Octopus (album)
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| Studio album by Gentle Giant | |||||
| Released | Dec 1, 1972 (UK), February 1973 (US) | ||||
| Recorded | July 24 - August 5, 1972, Advision Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 34:24 | ||||
| Label | Vertigo Columbia (US/Canada) |
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| Producer | Gentle Giant | ||||
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US release.
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For The Human League's album of the same name see, see Octopus (Human League album).
Octopus is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1972. It marked a change in drummers from Malcolm Mortimore to John Weathers.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Advent Of Panurge" – 4:40
- "Raconteur Troubadour" – 3:59
- "A Cry For Everyone" – 4:02
- "Knots" – 4:09
- "The Boys In The Band" – 4:32
- "Dog's Life" – 3:10
- "Think Of Me With Kindness" – 3:33
- "River" – 5:54
All songs composed by Shulman, Shulman, Shulman and Minnear.
[edit] Personnel
- Gary Green - Guitars, percussion
- Kerry Minnear - All keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, cello, Moog, lead and backing vocals
- Derek Shulman - Lead vocals, alto saxophone
- Phil Shulman - Saxophones, trumpet, mellophone, lead and backing vocals
- Ray Shulman - Bass, violin, guitar, percussion, vocals
- John Weathers - Drums, percussion, xylophone
[edit] Miscellanea
- The UK release of the album featured art by Roger Dean, but the US release featured a different cover by Charles White.
- The song "The Advent of Panurge" is inspired by the books of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais.
- The song "A Cry For Everyone" on the album is inspired by the work and beliefs of the Algerian-French writer Albert Camus.
- The song "Knots" is inspired by the book "Knots" by Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing.
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