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 - Acquiring The Taste - 1st - G - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $122.55, €113.05 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jul-2024 16:48)on July 27, 2024 at 12:45 am
GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (1971 first UK issue 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 & Van Der Graaf Generator, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with the poly lined 'swirl' die-cut inner. The sleeve displays some minor general wear with some edge & corner scuffing, but still pretty good considering it was never laminated. The labels have a few light spindle marks and light signs of age, with a handwritten 'B' to Side 2, and a small scuff to each side, not affecting play. Not Mint, but an ideal play copy)
- Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory + Insert - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $161.25, €148.75 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jul-2024 16:37)on July 27, 2024 at 12:45 am
GENTLE GIANT The Power And The Glory (1974 UK 8-track LP, the stunning sixth LP from the eclectic-prog masters, including the classic Giant opener & live set frequenter Proclamation, the beautiful Aspirations & the mind-boggling So Sincere, featuring the off-beat drum work of John Weathers, complete with lyric insert, fully laminated picture sleeve with rounded corners. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of playWWA010)
- Gentle Giant - Octopus - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £395.00, $509.55, €470.05 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jul-2024 16:34)on July 27, 2024 at 12:45 am
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)
- Gentle Giant - Three Friends - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £295.00, $380.55, €351.05 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jul-2024 16:32)on July 27, 2024 at 12:45 am
GENTLE GIANT Three Friends (Rare 1973 UK 6-track LP on the small Vertigo 'swirl' label with second variant 'Made In England' label text, matt gatefold picture sleeve with die-cut poly-lined swirl inner. The sleeve shows only minimal signs of storage with very little shelf wear for its age & the vinyl shows few signs of play)
- Gentle Giant - Giant For A Day - Complete - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $38.70, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2024 11:37)on July 27, 2024 at 12:45 am
GENTLE GIANT Giant For A Day (1978 UK 10-track LP, complete with lyric inner, uncut mask insert & picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play CHR1186)
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