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BarryGlibb 
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 Topic: Gentle Giant new 5CD Box Set released July 29
Posted: July 15 2013 at 03:09 |
See here: http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/Memories_Of_Old_Days_(album)
I thought they already had "scraped the bottom of the barrel"...as it were. Apparently not.
Edited by BarryGlibb - July 15 2013 at 03:29
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 15 2013 at 03:14 |
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Hmmm...
That is rather too focused on the latter years for my tastes.
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SMSM
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 14:24 |
Those who like Gentle Giant's later material will probably have at least 50% or more of the material included on other releases.
Are demos, rehearsals, instrumentals, etc justification for buying this?
Hopefully the price will be right because those who do not like GG's later stuff, probably won't buy it either
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Schubert Machiavelli
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 14:53 |
Been up on Amazon for a few weeks. The price seems reasonable.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CU6TAO4/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Barbu
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 15:04 |
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I don't think I would have purchase at 60$ but at 25$, I ordered without hesitation.
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 15:45 |
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OMG, I saw that one and it has a live set from their final tour, which I saw and used to have on cassette as it was broadcast on local radio and when I was at the show I had a high school friend tape it. Unfortunately the tape ran out before the end of the set and I think it was Inside Out that had a gap due to turning the cassette over while recording. But for the price tag I'd rather just have a single disc of that set.
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richardh
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 01:56 |
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I've ordered it as the price looks reasonable and I get free delivery. If only 20% of its worth having then thats enough for me
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 09:00 |
Richard, you probably should have read the review in Classic Rock before shelling out for this.
"live bootlegs so badly recorded that if you'd bought them as a bootleg on a Woolworths C90 from a bloke at a record fair in 1981 you'd be asking for your £1 back".
and apparently 17 minutes of Kerry Minnear trying to perfect a piano riff!
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 09:58 |
So far I bought nearly everything released officially by GG, but this one is IMO not for hardcore fans. Just by looking through tthe tracklist I recognized most of the sources. The '78 BBC Sight and sound concert was already released on Out Of The fire (HUX). the Pinewwod rehearsal tapes were released on the MP3 section of Scrapping the barrel, then there are exerpts of at least four of the bad quality "official" bootlegs alreday released and without a detailed check I am rather sure that a greater part of the demos come also from Srapping the barrel or Under Construction. 
Edited by Alucard - July 24 2013 at 10:02
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Barbu
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 12:22 |
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25$. A bottle of wine and a pack of cigarettes.
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richardh
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 16:44 |
 chopper wrote:
Richard, you probably should have read the review in Classic Rock before shelling out for this.
"live bootlegs so badly recorded that if you'd bought them as a bootleg on a Woolworths C90 from a bloke at a record fair in 1981 you'd be asking for your £1 back".
and apparently 17 minutes of Kerry Minnear trying to perfect a piano riff! |
I had to think about what 'C90' was for a moment. I remember those pesky C120's would get snagged in the cassette deck pretty quick. Those were the days eh 
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 18:23 |
Thank you for the info, as some one who likes latter GG because it contains some of the finest songwriting ever without totally selling out as it still has prog elements, I have the good sounding bootlegs in the Missing Face and the Last Steps along with the BBC concert mentioned.
Too me, even at $25 = Shipping, that is a lot to pay for reheasals, demos and instrumentals
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 18:40 |
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$25. Half a parking ticket.
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richardh
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Posted: July 25 2013 at 01:32 |
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I'm paying less than £12 btw
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Posted: July 25 2013 at 06:56 |
richardh wrote:
chopper wrote:
Richard, you probably should have read the review in Classic Rock before shelling out for this.
"live bootlegs so badly recorded that if you'd bought them as a bootleg on a Woolworths C90 from a bloke at a record fair in 1981 you'd be asking for your £1 back".
and apparently 17 minutes of Kerry Minnear trying to perfect a piano riff! |
I had to think about what 'C90' was for a moment. I remember those pesky C120's would get snagged in the cassette deck pretty quick. Those were the days eh |
Indeed. I never used C120s myself for that very reason.
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Posted: July 25 2013 at 10:19 |
chopper wrote:
richardh wrote:
chopper wrote:
Richard, you probably should have read the review in Classic Rock before shelling out for this.
"live bootlegs so badly recorded that if you'd bought them as a bootleg on a Woolworths C90 from a bloke at a record fair in 1981 you'd be asking for your £1 back".
and apparently 17 minutes of Kerry Minnear trying to perfect a piano riff! |
I had to think about what 'C90' was for a moment. I remember those pesky C120's would get snagged in the cassette deck pretty quick. Those were the days eh |
Indeed. I never used C120s myself for that very reason. |
Me too, but for one occasion there were perfect. I actually taped a lot of concerts with C120's. You had to turn the tape just once and for most concerts it worked and you didn't had to watch your taperecorder all the time or get too much attention in case they were keeping an eye open for bootleggers.
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Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear
"Hey there! Rotter's Club!
Explain the meaning of this song and share it"
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Posted: July 26 2013 at 03:08 |
Nice package
song lists
Tracklist:
Disk: 1
1. Just The Same (Studio Excerpt - Instrumental Backing Track) - Gentle Giant
2. On Reflection (Studios Excerpt - Instrumental Clavinet Composing/Improvising)
3. Free Hand (Studios Excerpt - Piano Composing/Improvising)
4. Time To Kill (Studio Excerpt - Instrumental Backing Track)
5. Mobile (Studio Excerpt - Instrumental Violins)
6. On Reflection (Live - White Plains, New York 1975)
7. Proclamation (Live - White Plains, New York 1975)
8. Free Hand (Live - California 1975)
9. Interview (Rehearsal)
10. Another Show (Instrumental Hammond Hi Notes)
11. Empty City (Instrumental Acoustic Guitar)
12. Empty City (Instrumental String Machine)
13. Timing (Rehearsal)
14. I Lost My Head (Composing 2)
15. I Lost My Head (Rehearsal)
16. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Live In Sweden)
Disk: 2
1. As Old As You're Young (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
2. The Face - Plain Truth (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
3. For Nobody (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
4. Free Hand (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
5. Funny Ways (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
6. Just The Same/Playing The Game (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
7. Memories Of Old Days (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
8. On Reflection (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
9. The Runaway/Experience (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
10. So Sincere (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
11. Winning (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
Disk: 3
1. Memories Of Old Days (Guitar) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
2. I'm Turning Around (Rehearsal) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Guitar) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
4. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Moog Solo 1) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
5. Mountain Time (Piano) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
6. Winning (Rehearsal) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
7. Opening (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
8. Two Weeks In Spain (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
9. Free Hand (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
10. On Reflection (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
11. I'm Turning Around (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
12. Playing The Game (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
13. Memories Of Old Days (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
14. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
15. Funny Ways (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
16. The Face (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
17. For Nobody (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
Disk: 4
1. Two Weeks In Spain (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
2. Free Hand (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
3. On Reflection (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
4. I'm Turning Around (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
5. Just The Same (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
6. Playing The Game (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
7. Memories Of Old Days (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
8. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
9. Funny Ways (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
10. For Nobody (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
11. Mountain Time (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
12. Words From The Wise (Demo)
13. Thank You (Demo)
14. Spooky Boogie (Demo)
15. Little Brown Bag (Demo)
16. It's Only Goodbye (Demo)
Disk: 5
1. All Through The Night (Rehearsal)
2. It's Not Imagination (Rehearsal)
3. Convenience (Clean And Easy) (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
4. All Through The Night (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
5. Free Hand (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
6. Knots (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
7. Playing The Game (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
8. Giant For A Day (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
9. Inside Out (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
10. It's Not Imagination (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
11. Underground (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
12. Five Man Drum Bash (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
13. Band Introductions (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
14. For Nobody (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
15. The Advent Of Panurge (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
16. Number One (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
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Posted: July 26 2013 at 12:54 |
AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:
Nice package
song lists
Tracklist:
Disk: 1 official bootlegs Endless life & artistcally cryme ( bad quality) in red scrapping the barrel MP3 section
1. Just The Same (Studio Excerpt - Instrumental Backing Track) - Gentle Giant
2. On Reflection (Studios Excerpt - Instrumental Clavinet Composing/Improvising)
3. Free Hand (Studios Excerpt - Piano Composing/Improvising)
4. Time To Kill (Studio Excerpt - Instrumental Backing Track)
5. Mobile (Studio Excerpt - Instrumental Violins)
6. On Reflection (Live - White Plains, New York 1975)
7. Proclamation (Live - White Plains, New York 1975)
8. Free Hand (Live - California 1975)
9. Interview (Rehearsal)
10. Another Show (Instrumental Hammond Hi Notes)
11. Empty City (Instrumental Acoustic Guitar)
12. Empty City (Instrumental String Machine)
13. Timing (Rehearsal)
14. I Lost My Head (Composing 2)
15. I Lost My Head (Rehearsal)
16. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Live In Sweden)
Disk: 2 (all as MP3 on Srapping the barrell)
1. As Old As You're Young (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
2. The Face - Plain Truth (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
3. For Nobody (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
4. Free Hand (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
5. Funny Ways (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
6. Just The Same/Playing The Game (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
7. Memories Of Old Days (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
8. On Reflection (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
9. The Runaway/Experience (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
10. So Sincere (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
11. Winning (Pinewood Tour Rehersals 1977)
Disk: 3 Official Bootleg Live In Cleveland (bad quailty) in red scrappin g the barrel MP3 section in clear blue The Last Steps official bootleg
1. Memories Of Old Days (Guitar) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
2. I'm Turning Around (Rehearsal) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Guitar) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
4. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Moog Solo 1) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
5. Mountain Time (Piano) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
6. Winning (Rehearsal) (Rehearsals & Studio Excerpts)
7. Opening (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
8. Two Weeks In Spain (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
9. Free Hand (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
10. On Reflection (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
11. I'm Turning Around (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
12. Playing The Game (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
13. Memories Of Old Days (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
14. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
15. Funny Ways (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
16. The Face (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
17. For Nobody (Live In Cleveland, Ohio)
Disk: 4 tracks in blue on Out Of THe Fire (HUX 2CD)
1. Two Weeks In Spain (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
2. Free Hand (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
3. On Reflection (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
4. I'm Turning Around (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
5. Just The Same (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
6. Playing The Game (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
7. Memories Of Old Days (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
8. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
9. Funny Ways (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
10. For Nobody (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
11. Mountain Time (Bbc Sight & Sound In Concert)
12. Words From The Wise (Demo)
13. Thank You (Demo)
14. Spooky Boogie (Demo)
15. Little Brown Bag (Demo)
16. It's Only Goodbye (Demo)
Disk: 5
1. All Through The Night (Rehearsal)
2. It's Not Imagination (Rehearsal)
3. Convenience (Clean And Easy) (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
4. All Through The Night (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
5. Free Hand (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
6. Knots (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
7. Playing The Game (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
8. Giant For A Day (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
9. Inside Out (Live - New Haven, Ct 1980)
10. It's Not Imagination (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
11. Underground (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
12. Five Man Drum Bash (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
13. Band Introductions (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
14. For Nobody (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
15. The Advent Of Panurge (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
16. Number One (Live - Roxy, Ca 1980)
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Actually not ONE unreleased track, (the source tracks in colour) It would have been decent to write on the cover material realeased before : or
we're only in it for the money
Edited by Alucard - July 26 2013 at 12:56
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Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear
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Explain the meaning of this song and share it"
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: July 26 2013 at 20:47 |
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Hmmm ^^^ obviously the packaging betrays the content. I would prefer just remasters of original album material rather than a bunch of demos and live cuts of inferior quality
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Barbu
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Posted: July 26 2013 at 21:00 |
^ Always knew you were not a true Giant fan. 
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Gentle Giant new 5CD Box Set released July 29
