1973-09-11 - GG - Plymouth Guildhall

Gentle Giant
Guildhall
Plymouth, UK
17th September 1973

FLAC files ripped from CDR I got in a trade with Jack Skelly, back when he was still trading.
Sound quality is good, although a bit distant.

01. The Runaway
02. Way Of Life
03. Funny Ways
04. excerpts from Octopus *
05. Nothing At All
06. Plain Truth
07. In A Greenhouse

* not included, as a part of this track was included on Scraping The Barrel.

line up
Derek Shulman - vocals
Ray Shulman - bass
Kerry Minnear - keyboards
Gary Green - guitar
John 'pugwash' Weathers - drums

As fans of GG will know, seeing the band live was like watching a group of jugglers as they would play each others instruments, even swapping mid song. So the above credits don't really do them justice.

I didn't receive any artwork for this concert. I'd sure like some.

From Jack Skelly's site (which can now be found at http://www.ggtourhistory.50webs.com/):

"Sep. 17 Plymouth, England Guildhall
Wild Turkey opened the show, with singer/guitarist Rod Crisp also on the bill. a tape exists of this first night of the tour, which includes the band’s very first performance of Excerpts from Octopus. during this medley, Kerry included a three and a half minute keyboard solo just before the band segued into The Advent of Panurge. the solo contained snippets and variations based on the songs Raconteur, Troubadour and Acquiring the Taste, and even a small bit of A Cry for Everyone was thrown in. this keyboard solo was apparently dropped right away, as it appears on no other known GG recording. however, much of this keyboard material was later infused into the medley’s acoustic guitar duet beginning in late 1975. the recording of this keyboard solo has been included on the 2004 SCRAPING THE BARREL box set, where it was titled Keyboard Concerto

files included
6 x FLAC files
1 x .log file
1 x .txt info file
1 x .md5 file