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Under Construction (Gentle Giant album)

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Released
  
1997

Length
  
2:26:28

Release date
  
1997

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Recorded
  
Various

Artist
  
Gentle Giant

Label
  
Abstract Sounds

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Under Construction (1997)
  
Scraping the Barrel (2004)

Similar
  
Civilian, Playing the Fool, The Missing Piece, Giant for a Day, Free Hand

Gentle giant under construction 1997 cd1 entirely unreleased material


Under Construction was the first of two box sets of the English progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1997. This was to collect together all the unreleased material, demos, outtakes and the odd live recordings that were available to the band.

Contents

Gentle giant under construction 1997 cd2 demos and out takes


Track listing

All songs written by Shulman, Shulman, Shulman and Minnear and arranged by Gentle Giant.

Disc 1 - Total Time 73:00 - Entirely Unreleased Material

  1. "Radio Bit" – 0:13
  2. "Freedoms Child" – 3:57
  3. "Hometown Special" – 4:24
  4. "Weekend Cowboy" – 3:46
  5. "Bringing Me Down" – 5:50
  6. "Nothing at All" – 8:23
  7. "Rondo-Playing the Game" – 1:33
  8. "DVS Guitars" – 6:28
  9. "Robin Hood" – 1:40
  10. "Interview Whispers" – 1:04
  11. "Interview (Live)" – 7:00
  12. "Timing (Live)" – 9:49
  13. "Unreleased Civilian Track" – 4:59
  14. "You Haven't a Chance" – 4:12
  15. "Sample Archive" – 9:18

Disc 2 - Total Time 73:18 - Demos and Outtakes

  1. "House, the Street, the Room" – 1:50
  2. "Prologue" – 0:40
  3. "Schooldays" – 2:54
  4. "Peel the Paint (Demo version)" – 0:22
  5. "Peel the Paint (Studio version)" – 4:22
  6. "Mr. Class and Quality" – 3:02
  7. "Advent of Panurge" – 0:56
  8. "SHH" – 0:15
  9. "Inmates Lullaby" – 3:37
  10. "Way of Life" – 7:07
  11. "Experience" – 6:51
  12. "So Sincere (Demo version)" – 3:30
  13. "So Sincere (Studio version)" – 3:28
  14. "Intro 74" – 2:23
  15. "Cogs in Cogs" – 1:43
  16. "Intro 76" – 1:40
  17. "Just the Same" – 1:42
  18. "Free Hand" – 2:58
  19. "Time to Kill" – 3:32
  20. "Interview Demo" – 2:02
  21. "Give It Back" – 2:23
  22. "Design" – 0:46
  23. "Another Show" – 2:24
  24. "Empty City" – 3:36
  25. "I Lost My Head (Demo version)" – 2:31
  26. "I Lost My Head (Studio version)" – 1:41
  27. "Convenience (Clean and Easy)" – 1:03
  28. "Freedoms Child (Demo version)" – 3:18
  29. "Kerry" – 0:01

Personnel

  • Gary Green - 6 string guitar, 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, cello, 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

    • Release details

  • 1997, UK, Alucard ALU GG CD1, Release Date ? ? 1997, CD
  • 2001, UK, Alucard PINKGCD1, Release Date 5 November 2001, CD (reissue)

    • Songs

    1Under Construction1000 Mexicans5:20
    2Stars on Sunday1000 Mexicans3:00
    3Under Construction (Mexi club mix)1000 Mexicans6:10

    References

    Under Construction (Gentle Giant album) Wikipedia
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