Gentle Giant + Acquiring The Taste

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Gentle Giant
#TitleRatingLength
1Giant
bass guitar:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
Hammond organ, mellotron and timpani:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
tenor horn / alto horn:
Paul Cosh
trumpet:
Phil Shulman
lead vocals:
Derek Shulman
recording of:
Giant
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
26:24
2Funny Ways
12 string guitar and guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
bass guitar:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
cello, Hammond organ and piano:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
triangle and violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
trumpet:
Phil Shulman
lead vocals:
Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman
recording of:
Funny Ways
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
4:23
3Alucard
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Phil Shulman
bass guitar:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
electric piano, Hammond organ, Minimoog, timpani and vibraphone:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
lead vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman
recording of:
Alucard
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
6:02
4Isn't It Quiet and Cold?
12 string guitar and guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
bass guitar:
Derek Shulman
cello:
Clare Deniz (British cellist)
snare drum:
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
tack piano and xylophone:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
lead vocals:
Phil Shulman
recording of:
Isn’t It Quiet and Cold?
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
3:54
5Nothing at All
acoustic guitar, bass guitar and electric guitar:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
Hammond organ, Minimoog and piano:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Shulman
lead vocals:
Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman
recording of:
Nothing at All
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
9:08
6Why Not?
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
Hammond organ and mellotron:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
soprano recorder, tenor recorder, treble recorder / alto recorder and trumpet:
Phil Shulman
lead vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) and Derek Shulman
recording of:
Why Not?
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
5:31
7The Queen
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
Hammond organ and Minimoog:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
trumpet:
Phil Shulman
recording of:
The Queen
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
21:40
▼ CD 2: Acquiring The Taste
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1Pantagruel's Nativity
Moog programming:
Chris Thomas (keyboard player)
12 string guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
alto saxophone:
Derek Shulman
bass guitar:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
Hammond organ, mellotron, Minimoog, vibraphone and lead vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
tenor saxophone and trumpet:
Phil Shulman
vocals:
Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
recording of:
Pantagruel’s Nativity
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
36:53
2Edge of Twilight
Moog programming:
Chris Thomas (keyboard player)
bass guitar, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
cello, electric piano, Hammond organ, harpsichord, Minimoog, timpani, xylophone and lead vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
clarinet:
Phil Shulman
drums (drum set) and gong:
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
vocals:
Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
recording of:
Edge of Twilight
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
3:52
3The House, the Street, the Room
Moog programming:
Chris Thomas (keyboard player)
12 string guitar and mandolin:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
bass guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant) and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
celesta, cello, Hammond organ, Minimoog and xylophone:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
clarinet and trumpet:
Phil Shulman
classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
clavichord:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) and Derek Shulman
cowbell and lead vocals:
Derek Shulman
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
guest treble recorder / alto recorder:
Tony Visconti
piano:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) and Phil Shulman
vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
recording of:
The House, the Street, the Room
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
6:06
4Acquiring the Taste
Moog programming:
Chris Thomas (keyboard player)
Minimoog:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
recording of:
Acquiring the Taste
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
arranger:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
21:40
5Wreck
Moog programming:
Chris Thomas (keyboard player)
bass guitar, tambourine and violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
electric guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
guest soprano recorder, guest tenor recorder and guest treble recorder / alto recorder:
Tony Visconti
harpsichord, mellotron, Minimoog and piano:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
lead vocals:
Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman
vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
recording of:
Wreck
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
4:40
6The Moon Is Down
12 string guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant) and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
alto saxophone:
Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
electric piano, harpsichord, mellotron and piano:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Shulman
lead vocals:
Derek Shulman
vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
recording of:
The Moon Is Down
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
4:49
7Black Cat
12 string guitar and quijada [Donkey's jawbone]:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
bass guitar, viola and violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
cello, maracas and vibraphone:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
claves:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) and Phil Shulman
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
guest bass drum and guest triangle:
Tony Visconti
lead vocals:
Phil Shulman
vocals:
Derek Shulman
recording of:
Black Cat
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
3:54
8Plain Truth
bass guitar and electric violin:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
drums (drum set):
Martin Smith (English, former Gentle Giant drummer)
electric guitar:
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
maracas:
Phil Shulman
piano:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
vocals:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman
recording of:
Plain Truth (from 1971-01 until 1971-04)
writer:
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
7:36