Gentle Giant Vinyl Records

Price new from used from mp3 music november 27 1970.

Gentle giant vinyl records.

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. Produced by the band three friends gentle giant s third album from 1972 was an ambitious concep. On sale quick add. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

The albums are manufactured in 180 gram vinyl with the original uk gatefold art work. Gentle giant three friends vinyl record. 27 00 add to wish list. Capitol records sn 16045 format.

Gentle giant live at the bicentennial 1976 cd. Giant funny ways alucard isn t it quiet cold nothing at all why not the. Vinyl lp album reissue country. On sale quick add.

This is gentle giant after all they have already achieved perfection and that cannot be improved upon. Gentle giant civilian lp vinyl record 61841 gentle giant format. Gentle giant in glass house cd. 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.

Gentle giant s self titled debut studio album was released in late 1970. No extras but in truth none are needed. Phil shulman born 27 august 1937 derek shulman born 11 february 1947 and ray shulman born 8 december 1949. Band history prehistory including simon dupree and the big sound the core of what was to become gentle giant comprised three brothers.

On sale quick add. Gentle giant were a british progressive rock band. Derek sang and played guitar and bass ray played sang and. Vinyl records by gentle giant gentle giant octopus giant for a day power and the glory free hand in a glass house three friends acquiring the taste octopus playing the fool missing piece playing the foole gentle giant three friends the power and the glory missing piece giant steps the first five years 1970 1975 three friends three friends pretentious for the sake of it octopus octopus in.

Phil and derek were born in glasgow scotland in the gorbals which was then a notorious slum. Listen now with amazon music. The brothers were of scottish jewish descent. Textually inspired by philosophy personal events and the works of françois rabelais the group s early compositional purpose was to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular.

In my opinion it is an incredible record and one that i would enthusiastically recommend to any fan of progressive rock music and which i would definitely label as a must own for existing gentle giant fans. Octopus from 1972 was one of gentle giant s most accomplished and accessible releases blending.