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