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“It was one of the most vibrant and exciting live albums of its day. The new version raises the bar”: Gentle Giant’s Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience is an exceptional work

The real-life running order is reinstated, audience sound is returned and Derek Shulman’s song introductions are heard in souped-up version of 1977 classic

“We were torn between trying to make it big and making our music more crossover, but failing… that happened because we became conscious of what we were doing”: The Power And The Glory signalled the beginning of the end for Gentle Giant

“We were torn between trying to make it big and making our music more crossover, but failing… that happened because we became conscious of what we were doing”: The Power And The Glory signalled the beginning of the end for Gentle Giant

They’d reasserted themselves after a line-up change and enjoyed the results – but the surprisingly polarised response to their sixth album led them to start second-guessing their own work.

“Tchaikovsky was a sort of mentor; if it was good, ABBA or whatever, we didn’t shut anything out”: When Gentle Giant revisited seventh album Free Hand

“Tchaikovsky was a sort of mentor; if it was good, ABBA or whatever, we didn’t shut anything out”: When Gentle Giant revisited seventh album Free Hand

The reissue, complete with Steven Wilson remixes, was the band’s chance to look back on what the band had liked about 1975 release, and what they hadn’t

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“The cape-wielding progressive rock behemoth was not in vogue… there was an effort to make it simpler, but our musical identity was still at stake”: Gentle Giant take a fresh look at The Missing Piece

Underrated gem or confused mess? Gary Green, John Weathers and Kerry Minnear discuss their 1977 album in the light of Steven WIlson’s remix

Gentle Giant share new video for Memories Of Old Days

The new Steven Wilson remix of Gentle Giant's 1977 album The Missing Piece will be released in March

Gentle Giant share new video for Steven Wilson remix of Two Weeks In Spain

The new Steven Wilson remix of Gentle Giant's 1977 album The Missing Piece will be released in February

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells at 50 on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

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Listen to Steven Wilson's new mix of Gentle Giant's Interview

Listen to Steven Wilson's new mix of Gentle Giant's Interview

Gentle Giant's 1976 concept album Interview will be reissued in June

Ray Shulman obituary

Ray Shulman obituary

Other lives: Musician and composer who dazzled audiences with the progressive rock band Gentle Giant

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Gentle Giant to reissue remixed version of eighth album Interview

Gentle Giant to reissue remixed version of eighth album Interview

Gentle Giant's 1976 concept album Interview will be reissued in June. Watch a video trailer for the release here...

Ray Shulman, of Simon Dupree and The Big Sound and Gentle Giant, dies aged 73

Ray Shulman, of Simon Dupree and The Big Sound and Gentle Giant, dies aged 73

Musical virtuoso, who enjoyed a lengthy career in the business, passes away after battling a long illness

Gentle Giant's Ray Shulman dead at 73

Gentle Giant's Ray Shulman dead at 73

Gentle Giant bassist and composer Ray Shulman has passed away at his home in London following a long illness

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