Gentle Giant – Giant Steps... The First Five Years
Tracklist
| A1 | Giant | 6:20 | |
| A2 | Alucard | 5:56 | |
| A3 | Nothing At All | 9:10 | |
| B1 | Plain Truth | 7:42 | |
| B2 | Prologue (From Three Friends) | 6:08 | |
| B3 | A Cry For Everyone | 4:00 | |
| B4 | Why Not? | 5:30 | |
| C1 | Peel The Paint | 7:32 | |
| C2 | Mister Class And Quality? | 5:55 | |
| C3 | River | 5:47 | |
| C4 | The Face | 4:06 | |
| D1 | The Runaway | 7:14 | |
| D2 | Power And The Glory | 2:45 | |
| D3 | Playing The Game | 6:40 | |
| D4 | In A Glass House | 8:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Phonogram Ltd.
- Marketed By – Phonogram Ltd.
- Printed By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
- Made By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
- Record Company – Phonogram Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Published By – Sidney Bron Music Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Excellency Music
- Published By – Alucard Music Ltd.
Credits
- Art Direction – Sue Dubois
- Cover, Photography By – Eric Howard (2)
- Graphics – Grafad
- Liner Notes – ZigZag Rock Magazine
- Photography By [Inside] – Mike Putland*
- Producer – Gentle Giant, Tony Visconti (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B4)
- Written-By – Shulman*, Minnear*, Shulman* (tracks: A 1-3, B 1-4, C 1-3), Shulman*
Notes
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.
℗1970 ℗1971 ℗1972 ℗1973 ℗1974
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.
℗1970 ℗1971 ℗1972 ℗1973 ℗1974
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Code on back cover): POP SET STD
- Matrix / Runout (Labels A & B): 9299 733
- Matrix / Runout (Labels C & D): 9299 734
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 9299 733 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 9299 733 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): 9299 734 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): 9299 734 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 1): 9299733 1 //1V420 03 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B. stamped, variant 1): 9299733 2 //1V420 03 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped, variant1): 9299 734 1 //1V420 03 1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped, variant 1): 9299 734 2 //1V420 03 1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 2): 9299733 1'//V420 05 1 1 1 0
- Matrix / Runout (Side B. stamped, variant 2): 9299733 2'//V420 03 1 1 !!!!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped, variant 2): 9299734 1'//1V420 03 1 1 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped, variant 2): 9299734 2'//1V420 03 1 1 7
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 3): 9299733 1Y//1▽420 03 1 1 ¹¹¹₁₁
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 3): 9299733 2Y//1▽420 03 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped, variant 3): 9299734 1Y//1▽420 03 1 2 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped, variant 3): 9299734 2Y//1▽420 03 1 1 7
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Steps... The First Five Years (2×LP, Compilation) | Vertigo | 6641 374 | Germany | 1976 | |||
Needs Changes | Giant Steps... The First Five Years (2×LP, Compilation, Test Pressing) | Vertigo | 6641 334 | UK | 1976 | ||
New Submission | Giant Steps... The First Five Years (2×CD, Compilation, Reissue) | Talking Elephant Records | TECD209 | UK | 2012 |
