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Unburied Treasure will feature all Gentle Giant’s studio albums along with live cuts and bonus tracks.
A fully authorised box set celebrating Gentle Giant’s back catalogue titled Unburied Treasure is to be released on December 6 through Madfish.
The limited edition collection will be spread across 30-discs and contain all 11 of the band’s studio albums, along with 15 live concerts – seven of which have never previously been released, while a further seven have never been officially released.
In addition, Unburied Treasure will include bonus tracks and Gentle Giant’s self-titled 1970 debut album which has been remixed by Steven Wilson and presented on a Blu-ray featuring the high resolution 96/24 Stereo LPCM mix, 96/24 5.1 surround LPCM and DTS-HD 5.1 surround mixes and instrumental mixes of the record.
The other 29 discs have been newly remastered by Pete Reynolds, while the box set – which is limited to just 2000 copies – will also feature a 136-page coffee table hardback book, a 96-page tour history book and signed photographs by Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear and John Weathers.
The Unburied Treasure cover art has been created by Bob Venables and is based on George Underwood’s original design which appeared on their Gentle Giant’s 1970 debut.
The collection will also include two replica posters: The first from their first show at Portsmouth Polytechnic in 1970 and famous The Power And The Glory artwork.
Other items included are a replica Playing The Fool booklet, a Giant For A Day mask and a replica ‘missing piece’ jigsaw. One randomly chosen box set will include the missing golden piece, which, when claimed, will reward the owner with The Power And The Glory screen printed mirror.
Unburied Treasure is available to pre-order direct from Madfish’s online store, where a full tracklist for the 30-disc collection can also be found.
Find the box set contents below, along with a trailer for the collection.
Gentle Giant: Unburied Treasure Contents
Gentle Giant (1970)
Gentle Giant (1970) – Steve Wilson remix
Acquiring The Taste (1971)
Three Friends (1972)
Octopus (1972)
In A Glass House (1973)
The Power And The Glory (1974)
Free Hand (1975)
Interview (1976)
The Missing Piece (1977)
Playing The Fool (1977)
Giant For A Day! (1978)
Civilian (1980)
Pinewood Rehearsal 1977 (outtakes)
Winchester 1971
Essen 1972
New Orleans 1972 (feat. three previously unreleased BBC recordings)
Hollywood Bowl 1972
Vicenza 1973
Torino 1973
Munster 1974
St Gallen 1974
Cleveland Agora 1975
Basel 1975
Dusseldorf 1976 Part 1
Dusseldorf & Brussels 1976 Part 2
Munich 1976
Paris 1976
Chester 1977
Roxy 1980
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- Gentle Giant - Free Hand - 1st + Insert - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $123.50, €113.05 (Back In Stock) (arrived 27-Feb-2025 17:00)on March 13, 2025 at 6:45 pm
GENTLE GIANT Free Hand (1975 UK first issue 7-track LP, the highest charting album in the US from the UK prog rockers and regarded by many as the band's peak, complete with card illustrated lyric insert, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light sheflwear & the vinyl little evidence of play CHR1093)
- Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $162.50, €148.75 (New Item) (arrived 24-Feb-2025 11:56)on March 13, 2025 at 6:45 pm
GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (Rare Mid 70s UK issue of the classic 1971 8-track LP on the 'spaceship' label. This album took the band into more experimental & darker areas - a rich blend of hard rock & orchestration - with hints of influences from King Crimson & Van Der Graaf Generator. The gatefold picture sleeve shows minimal storage wear & the vinyl appears near mint. Great thinking man's rock)
- Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £250.00, $325.00, €297.50 (New Item) (arrived 05-Dec-2024 18:00)on March 13, 2025 at 6:45 pm
GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (Rare 1971 UK first press 8-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo 'swirl' label - This album took the band into more experimental & darker areas but is still their own recognisable sound - a rich blend of hard rock & orchestration - with hints of influences from King Crimson and Van Der Graaf Generator. Complete with the poly-lined 'swirl' inner and lyrics printed across the inside, the gatefold picture sleeve has some light shelfwear scuffing to the edges / corners and has a vintage price sticker attached to the front, while also displays some spots of age discolouration but its pretty damn good considering it was never laminated. With just a few light signs of play visible, the vinyl remains in fantastic Excellent condition for its over FIFTY years. Now hard to find in any condition!)
- Gentle Giant - Interview + Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $52.00, €47.60 (New Item) (arrived 23-Feb-2025 09:34)on March 13, 2025 at 6:45 pm
GENTLE GIANT Interview (1976 UK 7-track LP on the green Chrysalis label, an often overlooked but firm favourite among Giant fans known by many for the trademark 'I Lost My Head' but also hiding sublime gems like Empty City, the avant-reggae 'GiveIt Back' and ahead-of-its-time prog rocker 'Another Show', complete with illustrated lyric inner, fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear and the vinyl remains near 'as new' with few signs of play CHR1115)
- Gentle Giant - Giant For A Day + Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.50, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 23-Feb-2025 09:36)on March 13, 2025 at 6:45 pm
GENTLE GIANT Giant For A Day (1978 UK 10-track vinyl LP which features a pop rock sensibility, instead of their usual progressive rock sound. The glossy picture sleeve has a little shelfwear to the edges and comes with its lyric inner, whilst the vinyl appears barely played CHR1186)
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