Gentle Giant - Free Hand - Free Hand

Free Hand is the seventh studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1975. It was Gentle Giant's first album with their new label Chrysalis Records in the UK. It is noted for its high production values, and for a less dissonant, more accessible feel than their previous album The Power and the Glory. It was their highest-charting album in the US and the only one to reach the Top 50 on the Billboard 200. In addition to the usual stereo version, the album was also mixed in 4-channel quadraphonic sound in 1976.
Prog Archives: "Many early 70's prog bands hit their most mature and sometimes also the best album between 1974-1975. Gentle Giant had arguably several very strong albums and it is difficult for me to pick the best one, but "Free Hand" is in the Top 3. The band developed from "The power and the glory" by relying more on synths/moog rather than organ, suppressing the hard rock element slightly and also creating more coherent listening experience. The most important contributor though - the compositions are not only elaborate, they are well thought out and developed." (Wiki, Discogs, Prog Archives)

Track List:

A-side
A1 Just the Same
A2 On Reflection
A3 Free Hand

B-side
B1 Time to Kill
B2 His Last Voyage
B3 Talybont
B4 Mobile