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Gentle Giant

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Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band, one of the most experimental of the 1970s. Textually inspired by philosophy, personal events and the works of François Rabelais, the group's compositional purpose was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular.
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Discography

Releases:
Gentle Giant (Album) (6 versions)   Vertigo ... 1970
Acquiring The Taste (Album) (8 versions)   Vertigo ... 1971
Octopus (Album) (9 versions)   Vertigo ... 1972
Three Friends (Album) (11 versions)   Vertigo ... 1972
In A Glass House (Album) (7 versions)   Vertigo ... 1973
The Power And The Glory (Album) (6 versions)   WWA Records ... 1974
Free Hand (Album) (4 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1975
Giant Steps... The First Five Years (Comp) (2 versions)   Vertigo 1976
Interview (Album) (6 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1976
I'm Turning Around (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1977
Playing The Fool (4 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1977
Pretentious (2xLP)   Vertigo 1977
The Missing Piece (Album) (3 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1977
Giant For A Day (Album) (5 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1978
Civilian (2 versions)   CBS ... 1980
Champions Of Rock - Gentle Giant (CD, Comp)   Disky 1996
Edge Of Twilight (2xCD, Comp)   Vertigo 1996
Out Of The Woods - The BBC Sessions (CD, Comp)   Band Of Joy 1996
The Last Steps (Album) (2 versions)   Red Steel Music ... 1996
Out Of The Woods - The BBC Sessions (CD, Comp, RE)   Strange Fruit 1997
In'terview In Concert (CD, Album)   Glass House Records 2000
Experience (CD, Album)   Disky 2001
In A Power Free In'terview (4xFile, MP3, 256)   Alucard 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Suck It And See! (2xLP) Boys In The Band Vertigo 1973
CAP-FM: What's In-Store For You #2 (LP, Comp, Promo) Just The Same Capitol Records, Capitol Records 1977
Rock Heroes 40 Great Tracks (2xLP) On Reflection, Just Th... Pickwick 1980
Supernatural Fairy Tales: The Progressive Rock Era (5xCD, Comp + Box) Free Hand Rhino Entertainment Company 1996
Incarnate Perspective (CD, Album, Comp, Ltd) Steppin' On The Green ... Post Contemporary 2001
Life:Styles (Compiled By Kenny Dope) (2 versions) Proclamation Harmless 2004
Time Machine - A Vertigo Retrospective (3xCD) Nothing At All, Pantag... Vertigo 2005
Unofficial Releases:
Can You Pass The Oof Acid Test? (CD, Mixed, Unofficial, Ltd) Alucard (Extract) Not On Label (DJ Oof) 2004
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Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory