Title: Three Piece Suite
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Rock, Prog Rock
Artist: Gentle Giant


Titled Three Piece Suite, the Steven Wilson-mixed compilation features material from the band’s first three albums: 1970’s Gentle Giant, 1971’s Acquiring The Taste and 1972’s Three Friends.
Also included is the commercially unreleased song Freedom’s Child that was taken from the first recording sessions with legendary producer Tony Visconti, who was behind the desk for the band’s first two records.
Visconti recalls: “I was a very optimistic young man in 1970 – I thought music like theirs would save the world from mediocrity. I couldn’t wait to sink my teeth in it. “I championed their cause by becoming sympathetic to the point where I temporarily joined the band for both albums. I modified their arrangements and pulled off some stunning audio effects that gave their sound more depth and immediacy. “The band knew I was on their side. I remember there being a great feeling of camaraderie during the sessions.”
Explaining the remixes, Wilson adds: “I used Logic as the software and Universal Audio plug-ins, which provide emulations of classic analog outboard effects, channel strips and old mixing desks. “I used these tools to clean things up and bring out some more clarity, detail and definition in some of the instrumental interplay.” He adds: “There was never a question of trying to outdo the original mixes, but offer different perspectives on them.”

Tracklist:
Three Piece Suite - Steven Wilson Mix:
01 - Giant
02 - Nothing At All
03 - Why Not?
04 - Pantagruel's Nativity
05 - The House, The Street, The Room
06 - Schooldays
07 - Peel The Paint
08 - Mister Class And Quality?
09 - These Friends
10 - Freedom's Child
Instrumentals:
11 - Giant
12 - Nothing At All
13 - Why Not?
14 - Pantagruel's Nativity
15 - The House, The Street, The Room
16 - Schooldays
17 - Peel The Paint
18 - Mister Class And Quality?
19 - These Friends
20 - Freedom's Child

Blu Ray Extras Original Album Mixes:
Gentle Giant
21 - Giant
22 - Funny Days
23 - Alucard
24 - Isn't It Quiet And Cold?
25 - Nothing At All
26 - Why Not?
27 - The Queen
Acquiring The Taste
28 - Pantagruel's Nativity
29 - Edge Of Twilight
30 - The House, The Street, The Room
31 - Acquiring The Taste
32 - Wreck
33 - The Moon Is Down
34 - Black Cat
35 - Plain Truth
Three Friends
36 - Prologue
37 - Schooldays
38 - Working All Day
39 - Peel The Paint
40 - Mister Class And Quality?
41 - Three Friends