Tracklist

1	Pantagruel's Nativity	6:51
2	Edge Of Twilight	3:49
3	The House, The Street, The Room	6:02
4	Acquiring The Taste	1:39
5	Wreck	4:36
6	The Moon Is Down	4:49
7	Black Cat	3:53
8	Plain Truth	7:34

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Universal International
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd. (UK)
• Copyright (c) – Mercury Records Ltd. (UK)
• Mastered At – Universal Mastering Studios, Japan

Credits

• Bass – Gary Green, Ray Shulman
• Cello – Kerry Minnear
• Clarinet – Phil Shulman*
• Drums – Martin Smith
• Guitar – Gary Green, Ray Shulman
• Keyboards – Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear, Paul Cosh, Phil Shulman*
• Liner Notes – Gentle Giant
• Mastered By – Hitoshi Takiguchi
• Percussion – Tony Visconti
• Producer – Tony Visconti
• Saxophone – Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman*
• Trumpet – Paul Cosh, Phil Shulman*
• Vibraphone – Kerry Minnear
• Viola – Ray Shulman
• Violin – Ray Shulman
• Vocals – Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear, Phil Shulman*, Ray Shulman
• Written-By – Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear, Phil Shulman*, Ray Shulman

Notes

Jewel case with obi containing 8 page booklet with English lyrics plus sheet with Japanese liner notes on one side and Japanese titles and lyrics on the other.

SHM-CD reissue of (still unlisted) UICY-94271 in the "Rock Years"-Edition.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 639295
• Matrix / Runout (Outer Runout): UICY-94271 1W V
• Matrix / Runout (Inner Runout): [4 Universal logos]
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L244
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011
• Other (Inner clear plastic runout): SHM-CD [SHM-CD logo] SHM-CD [SHM-CD logo] SHM-CD [SHM-CD logo] SHM-CD [SHM-CD logo]
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6360 041	Gentle Giant	Acquiring The Taste ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Vertigo	6360 041	UK	1971
6360041, 6360 041	Gentle Giant	Acquiring The Taste ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Vertigo, Vertigo	6360041, 6360 041	UK	Unknown
842 917-2	Gentle Giant	Acquiring The Taste ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Vertigo	842 917-2	Europe	Unknown
842 917-2	Gentle Giant	Acquiring The Taste ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Vertigo	842 917-2	Germany	Unknown
6360 041 D	Gentle Giant	Acquiring The Taste ‎(LP, Gat)	Vertigo	6360 041 D	Germany	1971