Gentle Giant - City Hermit British Radio Sessions & Rare Early Tracks 1970-1972 LP Limited to 500 copies, black vinyl released in beautiful, laminated cover with cool pictures of the band. Gentle Giant were British progressive rock band similar to early Genesis, King Crimson and Jethro Tull. This 58 minute album contains early radio sessions (live in studio with some basic overdubs) and unreleased studio tracks done at the time of their first 4 albums  It also included some very good compositions unreleased on any band's studio album! The pressing is just fantastic (no noises at all) and the sound quality is perfect. (m-/ex+, small corner ding)

SIDE 1 

1. City Hermit  4.45 

2. Isn't It Quiet And Cold  4.27 

3. Hometown Special  4.24 

4. Freedom's Child  3.58 

5. Weekend Cowboy  3.46 

6. Nothing At All  8.24

Tracks 1 and 2 recorded in London for BBC 'Sounds Of The Seventies' programme on 21st July 1970. Tracks 3,4 recorded at Trident Studios during debut album sessions on 29th August 1970. Track 5, 6 recorded at Philips Studios in April 1970.

SIDE 2 

1. Bringing Me Down  5.49 

2. Peel The Paint (rehearsal)  5.27 

3. Funny Ways  7.12 

4. Plain Truth  6.40 

5. The Advent Of Panurge  4.46

Track 1 recorded at Philips Studios in April 1970. Track 2 recorded during 'Three Friends' album sessions in December 1971. Tracks 3-5 recorded in London for BBC 'Sounds Of The Seventies' programme on 8th August 1972.

All titles composed by Shulman/Shulman/Shulman/Minnear)
Derek Shulman – lead and backing vocals Phil Shulman – trumpet, saxophones, recorder, backing and lead vocals Ray Shulman – bass, guitars, violin, backing vocals Kerry Minnear – keyboards, xylophone, vibraphone, cello, lead and backing vocals Gary Green – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals Martin Smith – drums, percussion (Side 1 and tracks 1 and 2 on Side 2)
Malcolm Mortimore – drums, percussion (track 2 on Side 2) John Weathers - drums, percussion (tracks 3-5 on Side 2)