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 | 1989[1] 2003 incl. bonus track[2] 2015[3] | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 44:34 | |||
Label | SPV, Steamhammer, earMUSIC | |||
Producer | Saga | |||
Saga chronology | ||||
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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
All music is composed by Michael Sadler, Jim Crichton and Ian Crichton
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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6. | "Scarecrow" | 4:20 |
7. | "As I Am" | 5:15 |
8. | "Waiting in the Wings" | 4:55 |
9. | "Giant" | 7:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Framed" (Live) | 5:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wind Him Up" (Live) | 5:46 |
2. | "The Flyer" (Live) | 4:17 |
Personnel
- 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
- ^ 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
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