30-disc studio & live box coming from Gentle Giant

This is really cool. Cant wait.

 

Yet another email sent out by Dan Barrett, webmaster of the Official GG site -

Snapper Records is still seeking a bit of memorabilia for its upcoming
boxed set. If you have any of these items, please email Ian Crockett
at [email protected].

Memorabilia for Unburied Treasure - The Gentle Giant Home Page

They really must be having some trouble locating these items.

 

Another search for '78 to '80 material -

Snapper Records, the company creating the "ultimate GG boxed set," is
seeking photos & memorabilia of the band from two years, 1978 and
1980.

If you have anything to share, please contact Ian Crockett,
[email protected].

More info: Unburied Treasure - The Gentle Giant Home Page

 

BTW and maybe it's already been said but this is not just a live box, it has the original studio albums as well.

 

You may want to ask a Gort to change the thread title to note studio and live material.

 

The live box would be just fine; why to include something that everyone interested already has?

 

Clearing house for all the SW mixes in one place along with some new ones?

 

Gentle Giant
10 hrs ·
The 3 Shulman brothers August 22nd 2019.
Discussing the release of ‘Unburied Treasure’ the limited 30CD live Box Set being released at the end of October on Snapper Records maybe?



So, it's gone to from 20 t0 30. I think who ever wrote the blurb got it wrong about it all being live as well as the number. We'll see at the end of October maybe. Is it interesting that Ray and Phil are sporting chrome domes while Derek has a full head of hair at 72?

 

I am not too keen on live stuff, but studio stuff would be fine. 'Scraping the Barrel' showed that interesting things exists, but for some inexplicable reason the best stuff was faded out: an (early or rehearsal) stripped down relaxed version of 'Cogs in Cogs' limited to just 10 sec tugged at the end of the track 'The Boogie and the Woogie'. Of course, the silence, false start and banter before (funny though) is included in all raging glory - uncut ...
I even would take an mp3 of that. Speaking of which, 'Scraping the Barrel' included a 4th disc of mp3 files, which would have been a good place for this rehearsal take (and similar sessions). But no, we get the "FBI-tape" - an originally ERASED tape, that for miraculous reasons contained more than just white noise ...

 

I didn't expect them to include the Wilson BluRays here, of course, but I am disappointed it doesn't seem to include the 'Giant On The Box' DVD. Unless they mean 30 discs in general and not specifically 30 CDs.

I never did get 'Scraping The Barrel', so I'm hoping all that stuff is on here too.

 

GG just posted on their Facebook page..... "To all our followers, friends and fans..
Big announcement tomorrow!!"

 

From last month discussing their upcoming world wide reunion tour.

 

Uh, make that 30 discs at only $332.57


Unburied Treasure



Including a lavish 136-page coffee table hardback book and 96-page tour history book, Unburied Treasure is a 30-disc deluxe boxset with signed photo, authorised by all members of Gentle Giant.

Strictly limited to 2000 copies globally, the set includes remastered versions of the 12 albums the band released between 1970 and 1980, along with 15 concert albums (7 never previously released, 7 never previously officially released and 1 previously unavailable on CD). The box also includes two posthumous live/outtakes albums and a Blu-ray bonus disc (featuring a Steven Wilson surround mix of the band’s 1970 debut).

Also included are books, posters, replica promotional items and much more.

**This boxset will be shipped by courier**

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The contents of the Unburied Treasure box set include:

• Signed photograph by band members Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear & John Weathers
• Brand new cover artwork illustration by Bob Venables based on original illustrator George Underwood's design for the band's debut album
• The 12 original albums released during the band's active years, including live album Playing the Fool
• Two albums released after the disbanding: Winchester 1971 (live) & Pinewood Rehearsal 1977 (outtakes)
• 15 official previously unreleased live albums:
• Essen 1972 *
• New Orleans 1972 (feat. three previously unreleased BBC recordings)
• Hollywood Bowl 1972 *
• Vicenza 1973 *
• Torino 1973
• Munster 1974 *
• St Gallen 1974 *
• Cleveland Agora 1975
• Basel 1975 *
• Dusseldorf 1976 Part 1 †
• Dusseldorf & Brussels 1976 Part 2 †
• Munich 1976 †
• Paris 1976 †
• Chester 1977
• Roxy 1980

* Audience recording remastered for the highest possible quality

† Unreleased material from the 'Playing the Fool' gigs remixed by GG expert Dan Bornemark

• All music on the 29 CDs has been newly remastered by Pete Reynolds
• Blu-ray disc with a listening experience second to none – featuring the full debut album Gentle Giant remixed by Steven Wilson in high resolution 96/24 Stereo LPCM, 96/24 5.1 surround LPCM and DTS-HD 5.1 surround. Also included are the instrumental mixes for every track
• 136-page hardback coffee table book featuring the band's in-depth story as told by GG expert Alan Kinsman, as well as: rare photographs, posters, passes and unburied memorabilia from the band and fans
• Exclusive 96-page tour history book compiled by Jack Skelly, comprising: set lists, memorabilia and gig review notes including commentary on the new live recordings
• Two replica posters of their first gig at Portsmouth Polytechnic 1970 and 'The Power & The Glory' – voted as the most popular poster on the official band website
• Replica 'Playing The Fool' booklet, which was originally given away with the first 10,000 sales of the album
• Replica 'Giant For A Day' mask, which was included in the original 1978 album
• Replica Missing Piece jigsaw, which was a promotional item for the album when originally released. One randomly chosen boxset will also include the MISSING GOLDEN PIECE, which, when claimed, will award the owner with the coveted 'The Power & The Glory' screen printed mirror

TRACK LIST

CD 1 - Gentle Giant

1. Giant [06:22]
2. Funny Ways [04:27]
3. Alucard [06:01]
4. Isn't It Quiet And Cold? [03:46]
5. Nothing At All [09:07]
6. Why Not? [05:31]
7. The Queen [01:40]

CD 2 - Acquiring The Taste

1. Pantagruel's Nativity [06:49]
2. Edge Of Twilight [03:48]
3. The House, The Street, The Room [06:04]
4. Acquiring The Taste [01:36]
5. Wreck [04:37]
6. The Moon Is Down [04:45]
7. Black Cat [03:53]
8. Plain Truth [07:42]

CD 3 - Three Friends

1. Prologue [06:11]
2. Schooldays [07:33]
3. Working All Day [05:08]
4. Peel The Paint [07:27]
5. Mister Class And Quality? [05:51]
6. Three Friends [03:02]

CD 4 - Octopus

1. The Advent Of Panurge [04:40]
2. Raconteur, Troubadour [04:01]
3. A Cry For Everyone [04:01]
4. Knots [04:08]
5. The Boys In The Band [04:32]
6. Dog's Life [03:10]
7. Think Of Me With Kindness [03:32]
8. River [05:52]

CD 5 - In A Glass House

1. The Runaway [07:24]
2. An Inmate's Lullaby [04:30]
3. Way Of Life [07:53]
4. Experience [07:50]
5. A Reunion [02:11]
6. In A Glass House [08:08]

CD 6 - The Power And The Glory

1. Proclamation [06:47]
2. So Sincere[03:48]
3. Aspirations [04:38]
4. Playing The Game [06:43]
5. Cogs In Cogs [03:07]
6. No God's A Man [04:28]
7. The Face [04:11]
8. Valedictory [03:17]

Bonus Track

9. The Power And The Glory - single [02:52]

CD 7 - Free Hand

1. Just The Same [05:34]
2. On Reflection [05:43]
3. Free Hand [06:15]
4. Time To Kill [06:06]
5. His Last Voyage [06:27]
6. Talybont [02:40]
7. Mobile [05:03]

CD 8 - Interview

1. Interview [06:51]
2. Give It Back [05:09]
3. Design [05:02]
4. Another Show[03:31]
5. Empty City (Interview) [04:39]
6. Timing [04:34]
7. I Lost My Head [06:59]

CD 9 - Playing The Fool - live

1. Just The Same/Proclamation [11:13]
2. On Reflection [06:21]
3. Excerpts From Octopus [15:36]
4. Funny Ways [08:28]
5. The Runaway/Experience [09:29]
6. So Sincere [10:19]
7. Free Hand [07:37]
8. Sweet Georgia Brown [01:18]
9. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head [07:32]

CD 10 - The Missing Piece

1. Two Weeks In Spain [03:06]
2. I'm Turning Around [03:59]
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It [02:21]
4. Who Do You Think You Are? [03:32]
5. Mountain Time [03:23]
6. As Old As You're Young [04:21]
7. Memories Of Old Days [07:19]
8. Winning [04:14]
9. For Nobody [04:04]

CD 11 - Giant For A Day

1. Words From The Wise [04:12]
2. Thank You [04:47]
3. Giant For A Day [03:47]
4. Spookie Boogie [02:52]
5. Take Me [03:34]
6. Little Brown Bag [03:24]
7. Friends [01:58]
8. No Stranger [02:28]
9. It's Only Goodbye [04:15]
10. Rock Climber [03:51]

CD 12 - Civilian

1. Convenience (Clean And Easy)[03:13]
2. All Through The Night [04:23]
3. Shadows On The Street [03:16]
4. Number One [04:44]
5. Underground [03:49]
6. I Am Camera [03:32]
7. Inside Out [05:52]
8. It's Not Imagination [03:58]

Bonus Track

9. Heroes [04:47]

CD 13

1. Giant (Winchester 1971) [05:31]
2. Hometown Special (Winchester 1971) [05:24]
3. City Hermit (Winchester 1971) [05:56]
4. Funny Ways (Winchester 1971) [08:42]
5. Plain Truth (Winchester 1971) [10:46]
6. Alucard (Winchester 1971) [08:47]
7. Isn't It Quiet And Cold? (Winchester 1971) [02:30]
8. Why Not? (Winchester 1971) [04:59]
9. The Queen (Winchester 1971) [02:58]
10. Peel Off The Paint (Winchester 1971) [08:51]

CD 14

1. Alucard (Essen 1972) [07:44]
2. Funny Ways (Essen 1972) [10:32]
3. Nothing At All (with Malcolm Mortimore drum solo) (Essen 1972) [12:55]
4. Plain Truth (Essen 1972) [09:21]
5. The Queen (Essen 1972) [02:10]

CD 15

1. Prologue (New Orleans 1972) [06:04]
2. Alucard (New Orleans 1972) [06:23]
3. Funny Ways (New Orleans 1972) [07:32]
4. Nothing At All (New Orleans 1972) [02:23]
5. Funny Ways (BBC Session 1972) [07:15]
6. Plain Truth (BBC Session 1972) [06:42]
7. The Advent Of Panurge (BBC Session 1972) [04:47]

CD 16

1. Prologue (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [08:16]
2. Alucard (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [08:00]
3. Funny Ways (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [08:24]
4. Nothing At All/Plain Truth (Hollywood Bowl 1972) [23:56]

CD 17

1. Prologue (Vicenza 1973) [06:12]
2. Alucard (Vicenza 1973) [08:05]
3. Funny Ways (Vicenza 1973) [09:42]
4. The Advent Of Panurge (Vicenza 1973) [07:08]
5. Nothing At All (Vicenza 1973) [13:49]
6. Plain Truth (Vicenza 1973) [14:21]

CD 18

1. The Runaway (Torino 1973) [05:42]
2. Way Of Life (Torino 1973) [07:10]
3. Funny Ways (Torino 1973) [08:50]
4. Excerpts From Octopus (Torino 1973) [12:46]
5. Nothing At All (Torino 1973) [15:27]
6. Plain Truth (Torino 1973) [07:16]

CD 19

1. The Runaway (Munster 1974) [10:04]
2. Prologue (Munster 1974) [06:13]
3. Funny Ways (Munster 1974) [09:22]
4. Excerpts From Octopus (Munster 1974) [13:14]
5. Nothing At All (Munster 1974) [15:53]
6. Plain Truth (Munster 1974) [13:53]
7. In A Glass House (Munster 1974) [09:26]

CD 20

1. Cogs In Cogs (St Gallen 1974) [04:20]
2. Proclamation (St Gallen 1974) [05:14]
3. Funny Ways (St Gallen 1974) [09:26]
4. The Runaway (St Gallen 1974) [03:41]
5. Experience (St Gallen 1974) [07:08]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (St Gallen 1974) [14:35]
7. Nothing At All (St Gallen 1974) [16:42]
8. Plain Truth (St Gallen 1974) [13:19]

CD 21

1. Cogs In Cogs (Cleveland 1975) [03:12]
2. Proclamation (Cleveland 1975) [05:02]
3. Funny Ways (Cleveland 1975) [08:48]
4. The Runaway (Cleveland 1975) [03:54]
5. Experience (Cleveland 1975) [05:59]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (Cleveland 1975) [13:27]
7. So Sincere (Cleveland 1975) [09:21]
8. Mister Class And Quality? (Cleveland 1975) [05:08]

CD 22

1. Cogs In Cogs (Basel 1975) [05:51]
2. Proclamation (Basel 1975) [05:03]
3. Funny Ways (Basel 1975) [08:29]
4. The Runaway (Basel 1975) [03:56]
5. Experience (Basel 1975) [03:52]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (Basel 1975) [15:36]
7. So Sincere (Basel 1975) [10:44]
8. Plain Truth (Basel 1975) [09:04]
9. Free Hand (Basel 1975) [08:38]
10. Just The Same (Basel 1975) [06:10]

CD 23

1. Just The Same/Proclamation (Dusseldorf 1976) [13:04]
2. On Reflection (Dusseldorf 1976) [06:10]
3. Interview (Dusseldorf 1976) [06:58]
4. The Runaway/Experience (Dusseldorf 1976) [10:41]
5. So Sincere (Dusseldorf 1976) [10:03]
6. Excerpts From Octopus (Dusseldorf 1976) [17:16]
7. Funny Ways - snippet (Dusseldorf 1976) [00:43]

CD 24

1. Timing/Violin Solo (Dusseldorf 1976) [10:45]
2. Free Hand (Dusseldorf 1976) [08:47]
3. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Dusseldorf 1976) [07:24]
4. Timing/Violin Solo (Brussels 1976) [11:22]
5. Free Hand (Brussels 1976) [09:42]
6. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Brussels 1976) [07:21]

CD 25

1. Just The Same/Proclamation (Munich 1976) [12:19]
2. On Reflection (Munich 1976) [06:18]
3. Interview (Munich 1976) [07:26]
4. Excerpts From Octopus (Munich 1976) [17:22]
5. Funny Ways (Munich 1976) [08:45]

CD 26

1. The Runaway/Experience (Paris 1976) [10:13]
2. So Sincere (Paris 1976) [10:49]
3. Excerpts From Octopus (Paris 1976) [18:02]
4. Funny Ways (Paris 1976) [08:34]
5. Timing/Violin Solo (Paris 1976) [11:21]
6. Free Hand (Paris 1976) [08:59]
7. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (Paris 1976) [07:23]

CD 27

1. The Runaway/Experience (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [09:52]
2. As Old As You're Young (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [05:18]
3. On Reflection (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [06:35]
4. Just The Same/Playing The Game (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [10:00]
5. Memories Of Old Days (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [06:58]
6. Winning (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [07:47]
7. For Nobody - part (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [02:52]
8. Funny Ways (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [07:47]
9. The Face/Plain Truth (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [04:17]
10. So Sincere (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [09:17]
11. Free Hand (Pinewood Rehearsal 1977) [02:34]

CD 28

1. Two Weeks In Spain (Chester 1977) [03:00]
2. Free Hand (Chester 1977) [08:10]
3. On Reflection (Chester 1977) [05:59]
4. I'm Turning Around (Chester 1977) [04:07]
5. Just The Same/Playing The Game (Chester 1977) [09:51]
6. Memories Of Old Days (Chester 1977) [07:45]
7. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (Chester 1977) [04:20]
8. The Face (Chester 1977) [14:25]
9. For Nobody (Chester 1977) [04:28]
10. Excerpts From Octopus - part 1 (Chester 1977) [06:05]
11. Excerpts From Octopus - part 2 (Chester 1977) [09:56]

CD 29

1. Convenience (Clean And Easy) (The Roxy 1980) [03:21]
2. All Through The Night (The Roxy 1980) [04:12]
3. Free Hand (The Roxy 1980) [08:28]
4. Knots (The Roxy 1980) [02:41]
5. Playing The Game (The Roxy 1980) [06:05]
6. Memories Of Old Days (The Roxy 1980) [08:13]
7. Giant For A Day (The Roxy 1980) [05:19]
8. Inside Out (The Roxy 1980) [06:03]
9. It`s Not Imagination (The Roxy 1980) [03:52]
10. Underground (The Roxy 1980) [03:40]
11. 5 Man Drum Solo (The Roxy 1980) [06:47]
12. Band Member Introductions (The Roxy 1980) [02:09]
13. For Nobody (The Roxy 1980) [04:51]
14. The Advent Of Panurge (The Roxy 1980) [07:14]
15. Number One (The Roxy 1980) [06:29]

Blu-Ray

1. Giant (Gentle Giant) [06:22]
2. Funny Ways (Gentle Giant) [04:27]
3. Alucard (Gentle Giant) [06:01]
4. Isn't It Quiet And Cold? (Gentle Giant) [03:46]
5. Nothing At All (Gentle Giant) [09:07]
6. Why Not? (Gentle Giant) [05:31]
7. The Queen (Gentle Giant) [01:40]

 

• All music on the 29 CDs has been newly remastered by Pete Reynolds

Looks like he did the big Wishbone Ash box and some Manfred Mann's Earth Band among others. How was the sound on those?

 

So... At first we get Three Piece Suite because not all the masters could be found for those albums, and now we get a full 5.1 mix of the debut but it's only in a $300+ box...?

 

This looks incredible! If I had the money this is the box set I'd get. Looks like I won't get the upcoming Floyd box set after all. I wish we could get a brief preview of how the audience recordings sound, I love this band in concert.

 

Ordered! Not much here that I don't have already, but it looks to be a very nice package and it's good to support the band. I'm hoping for a sonic upgrade to the later albums, particularly The Missing Piece. (And PLEASE - no brickwalling.)

 

I know what happened, but I'm not sure I'm allowed to say...

 

I just remembered the post quoted below, I think the answer may be in there...
There is also another post somewhere in which Dan Bornemark is quoted stating his surprise that no-one contacted him about those tapes when they did the Three Piece Suite (if I remember correctly).

 

I was finally hoping for remix of the The Missing Piece!

 

Interview would be first on my list, but that would be great, too! The Kevorkian remaster finally made it listenable, but only a remix could really do it justice.
Which brings me to the question: why another round of remasters? The ones done by Fred Kevorkian were received warmly — even on this forum!

 

Perhaps there will be a more minimalist approach this time. I like the Kevorkian remasters, for the most part (the ones I've heard), but there's no denying they are noticeably compressed. The same is true for Eroc's takes on the first four albums (from digital copy sources), which I love. If we could get the tonality of these masters with less (or no) compression/limiting, that would be great.

 

The Wishbone Ash box sounds really good. He's the thread:
Wishbone Ash: The Vintage Years 1969-90 mega box set planned for next year on Snapper Records

 

I would hazard a guess that the 5.1 of the first album will eventually get a individual separate release down the road. The idea now is it's an enticement for you to buy the big box. I wonder when Steven had time to do his remix magic on this? Also, the files for the multi tracks that Dan Bornemark had were not hi res if I remember correctly, so how can them be remixed in 96/24? Any insight into this Thomas @Plan9?