Gentle Giant - Free Hand - 1975 - 24/96 & 16/44.1 - UK Vinyl Rip - Chrysalis CHR 1093 - A1 / B1
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| “ | With its new release, Gentle Giant displays a maturity that few groups can
boast. Keyboardist/composer Kerry Minnear, whose fame has been long in
coming, is on the road to establishing himself as one of rock's most
interesting keyboardists. Playing everything from harpsichord to
phase-shifted Mellotron, Minnear's lines weave in and out of maze-like
rhythmic structures with a grace that reflects the touch of a master
architect.
The album itself reveals a conscious effort to move away from the
Webern/rock of their previous album, "The Power and the Glory," into a fluid
melodic style that is reminiscent of Elizabethan England. One cut in
particular illustrates this move, "On Reflection." Within this piece,
Minnear's orchestration between harpsichord, synthesizer, Mellotron, etc.
serves as a firm stylistic base upon which the group's complex polyphonic
vocal style rides.
Minnear's solos, which are rare, seem more like integral parts of an overall
group timbre, focusing sound in such a manner as to display the technical
mastery of the entire group rather than just one instrumentalist. The first
piece of the album, "Just the Same," reveals Minnear's ability to blend into
the arrangements, unifying an intense rhythmic structure with his piano, and
later threading an exuberantly voiced synthesizer solo throughout the
meshing timbres.
This LP is definitely one of the group's finest efforts, as well as one of
the finer rock albums to be released this year.
| ” |
Track listing
1 - Just The Same
2 - On Reflection
3 - Free Hand
4 - Time To Kill
5 - His Last Voyage
6 - Talybont
7 - Mobile
Personnel
Gary Green - Guitar, Vocals
Kerry Minnear - Keyboards, Vocals
Derek Shulman - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Ray Shulman - Bass, Percussion, Violin, Vocals
John Weathers - Drums, Vocals
All selections composed by Ray Shulman, Derek Shulman and Kerry Minnear
Recorded at Advision Studios, London, April '75
Engineer: Gary Martin assisted by Paul Northfield
Cover design by Gentle Giant
Graphics by Richard Evans
A Gentle Giant Production
Recording Procedure
Recorded using a Linn Sondek LP12 turntable,
Origin Live power supply,
Linn Ittok LVII tonearm,
Goldring 1042 MM Cartridge,
into Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 Special Edition Phono Stage
Chord Cobra 3 Interconnect
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Dynamic Range = 13
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Analyzed: Gentle Giant / Free Hand
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.13 dB -15.75 dB 5:33 01-Just The Same
DR13 -0.01 dB -17.30 dB 5:42 02-On Reflection
DR12 -1.73 dB -17.78 dB 6:13 03-Free Hand
DR13 0.00 dB -18.56 dB 5:08 04-Time To Kill
DR13 -0.80 dB -17.86 dB 6:25 05-His Last Voyage
DR11 -3.55 dB -17.94 dB 2:43 06-Talybont
DR14 -0.65 dB -18.69 dB 5:00 07-Mobile
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2509 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Here's a rip I made a few years ago, I posted it to a few torrent sites but not here, so here it is :)
No mirror links please, thanks.
cheers! :-)
@bertox - do you mean you have 'Power and Glory' ripped? Exciting prospect!
i had the vinyl a long time and is great. please bertox, post for us! :-)
Love this disc, one of the best of GG for me. And on vinyl sounds awesome, really natural and dynamic.
I'll share it soon. But not here, cause i don't have the money for an sharing service account month maintenance.
I only share all my things on a known huge music only torrent tracker.
But you should see my stuff here or elsewhere at any moment, cause' i encourage to anyone to share my rips if they like!
Greets.