Gentle Giant - Front Row Center: US Dates 1976-1980 - 8CD Box With 60pp Ear Book

An essential eight CD collection celebrating the extraordinary live legacy of progressive rock visionaries Gentle Giant. Eight hours of rare us concert recordings from 1975-1980, including the original master recording of the Legendary Capitol Studios sessions with two previously unreleased tracks. Featuring a never-before-released November 1977 New Paltz, NY performance - never even bootlegged and presented here as a genuine archival discovery. The first-ever CD release of the 1977 Hempstead concert, and a 60-page hardback book featuring a new essay by Alan Kinsman and band interviews. Few bands in progressive rock history earned a live reputation quite like Gentle Giant. Renowned for translating their astonishingly intricate studio recordings to the stage with remarkable precision, imagination & musicianship, they delivered performances that remain among the most celebrated of the era. Front Row Center (US Dates 1975-1980) presents an extensive document of that legacy, bringing together eight CDs of rare American performances spanning the band's classic years - with material ranging from recordings never previously released in any form to sought-after performances that have long been unavailable.