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In Reply to: I look for octopus but never see it posted by jazzthusiast on May 8, 2007 at 13:35:04:
From a quality standpoint, the original Vertigo pressings of Octopus are far superior to the Worldwide Artists pressings of In a Glass House.I also like "Three Friends" and "Acquiring the Taste" quite a bit.
The LP's after "Freehand" all seem forced and devoid of the Gentle Giant innovative music and precision timing IMHO, but the rest are keepers.You can still find original first generation UK Vertigo's out there. Those are the ones to have. The second generation Roger Dean "spaceship" Vertigo's are not quite as good but still head and shoulders better than the horrible US Colombia abominations.
Cheers,
Me, I'm just a lawnmower, you can tell me by the way I walk....
-Ray
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Follow Ups
- "Octopus" and "In a Glass House" are both superb albums, I don't think that I could choose between them... - Ray-o-Stat 16:59:54 05/08/07 (3)
- Yet, both the Dutch (reissue) LP and the German Vertigo CD sport a track that is remarkably superior - ParloFax 04:54:34 05/09/07 (0)
- Re: Acquiring the Taste - newdreams 17:21:12 05/08/07 (1)
- Re: Acquiring the Taste - Ray-o-Stat 17:33:50 05/08/07 (0)