Compil. UK 1976 on Vertigo label
Rock (Prog Rock)
Gatefold sleeve. Title on labels: "Giant Steps... (The First Five Years) 1970 -1975" Material compiled from Gentle Giant's previous albums "Gentle Giant" (Tracks A1, A2, A3, B4), "Acquiring the Taste" (Track B1), "Three Friends" (Tracks B2, C1, C2), "Octopus" (Tracks B3, C3), "In a Glass House" (Tracks D1, D4) and "The Power and the Glory" (Tracks C4, D3). Track D2 was originally released as a single and does not appear on any original vinyl LP release.
Gentle Giant , *1970 GB album by | |
Michael Putland , *1947 GB photography by, inside |
Sue Dubois art direction |
Eric Howard cover, photography by |
Grafad graphics |
ZigZag Rock Magazine liner notes |
Gentle Giant producer |
Tony Visconti producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giant | Gentle Giant | 6:20 | |
2 | Alucard | Gentle Giant | 5:56 | |
3 | Nothing At All | Gentle Giant | 9:10 | |
4 | Plain Truth | Gentle Giant | 7:42 | |
5 | Prologue (From Three Friends) | Gentle Giant | 6:08 | |
6 | A Cry For Everyone | Gentle Giant | 4:00 | |
7 | Why Not? | Gentle Giant | 5:30 | |
8 | Peel The Paint | Gentle Giant | 7:32 | |
9 | Mister Class And Quality? | Gentle Giant | 5:55 | |
10 | River | Gentle Giant | 5:47 | |
11 | The Face | Gentle Giant | 4:06 | |
12 | The Runaway | Gentle Giant | 7:14 | |
13 | Power And The Glory | Gentle Giant | 2:45 | |
14 | Playing The Game | Gentle Giant | 6:40 | |
15 | In A Glass House | Gentle Giant | 8:00 |