From Loudersound.
UK prog legends Gentle Giant have announced they will reissue their eleventh and final studio album, Civilian, on vinyl and CD this Spring.
In a short statement the band said: “Happy new years Giant fans! We have an exciting update for you: In the spring of 2022, the original version of Gentle Giant’s final album Civilian will finally be reissued on CD & Vinyl. Stay tuned for more!”
There’s no more info at this stage, but the band’s reissues of their first four albums back in 2020 were pressed on 180 gram vinyl and feature their original gatefold sleeves and artwork, while reissues of Octopus and The Power And The Glory were remixed by Steven Wilson.
Civilian, recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was released in 1980. The album contained shorter, more commercial material. The band split after a short US tour. Some rare footage of the Miami show on that final tour resurfaced recently.
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- Gentle Giant - Free Hand - 1st + Insert - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $46.90, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2021 10:52)on January 29, 2022 at 4:58 am
GENTLE GIANT Free Hand (1975 UK green Chrysalis label 7-track vinyl LP, the highest charting album in the US from the UK prog rockers and is regarded by many as the band's peak, picture sleeve. The sleeve has a little shelfwear to the edges and comes complete with the illustrated lyric card insert, whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition with little sign of play CHR1093)
- Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste - 1st - toc - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $261.30, €234.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Dec-2021 12:47)on January 29, 2022 at 4:58 am
GENTLE GIANT Acquiring The Taste (1971 first UK issue 8-track 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, gatefold picture sleeve with swirl inner. The sleeve is in fine shape, despite a small sticker tear to the front, there is otherwise just only minor wear, pretty damn good considering it was never laminated. The vinyl is clean & Excellent with just a few signs of play)
- Gentle Giant - Pretentious For The Sake Of It - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £30.00, $40.20, €36.00 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2021 12:19)on January 29, 2022 at 4:58 am
GENTLE GIANT Pretentious For The Sake Of It (1977 UK 'spaceship' label 14-track double LP, a fantastic career-spanning overview including the memorable favourites Knots & An Inmates Lullaby, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent [small tape mark to front] with a little light scuffing to edges & the vinyl discs grade Excellent with few signs of play)
- Gentle Giant - In A Glass House - White Label Test Pressing - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $261.30, €234.00 (New Item) (arrived 03-Sep-2021 12:59)on January 29, 2022 at 4:58 am
GENTLE GIANT In A Glass House (Rare 1973 UK white label test pressing for the 6-track LP. With plain labels, housed in a title-stamped plain die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl shows minimal wear, with a nice clear sheen. A great collectable for arguably Gentle Giant's finest record WWA002)
- Gentle Giant - Live - Playing The Fool - 1st - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $46.90, €42.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 21-Jul-2021 07:45)on January 29, 2022 at 4:58 am
GENTLE GIANT Live - Playing The Fool (1977 UK green label 9-track double LP, the group's fantastic official live album recorded between September 23 – October 7, 1976 in Düsseldorf, Paris, Brussels & Munich, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeveshows just a little light sheflwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in superb condition & looks barely played CTY1133)
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