Gentle Giant Memorabilia
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Posters | Press Kits | Promotional | Records | Schedules | Tickets | Other
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Articles and Reviews
- CIAO 2001 magazine cover, Italy, November 1973.
- Stephen Demorest review of the Avery Fisher concert, February 27, 1977.
- Expreso Imaginario, an Argentinan magazine, published an article about Gentle Giant (page 1, page 2) in the September 1979 issue. (Number 38, pages 42-43.) The author was Ralph Rothschild (if I am reading the slightly damaged credit correctly.) Anybody want to translate this? (Thanks to Carlos Pagés.)
Artwork, Original
- George Underwood's original cover artwork for Gentle Giant and Acquiring The Taste (not used for the album). (Thanks to Jud Patterson.)
- Child's drawing of the Gentle Giant, original source lost (help!).
- Ben Vixman's drawings of Gary, Kerry, Phil, and Ray.
- Giant face by Rob Morgan.
- Abstract giant faces by Axel Weiß: face 1, face 2, face 3, face 4.
- Sticker designs by Michael Phipps, based on album art. (These are not products for sale -- just ideas.)
- The twelve original album covers all in one image. (Thanks to Chad Bacho.)
- Roger Dean is selling the original artwork to Octopus for a mere $150,000.
Concert Programs
- 1972 Groundhogs concert (December 27?) for which Gentle Giant opened. Page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4.
- Cover of a concert program from October 3, 1975, in White Plains, NY. (Large)
- May 1976 program (partial). Page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7, page 8,
Instruments
- 1960 Gibson Les Paul guitar that Gary Green put up for sale in 2001 at Uncle Lou's. The asking price: $45,000. The guitar did sell, reportedly in excess of the asking price. Diana Green writes: "Bear in mind the instrument not only has intrinsic value as a vintage Las Paul, but also has significance due to its provenance being so well documented (an issue in anything arbitrarily deemed 'collectible') and its place in rock history."
- Bass drum used between 1969 and 1971. From the book Rock And Roll Memorabilia by Hilary Kay, published by Simon & Schuster, New York in 1992. Judging from this 2003 color photo, the drum is hanging in the Hard Rock Cafe in Baltimore, Maryland. (Thanks to Dan Vespi.) Reportedly, "The illustration [on the drum] has been nicked from the front cover of a children's book called Le merveilleux chef d'oeuvre de Seraphin (meaning somthing like 'The marvellous masterwork of Seraphin') by Philippe Fix; however a few minor amendments have been made to the drawing, for example, removing the person playing the instrument." (Thanks to Sven Eriksen.) We also have a
Posters
- Hamburg, Germany, April 1, 1971, supporting Colosseum. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Exeter University, 29 January 1971.
- British Rock Meeting Speyer, September 4-5, 1971. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.) Also a second, slightly different poster. (Thanks to Rolf Thalmann and Georg Kolmar.)
- Berlin Pop Festival, 1972. "Gentle Giant" is listed in the left middle. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- London Rock Scene poster, May 12, 1972. Features Gentle Giant, Chicken Shack, and Man. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- The Sound of Britain, 1973. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Petruzzelli Theater, Bari, Italy (and another shot), 12 October 1973. The guitarist is unknown. (Thanks to Aldo Mari.)
- Frankfurt Rock Festival, 1974. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- The Garden concert poster, September 22, 1974.
- Winterland poster, San Francisco, California, April 13-14, 1973.
- It Happened on Sunset Strip, The Whiskey, Los Angeles, California, October 9-13, 1974.
- Concert photograph poster, 1974, seen on eBay.
- The Power and the Glory poster. (Thanks to Rick Stoner.)
- Winterland poster, San Francisco, California, February 14-15, 1975.
- Switzerland, 1975. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Dusseldorf, 1975. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Dusseldorf, 1976, with Banco. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Munchen, 1977. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Open Air Festival, 19 June 1977. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- Volkshaus, Zurich, 7 October 1977, with AC/DC and Judas Priest. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
- SUNY New Paltz, 6 November 1977, with Dr. Feelgood. (Thanks to Marty Mermelstein.)
- The Missing Piece promotional poster from Capitol Records, seen on eBay. Originally 18" x 24".
- Playing The Fool poster, supposedly 1981.
- Interview poster.
- Giant For a Day poster from Capitol Records.
- Chrysalis tour poster for Jethro Tull with Gentle Giant. (Thanks to Joerg Weinert.)
Press Kits
- The Missing Piece.
- Playing The Fool photo.
- Giant For a Day promo pack, which included a single pressed on orange vinyl, a biography, a trick-or-treat bag, a lollipop a mask, a Giant pencil, and a poem.
Promotional Items
Badges & Pins
- Badge 1 and badge 2 from the Giant For A Day tour. (Thanks to Biffy the Elephant Shrew.)
- Another giant-head badge, source unknown.
- Pink pin, date unknown.
- Brass pin, 1" x 1.25", reproducing the entire cover of the debut album. Created by George Underwood (original giant-head artist) and Jud Patterson of Kreative Concepts LLC. (Thanks to Jerry McCarthy for the info.)
T-Shirts
- White and black t-shirts with the debut album design. Authorized by artist George Underwood and for sale at Kreative Concepts LLC.
- Octopus t-shirt seen on eBay.
- T-shirt 1 and t-shirt 2 with The Power And The Glory design.
- T-shirt from the Civilian tour, 1980. (Thanks to Jim Stewart.)
Miscellaneous
- Blow-up octopus balloon from the Octopus tour. (No, I don't have one, unfortunately!)
- Sticker from the Free Hand tour. (Thanks to Biffy the Elephant Shrew.)
- Puzzle from the Missing Piece tour. And yes, it had a missing piece. (Thanks to Rick Stoner.)
- Puzzle-piece button from the Missing Piece tour. From Capitol, 1977.
- Pendant from the Missing Piece tour. It reads, "Gentle Giant, The Missing Piece." (Thanks to Rick Stoner.)
- Matchbook (open and closed) from the Missing Piece tour.
- Little Brown Bag from the Giant For A Day tour.
- Face mask from the Giant For A Day tour.
- Lollypop from the Giant For A Day tour. (Thanks to David Loftus.)
- Magazine contest from Trouser Press. (Thanks to Biffy the Elephant Shrew.)
- Etched shotglass with the giant head. Created by George Underwood (original giant-head artist) and Jud Patterson of Kreative Concepts LLC. (Thanks to Jerry McCarthy for the info.)
Records
- Spiral insert for the debut album.
- Test pressing of The Missing Piece, white label, ST-11696, September 1977: front and back.
Schedules and Calendars
- Handwritten tour schedules, February 1977 and March 1977. (Thanks to "Bill" who worked for Gentle Giant from January-May 1977.)
- Travel schedule from 1977. (Thanks to "Bill")
Ticket Stubs and Backstage Passes
Visit Rolf Thalmann's ticket stub museum for a much larger selection of ticket stubs and passes. (He has all of these and more.)
These are listed chronologically as Year-Month-Day. "pass" means a backstage pass, and "back" means the back of a ticket.
1972-01-19, 1972-05-19, 1973-01-03, 1973-03-23, 1973-10-27, 1974-04-05, 1974-04-07, 1974-04-09, 1974-11-15, 1974-11-26-pass, 1975-01-29, 1975-08-21, 1975-09-21, 1975-10-04, 1975-10-05, 1975-10-18, 1975-11-02-pass, 1975-11-18, 1975-11-29-back, 1975-11-29, 1976-05-08, 1976-06-07, 1976-06-27, 1976-09-25, 1976-10-05-back, 1976-10-05, 1976-11-10, 1977-02-17, 1977-02-22.2, 1977-02-22, 1977-02-25-pass, 1977-02-25, 1977-03-01, 1977-03-04, 1977-03-18, 1977-09-28, 1977-11-04, 1977-11-15, 1980-05-08, 1980-05-09, 1980-05-13, 1980-05-25, 1980-05-31, 1980-06-01, 1980-06-08.
Other
- Geir Hasnes's large list of collectable items he has gathered over the years.
- Gregg Eby's virtual racecar with a GG theme.
