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 - Three Piece Suite - 180gram - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $30.74, €28.99 (New Item) (arrived 21-Jun-2022 10:53)on June 28, 2022 at 8:03 pm
GENTLE GIANT Three Piece Suite (2017 German pressed limited edition 11-track double LP pressed on 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl featuring the Steven Wilson-mixed compilation of material from their first three albums: 1970's Gentle Giant, 1971's Acquiring The Taste and 1972's Three Friends. Along with Steven's bonus 7” Edit of Nothing At All, the collection also includes the commercially unreleased track Freedom's Child that was taken from the first recording sessions with legendary producer Tony Visconti [who was behind the desk for the band's first two records]. Housed in gatefold picture sleeve with the hype-sticker attached to the back. Although not sealed, this remains in a 'near mint' condition ALUGGV058)
- Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece - 1st + Inner - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $36.90, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 27-May-2022 15:11)on June 28, 2022 at 8:03 pm
GENTLE GIANT The Missing Piece (1977 UK green Chrysalis label 9-track LP, picture sleeve complete with matching green illustrated inner. The sleeve is Excellent with the odd corner crease & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with a few minor paper hairlines to show play CHR1152)
- Gentle Giant - In A Glass House - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $153.75, €145.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Apr-2022 16:19)on June 28, 2022 at 8:03 pm
GENTLE GIANT In A Glass House (1973 UK first press 6-track LP on the black & silver WWA label [this album did not come out on the Vertigo swirl label in the UK], for many their finest record. Comes housed in a striking die-cut textured sleeve complete with PVC window, art print card insert. Because the textured sleeves were never laminated they were prone to storage wear with age, however this one has suffered only minor shelfwear and is overall in fantastic condition for its styleand age. The vinyl too is nice & clean & shows only minor cosmetic evidence of light play, a great copy of this Prog rock gem! WWA002)
- Gentle Giant - Octopus - Japanese - CD album - £25.00, $30.75, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 29-Mar-2022 17:21)on June 28, 2022 at 8:03 pm
GENTLE GIANT Octopus (2006 Japanese limited edition 8-track 24-bit remastered CD issue of the classic 1972 album, replica mini LP-style gatefold card wallet picture sleeve, with Vertigo Swirl inner reproducing the original LP artwork, complete with Japanese/lyric booklet & 'Rock Legend Series' obi-strip. The obi has faded slightly otherwise remains in a really nice condition UICY-9029)
- Gentle Giant - Pretentious For The Sake Of It - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £30.00, $36.90, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2021 12:19)on June 28, 2022 at 8:03 pm
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)
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