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Hergest Ridge (50th Anniversary) UMC

In 1976, Gentle Giant released their only official live album, Playing The Fool – The Official Live. Nearly 50 years later, it’s been reimagined in an immersive experience that reproduces the entire concert as if the listener is in the audience. Derek Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear and John Weathers give Prog the lowdown and reflect on the original’s legacy.

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage

With Gentle Giant’s legendary Playing The Fool receiving a remix, the band’s Gary Green reminisces about playing during prog’s golden age

The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

Tracks II: The Lost Albums SONY