Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977) US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHza
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 800mb & 200mb
A Wally Traugott Cut
Label: Capitol Records/SN-16046 | Released: 1977 | This Issue: 1980 | Genre: Symphonic-Rock
A1 Two Weeks In Spain 3:00
A2 I’m Turning Around 3:54
A3 Betcha Thought We Could’t Do It 2:20
A4 Who Do You Think You Are? 3:33
A5 Mountain Time 3:19
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B1 As Old As You’re Young 4:19
B2 Memories Of Old Days 7:15
B3 Winning 4:12
B4 For Nobody 4:00
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.
Licensed From – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – RCA Music Service – R 123631
Recorded At – Relight Studios
Remixed At – Scorpio Sound
Credits
Engineer – Paul Northfield
Performer – Derek Shulman, Gary Green, John Weathers, Kerry Minnear, Ray Shulman
Producer – Gentle Giant
Written-By – Shulman*, Minnear*, Shulman*
Notes
Recorded At Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, Holland
Remixed At Scorpio Sound, Euston Centre, London.
℗&© 1977 Capitol Records, Inc.
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 800mb & 200mb
A Wally Traugott Cut
Label: Capitol Records/SN-16046 | Released: 1977 | This Issue: 1980 | Genre: Symphonic-Rock
A1 Two Weeks In Spain 3:00
A2 I’m Turning Around 3:54
A3 Betcha Thought We Could’t Do It 2:20
A4 Who Do You Think You Are? 3:33
A5 Mountain Time 3:19
–
B1 As Old As You’re Young 4:19
B2 Memories Of Old Days 7:15
B3 Winning 4:12
B4 For Nobody 4:00
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.
Licensed From – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – RCA Music Service – R 123631
Recorded At – Relight Studios
Remixed At – Scorpio Sound
Credits
Engineer – Paul Northfield
Performer – Derek Shulman, Gary Green, John Weathers, Kerry Minnear, Ray Shulman
Producer – Gentle Giant
Written-By – Shulman*, Minnear*, Shulman*
Notes
Recorded At Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, Holland
Remixed At Scorpio Sound, Euston Centre, London.
℗&© 1977 Capitol Records, Inc.
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977) US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHza
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977) US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHza
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977) US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHza
This Rip: 2018
Cleaning: RCM Moth MkII Pro Vinyl
Direct Drive Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK2 Quartz
Cartridge: SHURE M97xE With JICO SAS Stylus
Amplifier: Marantz 2252
ADC: E-MU 0404
DeClick with iZotope RX5: Only Manual (Click per click)
Vinyl Condition: NM-
This LP: From my personal collection
LP Rip & Full Scan LP Cover: Fran Solo
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Now, it must be said, I’m inclined to love just about anything Gentle Giant ever released or even breathed on. Thus, with the following praise in mind, unprepared fans of the band’s earlier work may get to this album, and a song like “I’m Turning Around,” and laugh their pants off. This would be an unfortunate reaction. Okay, so there is definitely a shift in direction evident on this album — there are less overtly “proggy” songs, more purely rocking songs, and a general lifting of the intense burden of creating “yet another insane experimental masterpiece!!!” that every album preceding seemed to bear. That said, what this album ends up doing is expressing the band’s musical personalities in an especially direct fashion that will delight the true Gentle Giant fan, and they will especially treasure this music. “As Old As You’re Young” is one of my favorite GG songs, with an uplifting and magical vibe that seems to me to be so essentially Kerry Minnear. “Memories of Old Days” is absolutely spellbinding, featuring layers of shimmering acoustic guitar and electric piano that fill the air with an almost palpable melancholy. “For Nobody” is a balls-out prog charger that leaves no doubt that the boys could never lose their edge. It’s all the more remarkable to me that this is all contained in one album with such gems as the aforementioned ballad (!) “I’m Turning Around.” If you’ve already been convinced of Gentle Giant’s previous albums, don’t entertain any doubt about this one — there’s nothing but goods to be found.Review by corbet, progarchives.com
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