GENTLE GIANT   ACQUIRING THE TASTE
1971
01. Pantagruel's Nativity (6:55)
02. Edge Of Twilight (3:53)
03. The House, The Street, The Room (6:07)
04. Acquiring The Taste (1:41)
05. Wreck (4:42)
06. The Moon Is Down (4:50)
07. Black Cat (3:56)
08. Plain Truth (7:36)

Total playing time: 39:44

Gary Green: 6 & 12 String Guitar, 12 String Wah-Wah Guitar, Donkey's Jawbone, Cat Calls, Voice
Kerry Minnear: Electric Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Vibraphone, Moog, Piano, Celeste, Clavichord, Harpsichord, Tympani, Maracas, Lead Vocals
Derek Shulman: Alto Sax, Clavichord, Cowbell, Lead Vocals
Phil Shulman: Alto & Tenor sax, Clarinet, Trumpet, Piano, Claves, Maracas, Lead Vocals
Ray Shulman: Bass, Violin, Viola, Electric Violin, Spanish Guitar, Tambourine, 12 String Guitar, Organ Bass Pedals, Skulls, Vocals
Martin Smith: Drums, Tambourine, Gongs, Side Drum

All pieces by Shulman/Shulman/shulman/Minnear
All selections published by Dick James Music, Inc. (BMI)

Assisted by Paul Cosh (trumpet, organ) & Tony Visconti (recorder, bass drum, triangle)

Produced by Tony Visconti
Arranged by Gentle Giant

We are deeply indebted to:
Martin Rushent, Big A & Garybaldi at Advision Studios
Bill Price at A.I.R. Studios
Chris Thomas: Moog Programmer
Paul Cosh: Ace Trumpeter & Good Viber
Park: Amplifiers that don't give up

(P) © 1971 Phonogram Ltd., London

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Acquiring The Taste

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