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Octopus (album)
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| Studio album by Gentle Giant | |||||
| Released | Dec 1, 1972 (UK), Feb 1973 (US) | ||||
| Recorded | Jul 24 - Aug 5, 1972, Advision Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 34:24 | ||||
| Label | Vertigo | ||||
| Producer | Gentle Giant | ||||
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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.
- "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.
- 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
- 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 Francois 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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| Gentle Giant |
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| Derek Shulman | Ray Shulman | Gary Green | Kerry Minnear | John Weathers |
| Phil Shulman | Martin Smith | Malcolm Mortimore |
| Discography |
| Main Albums: Gentle Giant | Acquiring the Taste | Three Friends | Octopus | In a Glass House | The Power and the Glory | Free Hand | Interview | Playing the Fool | The Missing Piece | Giant for a Day | Civilian |
| Other Releases: In Concert-BBC Radio 1 | Out of the Woods | Under Construction | Scraping the Barrel | Giant on the Box | GG at the GG |