• GATEFOLD 180 GRAM VINYL LP

English progressive rock band Gentle Giant, active from 1970 through 1980, was made up of multi-instrumentalists who lived to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular."

The group's dozen albums combine a range of musical styles - jazz, pop, classical, British soul, rock, blues, medieval, pop and blues. Less complex than what followed, Gentle Giant's eponymous 1970 debut contained much-loved pieces such as "Funny Ways" and "Alucard" that served notice of a unique talent that would soon become more fully realized. 

PERSONNEL:

• Ray Shulman - (bass, guitar, backing vocals)
• Claire Deniz - (cell on A4)
• Kerry Minnear - (lead vocals, keyboards)
• Martin Smith - (drums)
• Gary Green - (lead guitar)
• Derek Shulman - (lead vocals, bass)
• Phil Shulman - (sax, trumpet, vocals)
• Paul Cosh - (tenor horn on A1)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Giant
• A2. Funny Ways
• A3. Alucard
• A4. Isn't It Quiet And Cold?

• SIDE B
• B1. Nothing At All
• B2. Why Not?
• B3. The Queen