The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
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| The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1989[1] 2003 incl. bonus track[2] 2015[3] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studios | Picture This Studios Pilot Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 44:34 | |||
| Labels | SPV, Steamhammer, earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Saga | |||
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The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes is the eighth studio album by Saga, originally released in 1989.[4] It is also the second album recorded by the band without longtime drummer Steve Negus and keyboardist Jim Gilmour, who temporarily left the band over management concerns.
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Michael Sadler, Jim Crichton and Ian Crichton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Do I Look?" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Starting All Over" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Shape" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Odd Man Out" | 4:54 |
| 5. | "The Nineties" | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Scarecrow" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "As I Am" | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Waiting in the Wings" | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Giant" | 7:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Framed" (Live) | 5:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wind Him Up" (Live) | 5:46 |
| 2. | "The Flyer" (Live) | 4:17 |
Personnel
[edit]- Michael Sadler: Vocals & Keyboards
- Jim Crichton: Bass, Keyboards and Synthaxe
- Ian Crichton: Guitars, Synthaxe & Banjo
- Curt Cress: Drums and Percussion
- Production
- Produced by Saga
- Jim Crichton – Recording Engineer
- Brian Foraker – Mixing Engineer
- Berthold Weindorf – Drum Recording Engineer
- Drums Recorded in Pilot Studio, Munich
- Album Recorded and Mixed at Picture This Studios
- Album Cover Design and Photographs – Penny Crichton
- Art Co-ordinator – Phillippe Grabowski
References
[edit]- ↑ AllMusic The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Overview, Accessed 6 December 2009
- ↑ AllMusic The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Bonus Track, Accessed 6 December 2009
- ↑ http://www.ear-music.net/en/artists/latest-news/details/saga/saga-reissue-series-the-beginners-guide-to-throwing-shapes/ [dead link]
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r204542
