The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes

The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
Studio album by
Saga
Released1989 (1989)[1]
2003 incl. bonus track[2]
2015[3]
Recorded1989
GenreProgressive rock
Length44:34
LabelSPV, Steamhammer, earMUSIC
ProducerSaga
Saga chronology
Wildest Dreams
(1987) 		The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
(1989) 		The Works
(1991)

The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes is the eighth studio album by Saga, originally released in 1989.[4] 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.

Track listing

All music is composed by Michael Sadler, Jim Crichton and Ian Crichton

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."How Do I Look?"4:33
2."Starting All Over"4:01
3."Shape"5:10
4."Odd Man Out"4:54
5."The Nineties"4:16
Side Two
No.TitleLength
6."Scarecrow"4:20
7."As I Am"5:15
8."Waiting in the Wings"4:55
9."Giant"7:10
2003 Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
1."Framed" (Live)5:46
2015 Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Wind Him Up" (Live)5:46
2."The Flyer" (Live)4:17

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

  1. ^ AllMusic The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Overview, Accessed 6 December 2009
  2. ^ AllMusic The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Bonus Track, Accessed 6 December 2009
  3. ^ http://www.ear-music.net/en/artists/latest-news/details/saga/saga-reissue-series-the-beginners-guide-to-throwing-shapes/ [dead link‍]
  4. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r204542