• Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (Remastered, Digipack Packaging, Reissue) (CD) | NEW - ROCK/PROG *NEW*
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Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (Remastered, Digipack Packaging, Reissue) (CD) | NEW

Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (Remastered, Digipack Packaging, Reissue) (CD) | NEW

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Description

Acquiring the Taste
(Remastered, Digipack Packaging, Reissue)
Artist: Gentle Giant Format: CD Release Date: 11/6/2026
Label: Alucard Records
Vendor: Alucard Publishing Lted
Distributor: AMPED
UPC: 804471001036
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 11/6/2026
Product ID: ALCD105.2


Description
Gentle Giant's 1971 sophomore album sees a U. S. pressing on CD for the first time in nearly 40 years. Recorded at Advision and AIR in London in the first months of 1971 and produced again by Tony Visconti, the record arrived barely seven months after the debut and pushed the band further out. It's liner notes state the intent plainly: each piece was written so that it should be "unique, adventurous and fascinating. "The eight tracks move between hard rock, chamber writing, medieval counterpoint and early electronics, with a string quartet on "The Moon Is Down," Moog programmed by Chris Thomas, and the six members again trading off dozens of instruments - guitars, bass, violin, viola, cello, saxophones, clarinet, trumpet, mellotron, harpsichord, vibraphone and more. It is also the last Gentle Giant album to feature founding drummer Martin Smith. This edition uses the updated audio from the most recent Alucard reissues of this album. Housed in a digipak.


TracksCredits
1 Pantagruel's Nativity
2 Edge of Twilight
3 The House, the Street, the Room
4 Acquiring the Taste
5 Wreck
6 The Moon Is Down
7 Black Cat
8 Truth

  • Condition: NEW
  • Format: CD
  • Internal ID: 804471001036
  • Genre: ROCK/PROG
  • Format Type: CD

Condition Ratings & Details

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  • MINT (M): Perfect, brand new, unplayed.
  • Near Mint (NM): Like new, barely played, will play perfectly.
  • Excellent (EX): Very close to near mint, with minor cosmetic wear. Will play perfectly.
  • Very Good Plus (VG+): Light cosmetic blemishes that do not affect play. Close to perfect playback.
  • Very Good (VG): Some light marks that may cause minor noise during playback. Still enjoyable and plays well.
  • Good Plus (G+): Noticeable noise during playback. Only listed if of collector value. Not ideal for listening.

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