Gentle Giant – Octopus
Tracklist
| A1 | The Advent Of Panurge | 4:40 | |
| A2 | Raconteur Troubadour | 3:59 | |
| A3 | A Cry For Everyone | 4:02 | |
| A4 | Knots | 4:09 | |
| B1 | The Boys In The Band | 4:32 | |
| B2 | Dog's Life | 3:10 | |
| B3 | Think Of Me With Kindness | 3:33 | |
| B4 | River | 5:54 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Excellency Entertainments Ltd.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Recorded At – Advision Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
- Published By – Alucard Music
Credits
- Artwork – Fluid Drive
- Composed By – D. Shulman*, K. Minnear*, P. Shulman*, R. Shulman*
- Design – Kenny Kneitel*
- Design Concept [Album Cover], Design [Album Cover] – John Berg
- Drums, Percussion, Xylophone – John Weathers
- Effects, Engineer – Martin Rushant*
- Guitar [Guitars], Percussion – Gary Green
- Illustration – Charles White III*
- Keyboards [All Keyboards], Vibraphone, Percussion, Cello, Synthesizer [Moog], Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Kerry Minnear
- Lead Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Derek Shulman
- Lettering – Michael Doret
- Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Cliff Morris (2)
- Producer – Gentle Giant
- Saxophone [Saxophones], Trumpet, Mellophone, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Philip Shulman
- Supervised By [Over-All American Supervision] – Murray Krugman
- Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Geoff Young
- Violin [Bass Violin], Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Raymond Shulman*
Notes
This is a Pitman pressing variant of the original US release
as indicated by a small "P" stamped in the runouts.
Released in a die-cut jar cover with a lyrics inner sleeve.
Red label with orange lettering.
Recorded at Advision Studios, London.
The runouts are stamped.
Many thanks to Martin Rushent for laugh coinspin and variable speed oscillator, and Mike Viccars, Moog operator.
as indicated by a small "P" stamped in the runouts.
Released in a die-cut jar cover with a lyrics inner sleeve.
Red label with orange lettering.
Recorded at Advision Studios, London.
The runouts are stamped.
Many thanks to Martin Rushent for laugh coinspin and variable speed oscillator, and Mike Viccars, Moog operator.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID: P
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 32022
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 32022
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): P AL 32022-2D C
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): P BL 32022-2J COLUMBIA NY C
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): P P AL 32022-2A o
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): P P BL 32022-2D o
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): P AL 32022-2A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): P BL 32022-2D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): P AL 32022-2A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): P BL 32022-1D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): P o P AL 32022-2A 3 C1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): P P BL 32022-2D 3 1 C1
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