Performer: Gentle Giant
Genre: Rock
Album: Octopus
Style: Prog Rock
MP3 version ZIP size: 1812 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1170 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1612 mb
Rating: 4.8
Votes: 798
Other Formats: APE AA VOX AIFF AC3 WAV TTA

Tracklist

A1	The Advent Of Panurge	4:40
A2	Raconteur Troubadour	3:59
A3	A Cry For Everyone	4:02
A4	Knots	4:09
B1	The Boys In The Band	4:32
B2	Dog's Life	3:10
B3	Think Of Me With Kindness	3:33
B4	River	5:54

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Advision Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Excellency Entertainments Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Published By – Alucard Music
• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
• Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Artwork [Art] – Fluid Drive
• Bass, Violin, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Raymond Shulman*
• Composed By – D. Shulman*, K. Minnear*, P. Shulman*, R. Shulman*
• Design – Kenny Kneitel*
• Design [Album Cover Concept & Design] – John Berg
• Drums, Percussion, Xylophone – John Weathers
• Effects – Martin Rushant*
• Engineer – Martin Rushant*
• Guitar, Percussion – Gary Green
• Illustration – Charles White III*
• Keyboards, Vibraphone, Percussion, Cello, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Kerry Minnear
• Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Cliff Morris
• Producer – Gentle Giant
• Saxophone, Trumpet, Mellophone, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Philip Shulman
• Supervised By [Over-all American Supervision] – Murray Krugman
• Technician [Moog Operator] – Mike Viccars
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Geoff Young
• Typography [Lettering] – Michael Doret

Notes

Recorded at Advision Studios, London.
All titles published 1972.
℗ 1973
Printed in U.S.A.
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Reissue with standard 'Jar'-cover (not die-cut), plain white inner sleeve with rounded corners. Red labels with orange lettering.
Catalog number PC 32022 appears on the center labels, 32022 on the sleeve.
The first US edition from 1973, Octopus, was issued with die-cut cover, printed inner sleeve and price code KC.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society (Publishing): ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Label A): AL 32022
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): BL 32022
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped): ○ P AL-32022-2F
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped): ○ P BL-32022-1C
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A&B, etched): / T

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6360 080	Gentle Giant	Octopus ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Vertigo	6360 080	UK	1972
RJ-7265	Gentle Giant	Octopus ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Vertigo	RJ-7265	Japan	1977
ALUGG050	Gentle Giant	Octopus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A, Album, RE,)	Alucard	ALUGG050	Europe	2015
CK 32022	Gentle Giant	Octopus ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Columbia	CK 32022	Canada	1990
6360 080	Gentle Giant	Octopus ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Vertigo	6360 080	Germany	Unknown