Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Pantagruel's Nativity Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Derek ShulmanBass, Vocals – Ray ShulmanDrums, Tambourine – Martin Smith Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Gary GreenOrgan, Mellotron, Vibraphone, Synthesizer [Moog], Lead Vocals – Kerry MinnearTenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Vocals – Phil Shulman*	6:49
A2	Edge Of Twilight Bass, Violin, Guitar [Spanish Guitar], Vocals – Ray ShulmanClarinet, Vocals – Phil Shulman*Drums, Gong, Drum [Side Drum in Percussion Section] – Martin Smith Electric Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Cello, Timpani, Xylophone, Synthesizer [Moog], Lead Vocals – Kerry MinnearVocals – Derek Shulman	3:48
A3	The House, The Street, The Room Bass, Violin, Guitar [Spanish Guitar], Vocals – Ray ShulmanClarinet, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals – Phil Shulman*Drums – Martin Smith Guitar, Bass – Gary GreenLead Vocals, Clavichord – Derek ShulmanOrgan, Piano, Celesta, Clavichord, Xylophone, Synthesizer [Moog], Vocals – Kerry MinnearRecorder – Tony ViscontiTrumpet, Organ – Paul Cosh	6:04
A4	Acquiring The Taste Synthesizer [Moog] – Kerry Minnear	1:36
B1	Wreck Drums – Martin Smith Guitar – Gary GreenLead Vocals – Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman*Piano, Mellotron, Harpsichord, Synthesizer [Moog], Vocals – Kerry MinnearRecorder – Tony ViscontiViolin, Bass, Tambourine – Ray Shulman	4:37
B2	The Moon Is Down Bass, Twelve-String Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer [Bass Pedals], Vocals – Ray ShulmanDrums – Martin Smith Guitar – Gary GreenHarpsichord, Piano, Electric Piano, Mellotron, Vocals – Kerry MinnearLead Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Derek ShulmanTenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Phil Shulman*	4:45
B3	Black Cat Bass Drum, Triangle – Tony ViscontiBass, Violin, Viola, Percussion [Skulls] – Ray ShulmanCello, Tambourine, Maracas, Vibraphone – Kerry MinnearCowbell, Vocals – Derek ShulmanDrums – Martin Smith Lead Vocals, Claves – Phil Shulman*Twelve-String Guitar [Twelve String Wah-Way Guitar], Percussion [Donkey's Jawbone], Vocals [Cat Calls] – Gary Green	3:53
B4	Plain Truth Drums – Martin Smith Guitar, Vocals [Voice at Start of Track] – Gary GreenMaracas, Vocals – Phil Shulman*Piano, Vocals – Kerry MinnearViolin [Electric Violin], Bass – Ray ShulmanVocals – Derek Shulman	7:42

Companies, etc.

Copyright (c) – Sydney Bron Music Co. Ltd.
Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.
Distributed By – Phonogram, Inc.
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Published By – Dick James Music, Inc.

Credits

Arranged By – Gentle Giant
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
Producer – Tony Visconti
Programmed By [Moog Programmer] – Chris Thomas
Written-By – Shulman*, Minnear*, Shulman*, Shulman*
Written-By, Arranged By [Percussion Section] – Kerry Minnear (tracks: A2)
Written-By, Arranged By [String Quartet] – Kerry Minnear (tracks: B3)

Notes

Terre Haute pressing.

Reissue with "UFO" labels.
Variant from Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste. Category VEL 1005 and side indicators appear on labels.

Gatefold jacket with band name outlined in black on cover.

Acquiring the Taste is the second phase of sensory pleasure. If you've gorged yourself on our first album, then relish the finer flavours (we hope) of this, our second offering.

It is our goal to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of being very unpopular. We have recorded each composition with the one though - that it should be unique, adventurous and fascinating. It has taken every shred of our combined musical and technical knowledge to achieve this.

From the outset we have abandoned all preconceived thoughts on blatant commercialism. Instead we hope to give you something far more substantial and fulfilling. All you need to do is sit back and acquire the taste.

We are deeply indebted to:
Martin Rushent, Big A and Barybaldi at Advision Studios.
Bill Price at A.I.R. Studios
Paul Cosh - Ace Trumpeter and Good Viber
Park - Amplifiers that don't give up.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1): VEL-1005 A-CT2 MASTERDISK A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1): VEL-1005 B-CT2 MASTERDISK B
Matrix / Runout (Both sides, runout, etched, variant 1): 1 T G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2): VEL-1005 A-CT2 MASTERDISK A
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 2): 1T G.K. 9
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2): VEL-1005 B-CT2 MASTERDISK
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 2): 1T G.K. B11
Rights Society: BMI

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
RJ-7236	Gentle Giant	Acquiring The Taste ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Vertigo	RJ-7236	Japan	1977
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