{"product_id":"gentle-giant-octopus","title":"Gentle Giant - Octopus","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctopus is the 1972 album where Gentle Giant packed their wildly inventive progressive rock into eight compact, dazzling songs, pressed here on 180g vinyl in a gatefold jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt around the Shulman brothers, Derek, Ray and Phil, alongside keyboardist Kerry Minnear and guitarist Gary Green, with John Weathers joining on drums for this record, the band were famous for medieval counterpoint, intricate vocal harmonies and constant instrument swapping. On their fourth album those ideas came together in tighter, more accessible form without losing any of their ambition. Nothing here outstays its welcome, yet every song is crammed with ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Advent of Panurge\" draws on Rabelais for a playful, twisting opener, while \"Knots\" sets a puzzle-like lyric inspired by R.D. Laing to an astonishing web of interlocking voices. \"The Boys in the Band\" is a breathless instrumental showcase that rarely stays in one time signature for long, and \"Think of Me with Kindness\" offers a tender, piano-led ballad that reveals the band's softer heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctopus is often the record fans hand to curious friends first, a perfect balance of brainpower and melody.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 180g gatefold pressing gives the album's dense, detailed arrangements the space they need, and every repeat listen turns up something new hiding in the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57287060947249,"sku":"804471000688","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Gentle_Giant-Octopus.jpg?v=1793729302","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/gentle-giant-octopus","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}