{"title":"McDonald \u0026 Giles Vinyl Records","description":"\u003cp\u003eMcDonald \u0026amp; Giles was an English progressive rock band formed in 1969 by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles, both former members of the British band King Crimson. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1970, which featured vocalist and lyricist Steve Winwood. Their second and final album, titled \"McDonald \u0026amp; Giles\" was released in 1971.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe band's most popular album was the self-titled debut, which featured the song \"Tomorrow's People\" and \"Suite in C\". The album was hailed as an innovative blend of rock, folk, and classical music and is often cited as a precursor to the progressive rock movement of the 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe band disbanded in 1971, but their influence on the progressive rock genre can still be felt today. An interesting fact about the band is that their self-titled album was released on the same day as Led Zeppelin's fourth album, \"Led Zeppelin IV\", and was overshadowed by the latter's success.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mcdonald-giles-mcdonald-and-giles-213389","title":"McDonald \u0026 Giles – McDonald and Giles","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips from: \u003c\/strong\u003e Melbourne\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 2023 Panegyric LP reissue of the charming cult classic McDonald And Giles (1970) by the ex-King Crimson pairing of Ian McDonald and Michael Giles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first official release of the album on vinyl in decades and the first time since 1970 that the album has been cut from the original masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200g vinyl at Vinyl Factory UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shock of King Crimson’s arrival, ascendancy and transatlantic success – all in a period of just under a year - carried within it the seeds of the line-up’s implosion in December of 1969 when Ian McDonald and Michael Giles left the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking up the option to record an album as a duo - with Michael’s brother Peter taking the role as bass guitarist – the eponymous album was recorded in the summer of 1970 and released in the UK in November of that year. It was and remains a minor classic of the late British Underground era – an album that could only come from that particular time and place and, very obviously, an album that was always intended as just that – a studio construct with no evidence that it was ever imagined as music that could or might be played on the 1970 gig circuit – (though some of the material would, eventually, be performed by the 21st Century Schizoid Band in 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInevitably perhaps, there was some continued crossover with King Crimson activities – both Michael and Peter played on the Jan\/April sessions for Crimson’s 'In the Wake of Poseidon' prior to the recording and Peter Sinfield contributed lyrics for side 2 of McDonald \u0026amp; Giles’ ‘Birdman’. Inevitable also, that some material had a shared lineage with KC, most notably in ‘Flight of the Ibis’, as it was the original melody for what became ‘Cadence and Cascade’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut if Mike’s instantly recognisable drum sound and position as that generation’s most gifted drummer and Ian’s skills as a multi-instrumentalist and composer were, by this point, established, the considerable charm of the record comes from the different direction in which the duo took some of the familiarities from their earlier shared band – both compositionally and in arrangements – the vocal harmonies on Birdman more reminiscent of late Giles, Giles and Fripp, the expanded sound coming – not from a mellotron but from full string and brass sections, Steve Winwood’s piano and organ solo sound on the ‘Turnham Green’ section of album opener ‘Suite in C’ would be instantly familiar to anyone who had heard the July 1970 released 'John Barleycorn Must Die' album and the overall album had a gentler, more wistful, autumnal sound than anything Crimson would record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough not a huge success when initially released, the album became a cult favourite and garnered a broader reception over the decades to the point where it is now much better known than it was in 1970\/71.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mcdonald-giles-vinyl-records\"\u003eMcDonald \u0026amp; Giles\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_uk\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/prog-rock\"\u003eProg Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=McDonald+\u0026amp;+Giles+Suite+In+C;+Including+Turnham+Green,+Here+I+Am+And+Others\"\u003eSuite In C; Including Turnham Green, Here I Am And Others\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=McDonald+\u0026amp;+Giles+Flight+Of+The+Ibis\"\u003eFlight Of The Ibis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=McDonald+\u0026amp;+Giles+Is+She+Waiting?\"\u003eIs She Waiting?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=McDonald+\u0026amp;+Giles+Tomorrow's+People+%E2%80%93+The+Children+of+Today\"\u003eTomorrow'S People – The Children Of Today\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBirdman\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40565643575361,"sku":"5783025","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/FdSNbO8F4019323-2754725.avif?v=1782235808"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/collections\/mcdonald-giles-vinyl-records\/media-condition_mint-m.oembed","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}