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Giant Steps... The First Five Years

Gentle Giant

1976 · Rock

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Giant Steps... The First Five Years by Gentle Giant

Giant Steps... The First Five Years is a Rock album by Gentle Giant, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Giant6:20
  2. A2Alucard5:56
  3. A3Nothing At All9:10

Side B

  1. B1Plain Truth7:42
  2. B2Prologue (From Three Friends)6:08
  3. B3A Cry For Everyone4:00
  4. B4Why Not?5:30

Side C

  1. C1Peel The Paint7:32
  2. C2Mister Class And Quality?5:55
  3. C3River5:47
  4. C4The Face4:06

Side D

  1. D1The Runaway7:14
  2. D2Power And The Glory2:45
  3. D3Playing The Game6:40
  4. D4In A Glass House8:00

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • layered
  • intense
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

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.

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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