Octopus is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1972.

Track listing

1. The Advent Of Panurge (4:40)
2. Raconteur Troubadour (3:59)
3. A Cry For Everyone (4:02)
4. Knots (4:09)
5. The Boys In The Band (4:32)
6. Dog's Life (3:10)
7. Think Of Me With Kindness (3:33)
8. River (5:54)

All songs composed by Shulman, Shulman, Shulman and Minnear.

Personnel

• Gary Green - Guitars, percussion

• Kerry Minnear - All keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, cello, Moog, lead and backing vocals

• Derek Shulman - Lead vocals, alto saxophone

• Phil Shulman - Saxophones, trumpet, mellophone, lead and backing vocals

• Ray Shulman - Bass, violin, guitar, percussion, vocals

• John Weathers - Drums, percussion, xylophone

Trivia

• The UK release of the album featured art by Roger Dean, but the US release featured a different cover by Charles White (pictured left).

• The song "The Advent of Panurge" is inspired by the books of Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais.

• The song "A Cry For Everyone" on the album is inspired by the work and beliefs of the Algerian-French writer Albert Camus.

• The song "Knots" is inspired by the book "Knots" by Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing.

1972 albums | Gentle Giant albums

Octopus