Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste

Studio Album, released in 1971 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Pantagruel’s Nativity (6:50) 2. Edge of Twilight (3:47) 3. The House, the Street, the Room (6:01) 4. Acquiring the Taste (1:36) 5. Wreck (4:36) 6. The Moon Is Down (4:45) 7. Black Cat (3:51) 8. Plain Truth (7:36) Total Time 39:02 Line-up / Musicians - Gary Green / 6- & 12-string (1) electric guitars, 12-string wah-wah guitar (7), mandolin & bass (3), donkey’s jawbone & cat calls (7), voice (8) - Kerry Minnear / piano & electric piano, Hammond organ (1-3), Mellotron (1,5,6), vibraphone (1,7), xylophone (2,3), Minimoog (1-5), celesta (3), clavichord (3), harpsichord (2,5,6), timpani (2), maracas & tambourine (7), cello (2,3,7), string quartet arrangement (7), lead (1,2) & backing vocals - Derek Shulman / alto saxophone (1,6), clavichord & cowbell (3), lead (3,5,6) & backing vocals - Phil Shulman / alto (6) & tenor (1,6) saxophones, clarinet (2,3), trumpet (1,3), piano (3), claves, maracas, lead (5,7) & backing vocals - Ray Shulman / bass, violin & electric (8) violin, viola (7), Spanish (2,3) & 12-string (6) guitars, organ bass pedals (6), tambourine, skulls, backing vocals - Martin Smith / drums, tambourine (1), gong & side drum (2) With: - Tony Visconti / tenor, treble & descant recorders (3,5), bass drum & triangle (7), producer - Paul Cosh / trumpet & organ (3) - Chris Thomas / Moog programmer (1-5)