1975-02-13 - GG - Capitol Studios, Hollywood

Gentle Giant
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
13th February 1975

FLAC files. I'm sorry I forget where I got these from, probably here. I've included the original .txt file.
Original seeder = Doinker

Sound quality is good.

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/):
"Feb. 13 In West Hollywood, California's Capitol Studios
Gentle Giant made a live studio recording, with no audience, meant for broadcast in March over KMET Radio in Los Angeles. It included much of the material they were performing on stage during their early 1975 tour. The group even recorded a brief musical jingle based on the radio station’s call letters, which, during the March broadcast, served as KMET’s station identification. Interestingly, this jingle has been officially released on SCRAPING THE BARREL under the title With Gentle Giant on KMET. The date of this live session is often listed as Jan. 1, but this date of Feb. 13 seems definitive. At the time, they were in the area for the nearby Santa Monica gig listed below, held that same evening. In fact, the Capitol Studios recording is often mistakenly listed as having been recorded in Santa Monica, as well. It has been rumored that Giant made this studio recording, believed to be mixed by Derek, because earlier plans to release an official live album were changed. In an interview around this time, Derek indicated this was because they felt they needed more time to establish themselves in America through studio albums before bringing out a live record."

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

As ever, I can't seed 24/7.
I will be probably missing in the evenings, UK time, so as to avoid upsetting my ISP.
Don't panic I will ensure someone gets a complete seed.

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Gentle Giant mega-rare restored vinyl "Playing The Foole" Capitol Studios West Hollywood, Ca 1975-02-13 Killer sound and performance! mp3 sample

This fabulous set was recorded live in the studio with no audience. It was for broadcast in March on Los Angeles radio station KMET. Why this show has never been released is totally beyond me. The performance beats the commercially-available "Playing The Fool" by a mile. Although I haven't indicated it that way, I believe this to be a pre-fm recording. When you listen to the sample, you will understand why - the recording is amazing! This has to be the best recording and performance of "Funny Ways" that you will ever hear.

The following quotation is from Jack Skelly's great GG website, located at http://members.aol.com/JAskelly/GGpartfour.htm:

Feb. 13 In West Hollywood, California's Capitol Studios, Gentle Giant made a live studio recording, with no audience, meant for broadcast in March over KMET Radio in Los Angeles. It included much of the material they were performing on stage during their early 1975 tour. The group even recorded a brief musical jingle based on the radio station’s call letters, which, during the March broadcast, served as KMET’s station identification. Interestingly, this jingle has been officially released on SCRAPING THE BARREL under the title With Gentle Giant on KMET. The date of this live session is often listed as Jan. 1, but this date of Feb. 13 seems definitive. At the time, they were in the area for the nearby Santa Monica gig listed below, held that same evening. In fact, the Capitol Studios recording is often mistakenly listed as having been recorded in Santa Monica, as well.

Setlist:

Proclamation
Funny Ways
Experience
So Sincere
The Advent Of Panurge
Mister Class and Quality?

The end of this release included the single version of "The Power And The Glory". It had to be removed.

Lineage: TAKRL version ->Pop and click removal via Sound Forge ->FLAC encoding via Flac Frontend V1.1.3 (new version!) sectors aligned and verified. No noise reduction.

I have heard the Wizardo version of this LP. This sounds MUCH better.

Does anyone have any more of this event from a certified pre-fm tape? Please post it!

Enjoy!

A DoinkerTape