970s a short-lived Polish pop band in the late 1990s
- Gong's first 5 LP's were created under Giorgio's auspices.
- The Gong LP's from France were on Giorgio's experimental label BYG also called ACTUEL, later Gong's trilogy was released among the first titles at Virgin Records, UK.
The French band Giorgio produced, MAGMA, was almost an orchestra of rock sound and recorded in its own language! (no libretto or translation provided!)
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