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 - Gentle Giant - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $92.25, €87.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Apr-2024 11:02)on April 23, 2024 at 11:28 pm
GENTLE GIANT Gentle Giant (Mid 70s UK second issue of the debut 1970 7-track LP on the 'spaceship' Vertigo label, the innovative first album from the Shulman brothers & co, including the big-riff laden opener, Giant, & staple, longterm live set regulars, Funny Ways & Isn't It Quiet And Cold, featuring the late, first drummer Martin Smith, housed in the brilliant 'Giant with band in hands' gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light general wear whilst the vinyl displays faint hairlines, which have no real impact on play)
- Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece - 2024 Steven Wilson Remix CD + 5.1 Blu-Ray - Sealed - UK - 2-CD album set - £29.99, $36.89, €34.79 (New Item) (arrived 08-Apr-2024 11:47)on April 23, 2024 at 11:28 pm
GENTLE GIANT The Missing Piece (2024 Steven Wilson Remix UK/EU limited edition 2-disc set comprising a CD and 5.1 Blu-Ray containing the SW Remix, Dolby Atmos Mixes, Album Mixes, Instrumental Mixes and Original 1977 Stereo Mix. Housed inside a 6-panel fold-out softpack picture sleeve, hype sticker & Factory sealed. Recommended)
- Gentle Giant - Free Hand - 180gm Steven Wilson Mixes - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $30.74, €28.99 (New Item) (arrived 09-Mar-2024 13:18)on April 23, 2024 at 11:28 pm
GENTLE GIANT Free Hand (2021 UK/EU 14-track double LP pressed on 180gram Black Vinyl, the 1975 album from the British Progressive Rock legends remastered from the original master tapes & expanded to include its exclusive Steven Wilson mix. Housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve, the sleeve & the vinyl are Near Mint ALUGGV066)
- Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste - German - CD album - £11.99, $14.75, €13.91 (New Item) (arrived 11-Mar-2024 11:07)on April 23, 2024 at 11:28 pm
GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (1990 German 8-track CD housed in a standard jewel case with sleeve and booklet)
- Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £395.00, $485.85, €458.20 (New Item) (arrived 13-Mar-2024 13:52)on April 23, 2024 at 11:28 pm
GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (1971 first UK issue 8-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo 'swirl' label, gatefold picture sleeve complete with swirl inner. 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. With the sleeve showing just a little light general wear. The labels remain very clean with minimal spindle marksand the vinyl looks barely played)
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