The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes explained
| The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Saga |
| Cover: | Saga beginners guide.jpg |
| Released: | [1]
2003 incl. bonus track[2]
2015[3] |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 44:34 |
| Label: | SPV, Steamhammer, earMUSIC |
| Producer: | Saga |
| Prev Title: | Wildest Dreams |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | The Works |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes is the eighth studio album by Saga, originally released in 1989.It is also the second album recorded by the band without longtime drummer Steve Negus and keyboardist Jim Gilmour, who temporarily left the band over management concerns.
Personnel
- Michael Sadler: Vocals & Keyboards
- Jim Crichton: Bass, Keyboards and Synthaxe
- Ian Crichton: Guitars, Synthaxe & Banjo
- Curt Cress: Drums and Percussion
- Production
- Produced by Saga
- Jim Crichton – Recording Engineer
- Brian Foraker – Mixing Engineer
- Berthold Weindorf – Drum Recording Engineer
- Drums Recorded in Pilot Studio, Munich
- Album Recorded and Mixed at Picture This Studios
- Album Cover Design and Photographs – Penny Crichton
- Art Co-ordinator – Phillippe Grabowski
References
- AllMusic [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r204542|pure_url=yes}} The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Overview], Accessed 6 December 2009
- AllMusic [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r646527|pure_url=yes}} The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Bonus Track], Accessed 6 December 2009
- http://www.ear-music.net/en/artists/latest-news/details/saga/saga-reissue-series-the-beginners-guide-to-throwing-shapes/
