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    Posted: April 25 2024 at 01:39
These are all the regular #7's both bands ever released (promos and EP's excluded). I'm just fascinated that these actually exist - and some of them would have been so cool to actually own. What would be your pick?

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1969:
A: People You Were Going To, B: Firebrand
A: Afterwards, B: Necromancer

1970:
A: Refugees, B: The Boat Of A Million Years

1972:
A: Theme One, B: W

1976:
A: Masks - Part. 1, B: Masks Part. 2
A: Wondering, B: Part One (Approx:0.35%) Of Meurglys III, The Songwriters Guild  

1977:
A: Cat's Eye, B: Ship Of Fools

2011:
A: Highly Strung, B: Elsewhere

Gentle Giant:

1972:
A: The Advent Of Panurge, B: Prologue

1973:
A: In A Glass House, B: An Inmates Lullaby 
 
1974:
A: The Power And The Glory, B: Playing The Game

1976:
A: Give It Back, B: Empty City

1977:
A: I'm Turning Around, B: Just The Same
A: Two Weeks In Spain, B: Free Hand
A: Mountain Time, B: Another Show

1978:
A: I'm Turning Around, B: Two Weeks In Spain
A: Words From The Wise, B: Spooky Boogie

1980:
A: All Through The Night B: Convenience (Clean And Easy)

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Considering only the VdGG tracks, and assuming that they are the same as the album version, that is a tough choice. Some of my favourite tracks are paired with tracks that are of little interest to me. I think the optimal choice is Masks - Part. 1 & 2.
 

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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Considering only the VdGG tracks, and assuming that they are the same as the album version, that is a tough choice. Some of my favourite tracks are paired with tracks that are of little interest to me. I think the optimal choice is Masks - Part. 1 & 2.

For me, as the Refugees single version is differnt to the version on the album, and that the B-side is a non album track (one which I also happen to love), it's: Refugees, B: The Boat Of A Million Years. Both are of course easy to get a hold as bonus tracks on The Least We... remastered CD. But I just think records - or vinyl if you will, are something special.
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If it was one poll option from VdGG and one poll option from GG...

From VdGG: Refugees / The Boat of a Million Years
From GG: The Advent of Panurge / Prologue

I went with VdGG as I turn to VdGG a lot more than GG now but that is an awesome GG duo.
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The Power and the Glory/Playing the Game.
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Gentle Giant: The Advent Of Panurge/Prologue
VDGG: Refugees/The Boat Of A Million Years
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I'm Turning Around/Just The Same.

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Theme One / W
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Considering only the VdGG tracks, and assuming that they are the same as the album version, that is a tough choice. Some of my favourite tracks are paired with tracks that are of little interest to me. I think the optimal choice is Masks - Part. 1 & 2.

For me, as the Refugees single version is differnt to the version on the album, and that the B-side is a non album track (one which I also happen to love), it's: Refugees, B: The Boat Of A Million Years. Both are of course easy to get a hold as bonus tracks on The Least We... remastered CD. But I just think records - or vinyl if you will, are something special.
 
Of the individual tracks listed, my favourite is The Boat of Millions of Years. I first got this track on the compilation album I Prophesy Disaster, then much later on the remastered version of The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other. Most of my VdGG CDs are fairly recent purchases, so I have the bonus tracks that came with them. Unfortunately, my purchase of H to He, Who am the Only One was one of my earliest CD purchases, so I didn't get the bonus tracks that are on the more recent versions of that CD.
 

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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

If it was one poll option from VdGG and one poll option from GG...

From VdGG: Refugees / The Boat of a Million Years
From GG: The Advent of Panurge / Prologue

I went with VdGG as I turn to VdGG a lot more than GG now but that is an awesome GG duo.

Yes agreed. I actually think Afterwards /Necromancer is a perfect combo of songs. Love both for what they are. 
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Phil Shulman said I could only vote for the Giant, so I picked one of them.
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Two of my absolute favorite bands. 
First vote for In A Glass House / An Inmates Lullaby
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The Power and the Glory / Playing the Game
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Playing The Game ws my entry into GG altough I'm not a great fan tbh. I like VDGG more but they are not a 'singles' band and suprised they would even have put anything out in that regards. Their version of George Martin's Theme One was used as the theme music for Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show that ran from 1979 on BBC Radio (UK only).
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Saperlipopette! Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2024 at 00:11
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Playing The Game ws my entry into GG altough I'm not a great fan tbh. I like VDGG more but they are not a 'singles' band and suprised they would even have put anything out in that regards. Their version of George Martin's Theme One was used as the theme music for Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show that ran from 1979 on BBC Radio (UK only).
Well neither of them are singles band of course. Although early on, I can understand that a record company testing out "conventionally beautiful" songs such as Afterwards and Refugees in the single format. Stranger songs than that became minor hits in 1969/1970. I hope at least they got some well deserved radio airplay.
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