GENTLE GIANT-same,1-st Germ.( SWIRL) Edit. 1970y. ( EX+) Legenda Albom
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Gentle Giant
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Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era in 1969, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of its cult-band status, but somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing.
Gentle Giant was born out of the ruins of Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, an R&B-based outfit led by brothers Derek, Ray, and Phil Shulman. After switching to psychedelia in 1967 and scoring their only major hit that year with "Kites," as Gentle Giant the group abandoned both the R&B and psychedelic orientations of the previous band; Derek sang and played guitar and bass, Ray sang and played bass and violin, and Phil handled the saxophone, augmented by Kerry Minnear on keyboards, and Gary Green on guitar. Their original lineup also featured Martin Smith on drums, but they went through several percussionists in the first three years of their existence.
Gentle Giant ?– Gentle Giant
Label: Vertigo ?– 6360 020 Matrix?: 6360 020 1y1 320 , 6360 020 1y2 320 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, First german pressingCountry: Germany Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock
Tracklist A1 Giant 6:25 A2 Funny Ways 4:20 A3 Alucard 6:02 A4 Isn't It Quiet And Cold 3:41 B1 Nothing At All 9:08 B2 Why Not 5:29 B3 The Queen 1:37
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Philips
Credits
- Bass [Most], Violin, Guitar [Some], Percussion, Backing Vocals – Ray Shulman
- Cello – Claire Deniz (tracks: A4)
- Cello, Keyboards, Bass [Some], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion [Tuned] – Kerry Minnear
- Design [Cover Artiste Extraordinaire] – George Underwood
- Drums, Percussion – Martin Smith (12)
- Engineer – Roy Baker*
- Horn [Tenor] – Paul Cosh
- Lead Guitar, Twelve-string Guitar – Gary Green
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bass [Some] – Derek Shulman
- Liner Notes – Tony Visconti
- Producer – Tony Visconti
- Saxophone, Trumpet, Recorder, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Phil Shulman*
- Written-By – Shulman*, Minnear*, Shulman*, Shulman*
Notes
Vertigo Swirl labels
1st german pressing
laminated gatefold cover
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: GEMA
ALSO for SALE :
gentle giant 1970 gentle giant vertigo germany aa6360 020 1y1 320 orig ex+ 1-st press,w,st."swirl" gentle giant 1972 octopus vertigo germany aa6360080 1y 320 orig ex+ 1-st press,w,st. 'swirl' gentle giant 1972 three friends vertigo germany aa 6360070.1y 2y orig ex+ "swirl",w,insert.
( MULTIPLE PURCHASES...25%- postage cost FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP )
I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg
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