prog rock

Biography
Gentle Giant were an English progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band were known for the complexity and sophistication of its music and for the varied musical skills of its members. All of the band members, except Malcolm Mortimore, were multi-instrumentalists. Although not commercially successful, they did achieve a cult following. The band’s onetime stated aim was to “expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular”,[2] although this stance was to alter significantly with time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant

Album & Cover
Free Hand is the seventh album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. It was the Gentle Giant’s first album with their new label Chrysalis Records in the UK and is noted for its high production values, and for a less dissonant, more accessible feel than their previous album The Power and the Glory. It was their highest-charting album in the US and the only one to reach the Top 50 on the Billboard Album Chart. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hand

Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – S. Thorgerson. Graphics – R. Evans. Cover Design  – Hipgnosis/Gentle Giant
Label: Capitol ST-11428(US), Chrysalis CHR1093(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Engineer – Gary Martin
Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Northfield
Derek Shulman – Vocals, Alto Saxophone
Gary Green – Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
John Weathers – Drums
Kerry Minnear – Piano, Hammond Organ, et al
Ray Shulman – Vocals, Alto Saxophone
Producer – Gentle Giant
Written-By – Shulman, Minnear, Shulman