In 1977 Gentle Giant released their only authorised concert album, Playing The Fool – The Official Live. Nearly 50 years later it’s been reimagined into an immersive experience that reproduces the entire concert as if the listener were in the audience. Derek Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear and John Weathers reflect on the original’s legacy.
In September 1976 Portsmouth’s Gentle Giant were on tour in support of their latest album, Interview. It had been a busy decade, with eight records released in a six-year period alongside a frantic touring schedule, especially in North America and mainland Europe. Even so, as guitarist Gary Green remembers, it wasn’t quite as busy as the band wanted.
