ESOTERIC RECORDINGS announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of this acclaimed album by PIERRE MOERLEN'S GONG. By the late 1970s Percussionist Pierre Moerlen had taken over the leadership of GONG and had steered the band away from Psychedelic Space Rock and took the band into a Jazz Rock direction, one in which the band excelled. After recording several albums with VIRGIN, Moerlen signed with Arista Records in 1978. Following the album "DOWNWIND" , Moerlen assembled a new band featuring Hansford Rowe on bass and Bon Lozaga on guitar. This band entered The Kinks' KONK studios to record "TIME IS THE KEY", a fine album that featured guest appearances by guitarist ALLAN HOLDSWORTH and Curved Air violinist DARRYL WAY. This ESOTERIC RECORDINGS edition has been re-mastered from the original analogue master tapes and fully restores the original album artwork.