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.[citation needed]
In addition to the usual stereo version, the album was also mixed in 4-channel quadraphonic sound in 1976. The 4-channel mix was not used until 2012 when it finally appeared on DVD with encoding in multichannel LPCM, DTS and Dolby Digital surround sound formats.
A 1990 CD re-issue in the US by One Way Records used an alternate stereo mix. This version revealed some different details in the musical and vocal parts. However, this edition may have actually been a reduction or variation of the 4-channel mix.
Alucard Music/EMI Records re-released the CD in 2009, "from the original 1/4-inch tapes through 24bit 96k Hi-Resolution transfer."
On 25 June 2021 a new remix by musician and producer Steven Wilson was released in Dolby Atmos & 5.1 surround sound, accompanied by custom animated visuals for each track on Blu-ray. In addition, a flat transfer of the original mix, the 1975 quad mix and an instrumental mix were all included in a digipack CD. A double vinyl album was also released with both the same transfer of the original mix and Steven Wilson remixed versions.
International releases of the album include a slightly different position of the hand featured on the cover.
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rods operated by the puppeteer's freehand, or strings or levers pulled the head or body. A smaller variety, simple hand puppets often have no significant...
puppets. Freehand puppets do not have rods, mechanisms, or live-hands for their arms. While their head controls are the same as a rod puppet, the hands are...
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arm with the left hand when shaking hands. It is considered disrespectful to put the freehand in one's pocket while shaking hands. Bowing is the preferred...
clitoris. Many women caress their breasts or stimulate a nipple with the freehand and anal stimulation is also enjoyed by some. Personal lubricant is sometimes...
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device to initiate a call. These devices include Bluetooth headsets, hands-free car kits (HFCK), and personal navigation devices (PND). Originally introduced...
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adults, rescuers should use two hands for the chest compressions (one on the top of the other), while in children one hand could be enough (or two, adapting...
primarily for tapping, and is based on the FreeHands two-handed tapping method invented by Chapman in 1969 where each hand approaches the fretboard with the fingers...
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putting one hand on the opponent's neck or grabbing the opponent's chin, passing the free arm under the arm of the opponent, and locking the free arm to the...
with the use of one hand gripped on a bull rope tied behind the bull's forelegs. Touching the bull or themselves with the freehand, or failing to reach...
and are still available; they are particularly convenient for hand-soldering. Lead-free solders have been increasing in use due to regulatory requirements...
experts differs in appearance from the standard Bengali alphabet as it is freehand writing, where sometimes the alphabets are complex and appear different...
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