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Gentle Giant – Front Row Center

10LP deluxe boxset of US Dates 1976-1980

Encompassing the full Gentle Giant live experience through never-before pressed vinyl, unseen memorabilia and photographs

10LP box set + 60 page book from the influential cult progressive rock collective.

Celebrating four classic years (1976-1980) of touring throughout USA, encompassing the full Gentle Giant live experience through never-before pressed vinyl, unseen memorabilia and photographs.

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Featuring:

HEMPSTEAD, NY – CALDERONE CONCERT HALL – JULY 13, 1976 (3LP) Originally broadcast live on New York City’s WLIR radio as part of the station’s Bicentennial celebration.

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK – CALDERONE CONCERT HALL – NOVEMBER 16, 1977 (3LP) An outstanding previously unreleased performance sourced from guitarist Gary Green’s personal collection.

CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA – WIDENER COLLEGE – NOVEMBER 18, 1977 (2LP) Available for the first time on vinyl sourced from Gary Green’s collection.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AGORA BALLROOM – MAY 29, 1980 (2LP) A rare recording from the band’s final tour prior to their split in the summer of 1980.

In addition to the recordings the set will come with a 60 page book written by GG authority Alan Kinsman concentrating on their live experiences and memorabilia.

The set will also include a numbered Limited Edition certificate.

This is a chance to own a collection of uber-rarities here on vinyl for the first time ever. A must have for all Gentle Giant collectors.

Madfish proudly present the ultimate boxset of Gentle Giant music

30-disc deluxe boxset authorised by all band members with signed photo

Including a lavish 136-page coffee table hardback book and 96-page tour history book

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Highly regarded in the prog-rock world for the 12 albums they released between 1970 and 1980, this comprehensive set sees the band’s catalogue augmented by 15 new concert albums: seven never previously released, seven never previously officially released and one never previously released on CD. The 30-disc total also includes two posthumous live/outtake albums and a Blu-ray bonus disc. Also included are books, posters, replica promotional items and much more.

Strictly limited to 2,000 copies, this lavishly presented collection is clad in Bob Venables’ new artwork, based on the iconic sleeve created by illustrator and Bowie alumnus George Underwood for the band’s Vertigo label debut in 1970. That full album has been remixed for this release’s Blu-ray disc by prolific rock musician Steven Wilson, whose reputation for remixing prog-rock classics in recent years is second to none. The remix is available in high resolution 96/24 Stereo LPCM, 96/24 5.1 surround LPCM and DTS-HD 5.1 surround mixes, and the instrumental mixes for every track are also included.

The foundation of the set is the dozen albums officially released during Gentle Giant’s 11 years as a recording act – but, for all their studio skills, Giant’s musical abilities were given freest rein on stage. Yet only one live album, 1977’s double vinyl Playing The Fool, was issued in their lifetime, so fans will be in seventh heaven at the prospect of 15 unreleased sets. Covering almost every period of the band’s existence, they allow the individual members’ multi-instrumental abilities to be appreciated to their fullest extent.

Arrangements were changed and refined from tour to tour, including many segues and medleys, so these concert recordings offer year-by-year evidence of the band’s progression. All the music, live and studio, has been remastered by Pete Reynolds, acclaimed for his work on the Wishbone Ash box of 2018.

The audio experience is enhanced by a magnificent 136-page coffee table book. This combines rare photographs and memorabilia with a painstakingly researched history by Alan Kinsman. A fan for 45 years, he has achieved the near impossible by interviewing all members of the band in depth, including Phil Shulman who left brothers Derek and Ray to pilot the band in 1973 after providing much of the initial impetus. The result is a must-read that will unlock many mysteries, clear up misunderstandings and finally give the music the context it deserves.

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Also exclusive to this limited edition set are:

  • A band photo signed by the classic line-up of Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear and John Weathers.
  • An exclusive 96-page tour history book compiled by Jack Skelly offering informed commentary on the live recordings, set lists, on-the-road memorabilia and more.
  • Two replica posters, one from Giant’s debut gig in 1970 and the other promoting 1974’s classic The Power And The Glory
  • Replicas of album giveaway items: the Playing The Fool LP booklet (included with the initial pressing only) and the Giant For A Day
  • A replica of the jigsaw used to promote the ‘Missing Piece’ album.
  • The chance to win a reproduction of Giant’s rarest ever piece of memorabilia – a screen-printed mirror produced to promote The Power And The Glory; only 100 were originally created. A golden ‘missing piece’ included at random in one box set may be traded in by the lucky winner for this coveted item.

Unburied Treasure Tracklist

CD 1 – Gentle Giant

1. Giant [06:22]
2. Funny Ways [04:27]
3. Alucard [06:01]
4. Isn’t It Quiet And Cold? [03:46]
5. Nothing At All [09:07]
6. Why Not? [05:31]
7. The Queen [01:40]

 

CD 2 – Acquiring The Taste

1. Pantagruel’s Nativity [06:49]
2. Edge Of Twilight [03:48]
3. The House, The Street, The Room [06:04]
4. Acquiring The Taste [01:36]
5. Wreck [04:37]
6. The Moon Is Down [04:45]
7. Black Cat [03:53]
8. Plain Truth [07:42]

 

CD 3 – Three Friends

1. Prologue [06:11]
2. Schooldays [07:33]
3. Working All Day [05:08]
4. Peel The Paint [07:27]
5. Mister Class And Quality? [05:51]
6. Three Friends [03:02]

 

CD 4 – Octopus

1. The Advent Of Panurge [04:40]
2. Raconteur, Troubadour [04:01]
3. A Cry For Everyone [04:01]
4. Knots [04:08]
5. The Boys In The Band [04:32]
6. Dog’s Life [03:10]
7. Think Of Me With Kindness [03:32]
8. River [05:52]

 

CD 5 – In A Glass House

1. The Runaway [07:24]
2. An Inmate’s Lullaby [04:30]
3. Way Of Life [07:53]
4. Experience [07:50]
5. A Reunion [02:11]
6. In A Glass House [08:08]

 

CD 6 – The Power And The Glory

1. Proclamation [06:47]
2. So Sincere[03:48]
3. Aspirations [04:38]
4. Playing The Game [06:43]
5. Cogs In Cogs [03:07]
6. No God’s A Man [04:28]
7. The Face [04:11]
8. Valedictory [03:17]
Bonus Track
9. The Power And The Glory – single [02:52]

 

CD 7 – Free Hand

1. Just The Same [05:34]
2. On Reflection [05:43]
3. Free Hand [06:15]
4. Time To Kill [06:06]
5. His Last Voyage [06:27]
6. Talybont [02:40]
7. Mobile [05:03]

 

CD 8 – Interview

1. Interview [06:51]
2. Give It Back [05:09]
3. Design [05:02]
4. Another Show[03:31]
5. Empty City (Interview) [04:39]
6. Timing [04:34]
7. I Lost My Head [06:59]

 

CD 9 – Playing The Fool – live

1. Just The Same/Proclamation [11:13]
2. On Reflection [06:21]
3. Excerpts From Octopus [15:36]
4. Funny Ways [08:28]
5. The Runaway/Experience [09:29]
6. So Sincere [10:19]
7. Free Hand [07:37]
8. Sweet Georgia Brown [01:18]
9. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head [07:32]

 

CD 10 – The Missing Piece

1. Two Weeks In Spain [03:06]
2. I’m Turning Around [03:59]
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It [02:21]
4. Who Do You Think You Are? [03:32]
5. Mountain Time [03:23]
6. As Old As You’re Young [04:21]
7. Memories Of Old Days [07:19]
8. Winning [04:14]
9. For Nobody [04:04]

 

CD 11 – Giant For A Day

1. Words From The Wise [04:12]
2. Thank You [04:47]
3. Giant For A Day [03:47]
4. Spookie Boogie [02:52]
5. Take Me [03:34]
6. Little Brown Bag [03:24]
7. Friends [01:58]
8. No Stranger [02:28]
9. It’s Only Goodbye [04:15]
10. Rock Climber [03:51]

 

CD 12 – Civilian

1. Convenience (Clean And Easy)[03:13]
2. All Through The Night [04:23]
3. Shadows On The Street [03:16]
4. Number One [04:44]
5. Underground [03:49]
6. I Am Camera [03:32]
7. Inside Out [05:52]
8. It’s Not Imagination [03:58]
Bonus Track
9. Heroes [04:47]

 

CD 13

1. Giant (Winchester 1971) [05:31]
2. Hometown Special (Winchester 1971) [05:24]
3. City Hermit (Winchester 1971) [05:56]
4. Funny Ways (Winchester 1971) [08:42]
5. Plain Truth (Winchester 1971) [10:46]
6. Alucard (Winchester 1971) [08:47]
7. Isn’t It Quiet And Cold? (Winchester 1971) [02:30]
8. Why Not? (Winchester 1971) [04:59]
9. The Queen (Winchester 1971) [02:58]
10. Peel Off The Paint (Winchester 1971) [08:51]

 

CD 14

1. Alucard (Essen 1972) [07:44]
2. Funny Ways (Essen 1972) [10:32]
3. Nothing At All (with Malcolm Mortimore drum solo) (Essen 1972) [12:55]
4. Plain Truth (Essen 1972) [09:21]
5. The Queen (Essen 1972) [02:10]

 

CD 15

1. Prologue (New Orleans 1972) [06:04]
2. Alucard (New Orleans 1972) [06:23]
3. Funny Ways (New Orleans 1972) [07:32]
4. Nothing At All (New Orleans 1972) [02:23]
5. Funny Ways (BBC Session 1972) [07:15]
6. Plain Truth (BBC Session 1972) [06:42]
7. The Advent Of Panurge (BBC Session 1972) [04:47]

CD 16

1. Prologue (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [08:16]
2. Alucard (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [08:00]
3. Funny Ways (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [08:24]
4. Nothing At All/Plain Truth (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [23:56]

 

CD 17

1. Prologue (Vicenza 1973) [06:12]
2. Alucard (Vicenza 1973) [08:05]
3. Funny Ways (Vicenza 1973) [09:42]
4. The Advent Of Panurge (Vicenza 1973) [07:08]
5. Nothing At All (Vicenza 1973) [13:49]
6. Plain Truth (Vicenza 1973) [14:21]

 

CD 18

1. The Runaway (Torino 1973) [05:42]
2. Way Of Life (Torino 1973) [07:10]
3. Funny Ways (Torino 1973) [08:50]
4. Excerpts From Octopus (Torino 1973) [12:46]
5. Nothing At All (Torino 1973) [15:27]
6. Plain Truth (Torino 1973) [07:16]

 

CD 19

1. The Runaway (Munster 1974) [10:04]
2. Prologue (Munster 1974) [06:13]
3. Funny Ways (Munster 1974) [09:22]
4. Excerpts From Octopus (Munster 1974) [13:14]
5. Nothing At All (Munster 1974) [15:53]
6. Plain Truth (Munster 1974) [13:53]
7. In A Glass House (Munster 1974) [09:26]

 

CD 20

1. Cogs In Cogs (St Gallen 1974) [04:20]
2. Proclamation (St Gallen 1974) [05:14]
3. Funny Ways (St Gallen 1974) [09:26]
4. The Runaway (St Gallen 1974) [03:41]
5. Experience (St Gallen 1974) [07:08]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (St Gallen 1974) [14:35]
7. Nothing At All (St Gallen 1974) [16:42]
8. Plain Truth (St Gallen 1974) [13:19]

 

CD 21

1. Cogs In Cogs (Cleveland 1975) [03:12]
2. Proclamation (Cleveland 1975) [05:02]
3. Funny Ways (Cleveland 1975) [08:48]
4. The Runaway (Cleveland 1975) [03:54]
5. Experience (Cleveland 1975) [05:59]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (Cleveland 1975) [13:27]
7. So Sincere (Cleveland 1975) [09:21]
8. Mister Class And Quality? (Cleveland 1975) [05:08]

 

CD 22

1. Cogs In Cogs (Basel 1975) [05:51]
2. Proclamation (Basel 1975) [05:03]
3. Funny Ways (Basel 1975) [08:29]
4. The Runaway (Basel 1975) [03:56]
5. Experience (Basel 1975) [03:52]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (Basel 1975) [15:36]
7. So Sincere (Basel 1975) [10:44]
8. Plain Truth (Basel 1975) [09:04]
9. Free Hand (Basel 1975) [08:38]
10. Just The Same (Basel 1975) [06:10]

 

CD 23

1. Just The Same/Proclamation (Dusseldorf 1976) [13:04]
2. On Reflection (Dusseldorf 1976) [06:10]
3. Interview (Dusseldorf 1976) [06:58]
4. The Runaway/Experience (Dusseldorf 1976) [10:41]
5. So Sincere (Dusseldorf 1976) [10:03]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (Dusseldorf 1976) [17:16]
7. Funny Ways – snippet (Dusseldorf 1976) [00:43]

 

CD 24

1. Timing/Violin Solo (Dusseldorf 1976) [10:45]
2. Free Hand (Dusseldorf 1976) [08:47]
3. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Dusseldorf 1976) [07:24]
4. Timing/Violin Solo (Brussels 1976) [11:22]
5. Free Hand (Brussels 1976) [09:42]
6. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Brussels 1976) [07:21]

 

CD 25

1. Just The Same/Proclamation (Munich 1976) [12:19]
2. On Reflection (Munich 1976) [06:18]
3. Interview (Munich 1976) [07:26]
4. Excerpts From Octopus (Munich 1976) [17:22]
5. Funny Ways (Munich 1976) [08:45]

 

CD 26

1. The Runaway/Experience (Paris 1976) [10:13]
2. So Sincere (Paris 1976) [10:49]
3. Excerpts From Octopus (Paris 1976) [18:02]
4. Funny Ways (Paris 1976) [08:34]
5. Timing/Violin Solo (Paris 1976) [11:21]
6. Free Hand (Paris 1976) [08:59]
7. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Paris 1976) [07:23]

 

CD 27

1. The Runaway/Experience (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [09:52]
2. As Old As You’re Young (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [05:18]
3. On Reflection (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [06:35]
4. Just The Same/Playing The Game (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [10:00]
5. Memories Of Old Days (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [06:58]
6. Winning (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [07:47]
7. For Nobody – part (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [02:52]
8. Funny Ways (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [07:47]
9. The Face/Plain Truth (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [04:17]
10. So Sincere (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [09:17]
11. Free Hand (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [02:34]

 

CD 28

1. Two Weeks In Spain (Chester 1977) [03:00]
2. Free Hand (Chester 1977) [08:10]
3. On Reflection (Chester 1977) [05:59]
4. I’m Turning Around (Chester 1977) [04:07]
5. Just The Same/Playing The Game (Chester 1977) [09:51]
6. Memories Of Old Days (Chester 1977) [07:45]
7. Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It (Chester 1977) [04:20]
8. The Face (Chester 1977) [14:25]
9. For Nobody (Chester 1977) [04:28]
10. Excerpts From Octopus – part 1 (Chester 1977) [06:05]
11. Excerpts From Octopus – part 2 (Chester 1977) [09:56]

 

CD 29

1. Convenience (Clean And Easy) (The Roxy 1980) [03:21]
2. All Through The Night (The Roxy 1980) [04:12]
3. Free Hand (The Roxy 1980) [08:28]
4. Knots (The Roxy 1980) [02:41]
5. Playing The Game (The Roxy 1980) [06:05]
6. Memories Of Old Days (The Roxy 1980) [08:13]
7. Giant For A Day (The Roxy 1980) [05:19]
8. Inside Out (The Roxy 1980) [06:03]
9. It`s Not Imagination (The Roxy 1980) [03:52]
10. Underground (The Roxy 1980) [03:40]
11. 5 Man Drum Solo (The Roxy 1980) [06:47]
12. Band Member Introductions (The Roxy 1980) [02:09]
13. For Nobody (The Roxy 1980) [04:51]
14. The Advent Of Panurge (The Roxy 1980) [07:14]
15. Number One (The Roxy 1980) [06:29]

 

Blu-Ray 

1. Giant (Gentle Giant) [06:22]
2. Funny Ways (Gentle Giant) [04:27]
3. Alucard (Gentle Giant) [06:01]
4. Isn’t It Quiet And Cold? (Gentle Giant) [03:46]
5. Nothing At All (Gentle Giant) [09:07]
6. Why Not? (Gentle Giant) [05:31]
7. The Queen (Gentle Giant) [01:40]

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