cover of Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste

Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste

1971, United Kingdom
00:39:26; 192JS; 67;
  1. Pantagruel's Nativity - 6:53
  2. Edge Of Twilight - 3:51
  3. The House, The Street, The Roo - 6:05
  4. Acquiring The Taste - 1:39
  5. Wreck - 4:40
  6. The Moon Is Down - 4:48
  7. Black Cat - 3:54
  8. Plain Truth - 7:36

Paul Cosh - trumpet, organ [3]
Gentle Giant - arranged by
Gary Green - guitar [3, 5, 6, 8], guitar [6 & 12 string] [1], bass [3], guitar [12 string wah-wah guitar], performer [donkey's jawbone], voice [cat calls] [7], voice [at start of track] [8]
Kerry Minnear - harpsichord [2, 5, 6], mellotron [1, 5, 6], organ [1 to 3], piano, vocals [3, 5, 6, 8], synthesizer [moog] [1 to 5], written-by, vibraphone, lead vocals [1], electric piano, cello, timpani, xylophone, lead vocals, written-by [percussion section], arranged by [ [percussion section], performer [ [percussion section] [2], celesta, clavichord, xylophone [3], arranged by [4], electric piano [6], cello, tambourine, maracas, vibraphone, written-by [string quartet], arranged by [string quartet] [7]
Derek Shulman - lead vocals [3, 5, 6], vocals [1, 2, 7, 8], written-by, saxophone [alto] [1, 6], clavichord [3], cowbell [7]
Philip Shulman - vocals [1 to 3, 6, 8], written-by, saxophone [tenor], trumpet [1], clarinet [2], clarinet, piano, trumpet [3], lead vocals [5], saxophone [tenor, alto] [6], lead vocals, claves [7], maracas [8]
Ray Shulman - bass [1 to 3, 5 to 8], violin [2, 3, 5, 7], vocals [1, 2, 6], written-by, guitar [spanish] [2], tambourine [5], guitar [12 string], organ, bass [pedals] [6], viola, performer [skulls] [7], violin [electric] [8]
Martin Smith - drums [1 to 3, 5 to 8], tambourine [1], gong, drums [side drum in percussion section] [2]
Chris Thomas - programmed by [moog]
Tony Visconti - producer, recorder [3, 5], bass, drums, triangle [7]

Comes with a 12-page booklet.
Limited to 3000 copies.

Originally released on LP (Vertigo 6360041) in 1971. Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Licensing Division to Repertoire Records (UK) Ltd.

℗ 1971 Vertigo Records
© 2005 Repertoire Records (UK) Ltd.

Repertoire Records (UK) Ltd, REPUK 1072
Repertoire Records, REPUK 1072
Vertigo, none
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