Studio Album, released in 1972
Songs / Tracks Listing
- Prologue (6:12)
- Schooldays (7:33)
- Working All Day (5:07)
- Peel The Paint (7:25)
- Mister Class And Quality? (5:51)
- Three Friends (3:00)
Total Time: 35:08
Bonus Tracks on 2011 Alucard remaster:
7. Prologue (Live) (5:53) *
8. Out-Takes (6:21) :
-a Peel The Paint (Studio Rehearsal)
-b Peel The Paint (Alternative Guitar Solo)
-c Three Friends (Soloed Vocal Chorus)
- Recorded at the Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, June 1972
Line-up / Musicians
- Derek Shulman / lead vocals (3-6)
- Gary Green / guitars (w/ echoplex on track 4 solo), mandolin (2), tambourine (2,5)
- Kerry Minnear / piano , electric piano, Hammond (1,3-6), Mellotron (2,6), MiniMoog (1,4,6), clavinet (2,3), electric harpsichord & vibraphone (2), bongos triangle (2), lead vocals (2,6)
- Phil Schulman / tenor (1,3,4) & baritone (1,3) saxes, lead vocals (1,2,4,6)
- Ray Shulman / bass, fuzz bass (1), acoustic (4) & electric (5) violins, 12-string guitar (1), vocals (6)
- Malcolm Mortimore / drums, concert snare & hi-hat & bass drum (2)
With:
– Calvin Shulman (Ray’s son) / boy’s voice (2)
Releases information
Artwork: Rick Breach (US editions on Columbia label use an adaptation of 1st album’s cover)
LP Vertigo 6360 070 (1972, UK)
LP Columbia – KC 31649 (1972, USA) Different cover art
CD Columbia - 31649 (1989, US) Different cover art
CD Alucard - ALU-GG-034 (2011, US) Remastered by Fred Kevorkian w/ 2 bonus tracks
Gentle Giant-Three Friends Full-Album
