Geir Hasnes memorabilia list
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This is a list of the Gentle Giant Category:memorabilia collected by Geir Hasnes over the years. It traces the history of the band, its popularity and how it was received in various countries.
It is only current as of February 1996.
The list
ALBUMS and SINGLES
All UK and US albums with inner sleeves, inserts and/or gatefolds,
except the ordinary US Civilian (I have the promo one with different colours),
and including the two bootlegs and the BBC In Concert transcription disc.
"Gentle Giant": Japanese inlay; Italian cover
"Three Friends": Japanese inlay
"Free Hand": Japanese inlay
"Interview": Japanese inlay
"Playing the Fool": the limited ed. book of the UK album.
"In Concert featuring Gentle Giant": The BBC 4-page guide to presentation
"Circling Round the ..." : Italian compilation
"Superstar" : Italian compilation
"The original studio GG, vol. 1 / vol. 2": Italian compilations
All UK singles with record company sleeves,
except for the "In a Glass House" single, which nobody actually
acknowledges the existence of.
"Playing the Fool - GG on tour" Chrysalis promo EP
Also the Italian "The Advent of Panurge", the German "I'm Turning Around"
and the US orange promo "Words from the Wise".
Photo copies of
Italian "Peel the Paint",
US "Prologue",
Dutch "In a Glass House",
German "Give It Back", US "I'm Turning Around",
German "I'm Turning Around",
Dutch "I'm Turning Around",
German "Mountain Time",
US "Words From the Wise",
US "Words From the Wise" promo,
German "Thank You",
German "All Through the Night".
PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
"Gentle Giant" Vertigo promo sheet and photograph
"Three Friends" Promo poster of the band at that time b/w
"Three Friends" Columbia promo sticker, probably at TF time
[copy]
"Three Friends" ?? Another promo sticker,Giant's face, time
unknown [copy]
Nov. 1972 Concert program, Groundhogs with Gentle Giant.
"Octopus" Capitol promo octopus
March 1973 Concert program, Gentle Giant, in Canada. [copy]
March 74 tour WWA Promo folder
March 74 tour Concert poster
"The Power and the Glory" Promo poster [copy] and promo playing card
[copy]
"The Power and the Glory" Promo poster at that time of the band [copy]
"The Power and the Glory" Promo color photograph [supposedly for this
album]
"The Power and the Glory" Capitol promo b/w photograph, another pose
[copy]
"The Power and the Glory" Capitol Star Promo newssheet
"Free Hand" Chrysalis promo poster
"Free Hand" Capitol promo folder [copy]
"Free Hand" Capitol promo sticker for Free Hand,
showing a hand
4 Oct. 1975 Backstage pass, [copy]
Autumn 75 tour Concert flyer, presenting Gary Wright and
GG [copy]
Dec. 75 tour Chrysalis promo folder, giving reviews of
Free Hand
English Dec. 75 tour Backstage Pass,
"Interview" Chrysalis promo poster
"Interview" Chrysalis UK promo folder text & photograph
[copy]
"Interview" Chrysalis Europe promo folder text [copy]
"Interview" Capitol promo folder text & photograph
"Interview" Off-price sticker for "Interview" [copy]
Apr. - May 1976 tour Concert program, Gentle Giant with Solution,
Apr. - May 1976 tour Tour dates sticker
"Playing the Fool" Capitol promo folder text & photograph
"Giant Edits" Photo copy of Capitol promo record, edited
from PTF.
"Playing the Fool - GG on tour" Chrysalis promo EP
"Inside Gentle Giant" Photo copy of Can. Capitol promo 1-hour
documentary record with music and interview.
"The Missing Piece" Chrysalis promo folder text and photograph
[copy]
"The Missing Piece" Chrysalis promo matchsticks [copy]
"The Missing Piece" Chrysalis Missing Piece promo button
"The Missing Piece" Missing Piece key ring [copy]
"The Missing Piece" Capitol promo folder text and photograph
"Giant for a Day" Chrysalis promo poster
"Giant for a Day" Capitol promo folder text and photograph
"Giant for a Day" Three different promo stickers
"Giant for a Day" Little Brown Bag Capitol promo paper bag [copy]
"Giant for a Day" Promo Giant lollipop for the bag [copy]
"Giant for a Day" Promo button
"Giant for a Day" Promo sheet and poem for the bag
"Words from the Wise" Promo orange vinyl single for the bag
"Civilian" Capitol promo folder text and photograph
"Underground / Convenience" Photo copy of Capitol promo 12" single
May 80 tour Backstage Pass, the US May 80 tour, 15/5/80
Gentle Giant, blue letter paper with printed head and foot
Gentle Giant Productions, brown letter paper with printed head and foot
Group Christmas greeting card [copy]
Alucard Publishing Co. letter paper
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
Firstly, I list the four main music newspapers of UK. For these, I got an
index from a dealer in the UK, and the ones I have obtained are marked with
an OK. If an article is marked 'nonindex', then it was not given in the
index.
Note that advertisements and small announcements about concerts are not listed.
Melody Maker
28/11/70 lp review GG: "GG" OK (nonindex)
19/12/70 concert review Colosseum OK (nonindex)
14/8/71 lp review GG: "Acquiring the Taste" OK
4/12/71 small note GG [apologizes] OK (nonindex)
15/1/72 small Q & A [Any questions?] OK (nonindex)
8/4/72 small article Giant crash OK (nonindex)
6/5/72 small article Giant for Poland OK (nonindex)
6/5/72 article & pic Giants' organ OK (nonindex)
15/7/72 interview & pic Gentle does it ... OK
19/8/72 small Q & A [Any questions?] OK (nonindex)
2/9/72 small Q & A [Any questions?] OK (nonindex)
2/12/72 small article [In brief] OK (nonindex)
9/12/72 lp review GG: "Octopus" OK
30/12/72 small article GG OK (nonindex)
10/2/73 Q & A & pic [Any questions?] OK (nonindex)
10/2/73 small article Giants U. S. tour OK (nonindex)
24/3/73 small interview & pic Gently does it ... OK
2/6/73 small article Take a giant step OK (nonindex)
23/6/72 small Q & A [Any questions?] Giant fans OK (nonindex)
7/7/73 interview & pic "Bands used to enjoy playing the ..." OK
(nonindex)
1/9/73 article & pics The Gentle Giant file OK
????/73 lp review GG: "In a Glass House" OK
(nonindex),
29/9/73 small Q & A [Any questions?] Giant steps OK (nonindex)
6/10/73 concert review GG OK
23/3/74 concert review GG OK
23/11/74 touring info Giant's big gig OK (nonindex)
30/8/75 lp review GG: "Free Hand" OK
27/9/75 concert review GG [OK]
3/4/76 touring info GG OK (nonindex)
8/5/76 interview & pic Giant steps OK
22/5/76 concert review Caught in the act
16/10/76 Q & A The wit and wisdom of GG OK (nonindex)
17/9/77 lp review
5/7/80 lp review
New Musical Express
19/9/70 small article Simon Dupree ... OK (nonindex)
6/3/71 small art & pic Meet the band OK
10/7/71 small article Big push for Gentle Giant OK (nonindex)
4/9/71 small article Gentle Giant's movie OK (nonindex)
8/4/72 ?? small article GG hit by drummer's injury OK (nonindex)
25/11/72 concert review Groundhogs / Birmingham OK (nonindex)
23/12/72 small int & pic
3/3/73 small art & pic The sound of a Giant OK
23/6/73 small article Giant for hire OK
3/11/74 small article Giant plan giant tour OK (nonindex)
5/10/74 small article [Record news] OK (nonindex)
30/11/74 small int & pic Bass man on the fiddle OK
14/12/74 small article Giant tour off - again OK (nonindex)
21/12/74 small article Giant call it off OK (nonindex)
23/8/75 small article London comeback by GG OK (nonindex)
27/9/75 lp review & pic Giant a cert at Newmarket (miss pic (??))
5/6/76 lp review & pic Mechanical giants still make it OK
l9/3/77 lp review GG Live (Playing the Fool) OK
2/4/77 concert review
24/9/77 lp review & pic
7/10/78 lp review
Record Mirror
29/7/72 small int & pic
2/12/72 lp review
6/1/73 interview & pic
14/7/73 small art & pic
29/9/73 concert review
6/9/75 lp review GG: Free Hand [OK]
8/5/76 lp review
15/5/76 concert review
5/2/77 lp review
27/8/77 lp review
30/9/78 lp review GG: Giant for a Day OK
28/6/80 lp review
Sounds
7/8/71 lp review
14/8/71 small art & pic
29/7/72 lp review
5/8/72 small interview
25/11/72 small art & pic
2/12/72 lp review
3/2/73 small art & pic [This is probably the Peacock article OK]
2/6/73 letter & pic The jokes over - clean it up OK (nonindex)
14/7/73 small art & pic
29/9/73 concert review
20/10/73 small int & pic
3/11/73 lp review
16/3/74 interview & pic
23/3/74 concert review
22/6/74 conc rev & pic
6/7/74 interview & pic
21/9/74 lp review & pic Giant stops OK
30/11/74 interview & pic
22/3/75 concert review
23/8/75 lp review & pic
13/9/75 lp review GG: "Free Hand" [OK]
27/9/75 interview & pic GG: big feat [OK]
27/9/75 concert review sounds on the road. GG [OK] (nonind.)
?/12/75 letter & pic Gentle reward is overdue OK
1/5/76 interview & pic My scalp was tingling ... OK
8/5/76 lp rev & con rev
29/1/77 lp review & pic Fool's mate OK
12/3/77 interview & pic Don't ring us, we'll ring you OK
27/8/77 lp review & pic
22/10/77 conc rev & pic Frankfurters sizzle as Giant turn ... OK
30/9/78 lp review & pic Songs for swinging loofahs OK
14/6/80 lp review
Other newspapers and magazines, 1970-1980
newsp?? mid 70 [newspaper article]
RAVE late 70 -early 71 5 GG w/pic
newsp?? late 70-early 71 Actually, GG are Baroque and Roll
band w/pic
?? mid 71 [photograph]
newsp?? late 71 The Giant's acquired taste w/pic
newsp?? late 71 Painstaking GG release progressive L.P.
newsp?? late 71 GG - "Acquiring the Taste"
Sydsvenskan, 12/71 Dubbelkonsert av Jethro Tull
newsp?? early 72 photograph of band w/ Mortimore
Beat Instr. July 1972 GG, w/ pic
US newsp., Aug-Sep 72 ?? GG Down Pat, concert review,
Nashville 25/8
Billboard 16/9/72 Talent in Action. concert review,
Nashville 25/8
US newsp.., ca. Aug.-Sep. 72 GG [notice on their determination
to enjoy the US]
US newsp., Sep. 72 Hollywood - GG: Towering Feeling
US newsp., Sep. 72 GG, concert review, Hollywood Bowl
newsp?? late 72 Octopus GG
Swed. newsp. late 72 GG smått otrolig
newsp?? early 73 gentle giant [probably Sounds/S.
Peacock] w/ pic
CAN newsp. March 73 15 photographs, some with captions
The Ottawa Citizen, 16/3/73 GG shows strength
Toronto Star, Mar. 73 Patience of audience tested at rock show
Montreal Herald Mar. 73 GG's music is pure trash
US newsp. early 73 J. Geils, GG Prove Power in S. L.
US newsp. Apr. 73 GG appears at Packard Music Hall
Playback (US), late Apr. 73 Of Rabel.Apes, R.D.Laing, Octopuses
and GGs, w/ pic
Swed. mag., late 73 GG In a Glass House
newsp?? late 73 notice on tours w/ pic
Italian magazine 1973 GG In Italia con la casa degli
specchi, w/ pics
Italian magazine 1974 Classifica dei 33 giri piu` venduti
in Italia
Canadian magazine 1973-74 "Les Petits Genies Meconnus" : GG,
w/ drawing
Sounds (GER), early-mid 74 GG: Immer noch eine Rock-Band, w/ pic
Musik Express 8/74 GG von Yes fristlos entlassen
newsp.?? Sep. 74 A press release, w/ pic
World Pop news Sep/Oct 74 GG look for more than power and
glory, w/ pic
RAVES late 74 Upstarts: GG flirts with power, w/ pics
Pop-Jeunesse (CAN), 25/1/75 GG. La nouvelle tournée du "doux
géant", w/ pics
'Teen (US), Feb. 75 Amazing GG creating a legend, w/ pics
Billboard, Jan. or Feb. 75 GG: Power and glory
Pop-Jeunesse, 8/2/75 GG au Forum, w/ pics
Daily Aztec, 11/2/75 Alvin Lee on the way down, GG
steals the show
Good Times, Mar. 18-31, 75 GG: We consider ourselves
experimental, w/ pics
[Disc 23/8/75 Albums, album review]
[Music Week 23/8/75 GG, album review]
Good Times, Aug. 26-Sep. 8, 75 GG Free Hand (Capitol), w/ pic
Can. newsp. late Aug. 75 2 pics, about GG at Montreal Autostade
Contemp. Keyboard, 9-10/75 GG [album review of Free Hand]
US newsp. late 75 Free Hand - GG (Capitol)
Can. newsp., late 75 GG Free Hand, album review
Pop-Jeunesse, 6/9/75 L'épopée de GG, w/ pics
Good Times, Sep. 10-22, 75 GG Free Hand (Capitol), w/ pic
(Yes, another rev.)
Good Times, Sep. 10-22, 75 GG Calderone, concert review, w/ pic
Pop-Jeunesse, 20/9/75 GG à Trois-Rivières, w/ pics
[Music Week 27/9/75 Performance, GG, concert review]
Pop-Jeunesse, 4/10/75 Interview exclusif avec GG, w/ pics
US newsp. late Oct. 75 Gentle Giant now hearing a melody
newsp.?? late Oct. 75 Giant hit the road in Britain, w/
pic (MM or NME?)
V. K. (Swed.), 15/11/75 Musikaliska giganter, w/ pic
Can. newsp. 75- 76?? Cahier special GG w/pic [caption
only, art. misses]
Can. newsp. early 76 Les Meilleurs albums de l`année
US newsp. late 75 - early 76 Giant success seen in the States
Trouser Press #13, 04/76 Acquiring the Giant taste
newsp?? late Apr.- May 76 Hail, P Sutcliffe
Contemp. Keyboard, 5-6/76 Kerry Minnear Keyboardist/Composer
for GG, w/ pic
[Happy Times, 7/7/76 GG. Fervently reserving their right
to quality]
Pop-Jeunesse, 10/7/76 [Advertisement for Interview on Capitol]
US magazine?? mid-76 GG at large, concert review, w/ pic
Montreal-Matin Photograph of GG
Can. mag. 75-76 ?? Entrevue avec Minnear et Shulman, w
/ pics
Contemp. Keyboard, 8/76 GG, "Interview", album review
Swed. newsp., 9/76 Engagerende GG
Göteborgsposten 20/09/76 Bländande spel
V. K. (Swed.), 25/9/76 Här behövdes öronvadd , w/ pic
Fachblatt Music Magazin Jan. 77 The GG was here, w/pics
US newsp. ?? Photo w/ caption: Giant triumph!
?? 77 Playing the Fool - GG, album rev. w/ pic
It. magazine, 77 GG w/ pic
The Aquarian, 23/2/77 Heavy Tread of GG, w/pic
The Montreal Star, 24/2/77 '76 was dog year for Giant, w/ pic
Can newsp.??, 77?? GG: it's renaissance rock, and it works
The Gazzette, Montreal, 24/2/77 Fans turn out - and on- for Giant
Finnish magazine, 77 ?? GG: "Me olemme maailman paras
bändi", w/ pic
[The Real Paper, Boston 12/3/77 Concerted efforts: Genesis, GG and
Renais., w/ pic]
Pop Rock, 19/3/77 GG + Interview Kerry Minnear, w/ pics
[The Lamb, Austin, 3/77 GG]
Trouser Press, ??/77 double take <-> gentle giant, w/ pic.
US ?? ??/77 GG: Live - Playing the Fool
US ?? ??/77 [no headline, rev.of Av. Fisher
Hall conc. w/ pic.]
US mag. ??/77 Playing the Fool: Official Live GG
Contemp. Keyboard, 4/77 Kerry Minnear [album review of
Playing the Fool]
LA Free Press, 8/4/77 Headlining at last
Ventura County Star, 9/4/77 GG grows with experience
Disco expres, Mexico, 13/5/77 Las magnificas voices the of GG!,
w/pic
The Daily Texan, Spring 77?? GG: an exercise in taste
[Crawdaddy, 5/77 Live - Playing the Fool]
[LA Herald Examiner, 4/6/77 Giant Approaching Success, w/ pic]
UK musical newsp. Aug-Sep 77 A giant-size error, rev.
UK musical newsp. Aug-Sep 77 GG: 'The Missing Piece', rev. w/ pic
UK musical newsp. ?? Ray Shulman...
Trouser Press, Nov. 77 GG Gets Punky (Sort of), w/ pic
Pop Rock, 26/11/77 Leur Dernier Spectacle?, w/ pics
Cash Box, 3/12/77 A Piece of Paradise, w/ pic
Fachblatt Music Magazin Dec. 77 GG, w/ pics
Circus Magazine, Feb. 78 GG Finds 'The Missing Piece', w/ pic
Musician's Guide, Apr. 78 GG, w/ pic
NY newsp. ??, 78 Great feats of outsize people, w/ pic
Music newsp., 78 or 79 [Discography and pic]
Triad Magazine, 1/79 GG, w/ pics.
Pop Rock, 11/8/79 GG. La discographie complète
US newsp. May 80 GG. Interesting but cavalier
Can newswp.??, 80 Photograph
US newsp. ??, May 80 A glimpse of Giant's musicality
The Good Times, 10/06/80 GG Belongs With The Boys, w/ pic
Articles in books, newspapers and magazines, 1970-1980
A German book, 19?? 4 articles on Interview and
transcription of Design
The Mighty Shadow, book ?? [a section describing Graham Bond
meeting GG]
G. Rebscher: Materialen zum Unterrichten in Popularmusik, German book, 19??:
a section: GG: The Queen
A. Moore: Rock. The Primary Text: Two sections where GG is treated
Blue Moon, UCLA mag, May 81 A Faltering Giant
Buzz, Jan. 86 Artists profile: Kerry Minnear
Record Collector #80, Apr. 86 Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
Goldmine mag., 9/9/88 GG. Power and Glory
Japanese mag, ?? GG. Golden Avantgarde
On Reflection #1/1, Feb. 89 Afterglow: Derek Shulman
On Reflection #1/3, Apr. 89 Letter from Derek; GG. Important
and imported
On Reflection #1/4, May 89 GG; Collector's Guide to Their
Catalog II
On Reflection #1/5, June 89 Compact Giant!; A Final Foray into
the Den of theG.
On Reflection #1/6, July 89 The Missing Piece(s)
On Reflection #1/11, Dec. 89 Line head denies Giant error
On Reflection #2/5, June 90 New CDs: Gentle improvements, Giant
value
On Reflection #2/12, Jan. 91 On reflection - literally
On Reflection later changed its name to Progression, with less GG content
Q magazine, Aug. 89 Where are they now? GG
Record Collector# 137, Jan. 91 Gentle Giant
Sonar #37, 8/8/91 GG. Memoria del gigante
A New Day #30, Aug. 91 The relationship between GG and
Jethro Tull
English fanzine, 92-93 ?? On Reflection. John Pugwash Weathers
The Welsh Connection, var. issues. This was the Man fanzine and brought
reports on John Weathers, w/ lots of pic. Some 22 issues,
folded.
The Little Express, #35 Early Music and XTC, mentions GG
The Little Express, #37, Win. 94 Pics of Gary Green at XTC
convention; GG and XTC
Nöjet (Swed.), 8/6/94 Fansen betalar deras comeback, w/ pic
Illinois newsp., July 1994 Big Hello, Wee Knight Warriors, w/ pic
Q magazine, Sep. 94 Techno! Techno!, incl. section on GG
Musician, Mar. 95 Sleeping with the enemy, incl.
interv. w/ Derek
Topodrilo #38, 3-4/95 La hermandad del Gigante
Raro! 07-08/95 Proclamation: Il mito dei GG
Q magazine, Nov. 95 Internet, untangling nets and webs,
w/section on GG
Separate works
Gerhard Zimmermann, 1976: GG - ein Kapitel Rock-Kunst,
University diss.
Charles K. Snider, 1978 The Power and the Glory, pamphlet story.
David Armas, 1993 Free Hand new CD edition message card
Michael Middleton, 1994 The Genealogy of Giants, 1-page
illustration
David Armas, 1994 GG christmas card
Proclamation, The Occasional Gentle Giant Magazine, #1, 2, 3, 4, 1992-date.
Printouts from On-reflection, the Internet discussion list for GG fans,
since 1994, in 2 binders.
SHEET MUSIC
Complete album lyric sheets with revisions as to what is actually sung,, by
A. Dover
The lyrics to The Power and the Glory single
The lyrics to Heroes
Proclamation complete transcriptions: On Reflection, Acquiring the Taste,
So Sincere
Proclamation analyses with transcriptions in part: Black Cat, Raconteur
Troubadour, Pantagruel's Nativity, So Sincere
Gerhard Zimmermann: GG - ein Kapitel Rock-Kunst: transcriptions in part of
Giant, Funny Ways, Alucard, Nothing at All, Why Not?, Pantagruel's
Nativity, Edge of Twilight, The House. the Street, the Room, Black Cat,
Prologue, School Days, Working All Day, The Advent of Panurge, Knots, A Cry
for Everyone, The Boys in the Band.
Kerry's notebook, written parts of On Reflection, His Last Voyage, live
intro to Cogs in Cogs, Talybont etc.
Three Friends (complete)
Knots (complete)
The Runaway (part)
Experience (incomplete)
Proclamation (part)
So Sincere (complete)
Just the Same (incomplete)
Free Hand (part)
Design (complete)
I Lost My Head (incomplete)
The Missing Piece, copyright sheets for songs, with lyrics, melody lines
and chords
T-SHIRTS
Transfer colour image of giant's head, to be ironed on t-shirt
In a Glass House cover t-shirt by Terrapin Truckin, 1992
The Power and the Glory promo folder double playing card image by Rick
Stoner, 1994
PHOTOGRAPHS
From various concerts
From studio work
From life on the road
Various private shots
Of Tal-Y-Bont road sign