From Loudersound.
Gentle Giant are to rerelease their first four albums – Gentle Giant, Acquiring Taste, Three Friends and Octopus – on vinyl in April. These will be pressed on 180 gram vinyl and feature their original gatefold sleeves and artwork.
In a statement, the band say, “Gentle Giant are happy to announce the release of the first four albums on vinyl on April 3. After the positive response to the box set Unburied Treasure many fans asked whether the vinyl albums would ever be available. The band has responded and decided to make these albums officially available for the first time in decades.”
Gentle Giant’s self-tiled debut was produced by Tony Visconti and released in October 1970. Visconti also produced the follow-up, Acquiring The Taste, the following year.
Three Friends – produced by the band – was released in 1972, and was followed the same year by the classic Octopus.
Unburied Treasure came out in December. Spread across 30-discs, it featured all 11 of the band’s studio albums, along with 15 live concerts – seven of which had never previously been released.
Limited to just 2000 copies, the set also featured a 136-page coffee table hardback book, a 96-page tour history book, and signed photographs of band members Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear and John Weathers.
Last year, Gentle Giant vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Derek Shulman hinted that there might be further releases to come, telling Prog, “I’ve found things that I’d completely forgotten about, including a couple of live tapes that are not part of this box. They sound very well recorded, so we’re going to put them out next year.
“One is going to be called The Missing Tape. Owning something that you can handle and see is a good thing, rather than something that is just peripheral. I think fans want to hold something that’s not just ones and zeros.”
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- Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory + Insert - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $251.55, €230.10 (New Item) (arrived 17-Mar-2025 17:00)on April 5, 2025 at 1:18 pm
GENTLE GIANT The Power And The Glory (Rare 1974 UK 8-track vinyl LP, a must for the British Prog collector with the classic line-up firing on all cylinders during their peak years, features the staple set flagships So Sincere and Playing The Game and the sublime Aspirations, hugely recommended! Fully laminated pinched spine picture sleeve with rounded corners complete with lyric insert. The sleeve & vinyl are a superb Near Mint - a real 'time capsule' copy with no need to upgrade WWA010)
- Gentle Giant - Giant For A Day + Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.50 (Back In Stock) (arrived 24-Feb-2025 17:00)on April 5, 2025 at 1:18 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)
- Gentle Giant - Giant For A Day + Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 23-Feb-2025 09:36)on April 5, 2025 at 1:18 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)
- Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $161.25, €147.50 (New Item) (arrived 23-Feb-2025 09:39)on April 5, 2025 at 1:18 pm
GENTLE GIANT Gentle Giant (Rare Mid 70s UK second issue of the debut 1970 7-track LP on the 'spaceship' Vertigo label, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics and story inside. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear whilst the vinyl looks barely played)
- Gentle Giant - Octopus - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £395.00, $509.55, €466.10 (New Item) (arrived 23-Feb-2025 09:43)on April 5, 2025 at 1:18 pm
GENTLE GIANT Octopus (1972 UK first press Vertigo 'swirl' label 8-track LP, the formidable fourth album which marked the last involvement of eldest Shulman brother Phil & the first outing for third drummer John Weathers who stayed with the band thereafter, engineered by Martin Rushent [T-Rex, Yes, Buzzcocks, Stranglers], this is a cult classic among prog fans. Includes the brain-melting complexity of 'Knots', full of interlocking vocal harmonies wedded to bold symphonic rock sounds. The gatefold sleeve is a classic Roger Dean design & complete with the die-cut swirl inner. The cover is Excellent with the lightest signs of shelf/ringwear, however the vinyl is super clean with barely a hint of play. Highly recommended)
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