Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool: Live/Civilian

Artist:

Gentle Giant

UPC:

5017261204356

See Also:

Renaissance

Description:

2 LPs on 1 CD: LIVE (PLAYING THE FOOL)(1977)/CIVILIAN (1980).
(LIVE) PLAYING THE FOOL:
Personnel: Derek Shulman (vocals, descant recorder, alto saxophone, bass, percussion); Gary Green (acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, alto & descant recorders, background vocals, percussion); Ray Shulman (acoustic guitar, bass violin, descant recorder, trumpet, background vocals, percussion); Kerry Minnear (cello, tenor recorder, keyboards, vibraphone, background vocals, percussion); John Weathers (vibraphone, drums, background vocals, percussion).
Producer: Gentle Giant.
Engineers: Paul Northfield, Ken Thomas.
Recorded live in Europe from September-October 1976.
CIVILIAN:
Personnel: Derek Shulman (vocals); Ray Shulman (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Gary Green (guitar); Kerry Minnear (keyboards, background vocals); John Weathers (drums, background vocals).
Engineers: Geoff Emerick, David Zammitt, Mike Shipley.
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California; Wessex Studios, London, England from August-November 1979. Includes liner notes by Alan Kinsman.
Personnel: Gary Green (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, descant, alto recorder, percussion); Ray Shulman (vocals, acoustic guitar, descant, bass violin, trumpet, percussion, background vocals); Derek Shulman (vocals, descant, alto saxophone, percussion); John Weathers (vocals, tamboura, vibraphone, drums, percussion, background vocals); Kerry Minnear (vocals, cello, tenor recorder, keyboards, vibraphone, percussion).
Audio Remixer: Geoff Emerick.
Liner Note Authors: Alan Kinsman; Phil Sutcliffe.
Recording information: 08/1979-11/1979.
Photographer: Dan Weiner.
This two-fer includes the originally double live album Playing the Fool, plus Civilian. ~ Keith Farley

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Just the Same/The Proclamation: Just The Same / Proclamation
2. On Reflection
3. Exceprts from "Octopus"
4. Funny Ways
5. The Runaway/Experience: The Runaway / Experience
6. So Sincere
7. Free Hand
8. Sweet Georgia Brown
9. Peel the Paint/I Lost My Head: Peel The Paint / I Lost My Head

DISC 2:

1. Convenience (Clean and Easy)
2. All Through the Night
3. Shadows on the Street
4. Number One
5. Underground
6. I Am a Camera
7. Inside Out
8. It`s Not Imagination

Album Information

Release Date:

02/23/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Beat Goes On

Catalog Number:

435

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

2

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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