To call “The Missing Piece” one of GENTLE GIANT‘s most experimental statement would be simultaneously true and false because, finding the ensemble embrace – at least, on the first side of the platter – the period’s pop and punk tendencies, it marked the British collective’s shift towards unexpected simplicity. Still, despite their move away from the progressive grandeur of "Octopus" and other early albums, the 1977 offering remains one of fans’ favorites, and, given the band’s reissue programme has reached this point, another Steven Wilson remix is forthcoming.
What will be released on February 16th is newly fashioned, sonically, vinyl LP, single CD and a CD/Blu-ray digipack, the second part of which contains Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound versions of the classic record as well as its original 1977 stereo mix and videos for each cut. What’s not to like?
The Missing Piece
1. Two Weeks In Spain
2. I’m Turning Around
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It
4. Who Do You Think You Are?
5. Mountain Time
6. As Old As You’re Young
7. Memories Of Old Days
8. Winning
9. For Nobody
10. Winning (outtake)
