''The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes'' is the eighth studio album by

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, originally released in 1989. It is also the second album recorded by the band without longtime drummer

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and keyboardist Jim Gilmour, who temporarily left the band over management concerns.

Track listing

Personnel

* Michael Sadler: Vocals & Keyboards * Jim Crichton: Bass, Keyboards and Synthaxe * Ian Crichton: Guitars, Synthaxe & Banjo *

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: 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beginners Guide To Throwing Shapes 1989 albums Saga (band) albums SPV/Steamhammer albums