Genesis - 2008. Box Set 3 (1970-1975) [7CD-SACD + 6DVD]


Genesis - 2008. Box Set 3 (1970-1975) [7CD-SACD + 6DVD]
7CD: EAC+LOG+CUE+ISO-WV+COVERS | 6DVD: DVD Decrypter ISO | EMI/Virgin / 5099951968328 | 2008

For many Genesis fans, the final box set of the progressive rock group's series of remixed and remastered studio albums is the one they've been waiting for the most. 1970-1975 documents the period when Peter Gabriel was the band's lead singer, before the group began a gradual move away from its art rock beginnings towards a more pop-oriented, radio-friendly sound. The previous two boxes—1976-1982 (Rhino, 2007) and 1983-1998 (Rhino, 2007)—while perhaps musically controversial to longtime fans for the apparent desertion of the music that garnered the group its early reputation, were nevertheless welcome for the unequalled sonic upgrades to discs that, when first released, often suffered from poor sound quality. While the five albums covered in this box set, originally released on Charisma—Trespass (1970), Nursery Cryme (1971), Foxtrot (1972), Selling England By the Pound (1973) and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)—did demonstrate gradually improving production values, the versions in this box set are so rich and full of depth that it's difficult to believe that some of the music is nearly 40 years old....

Like the previous boxes, each album is a double-disc set (with the exception of The Lamb—originally a double album, it's now a three-disc set)—a CD with the remixed and remastered stereo upgrade, and a DVD that contains a 5.1 surround sound mix as well as a number of bonus video features. The benefit of going beyond mere remastering from the original master tapes to performing complete remixes has provided an opportunity to create far more three-dimensional soundscapes. The music, at its most powerful, bursts out of the speakers on both the CD and DVD-Audio versions, while at its most subtle, reveals nuances that have never before been heard. While all five albums are also available separately, the box set contains a bonus CD/DVD of rare material—some previously available on the Genesis Archive 1967-75 (Atlantic, 1998) box, some never before available on CD. It's an early glimpse and contains three songs, in particular, that foreshadow later Genesis tunes and prove the group to be already surprisingly mature, even in 1970.
There will undoubtedly be purists who feel the idea of remixing the original recordings is tantamount to blasphemy—as was the case when Bob Belden remixed Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969) for the Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Legacy, 1998)—and there's a plenty of controversy about the current use of compression during the remastering process to make music sound better on MP3 players. It would, however, be difficult to argue such a case here. The depth of the stereo field and room-filling surround sound mixes are incredibly vivid, and the acute attention to detail paid to the remix, especially the vocals, leaves little doubt that, sonically speaking, 1970-1975 is one of the finest reissue sets ever released.
In addition to the DVD-Audio mixes, there's hours of video interview footage describing the group, in the artists' own words, from Genesis' earliest days through to Gabriel's departure after The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour, with everyone except Trespass drummer John Mayhew involved. There's also hours of video concert footage dating from 1972-'74, making 1970-1975 the definitive document of Genesis' early years, as it gained the confidence and acclaim that would lead to its later mega-success.



Trespass

1. Looking for Someone - 7:02
2. White Mountain - 6:44
3. Visions of Angels - 6:51
4. Stagnation - 8:46
5. Dusk - 4:11
6. The Knife - 8:53

DVD Visual Extras

1. Band interview about this album and the remixes (2007).

Nursery Cryme

1. The Musical Box - 10:31
2. For Absent Friends - 1:48
3. The Return of the Giant Hogweed - 8:09
4. Seven Stones - 5:09
5. Harold the Barrel - 3:00
6. Harlequin - 2:56
7. The Fountain of Salmacis - 8:00

DVD Visual Extras

1. Band interview about this album and the remixes (2007).

Foxtrot

1. Watcher of the Skies - 7:22
2. Time Table - 4:46
3. Get 'Em Out by Friday - 8:36
4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners - 5:45
5. Horizons - 1:41
6. Supper's Ready - 23:04
* Lover's Leap
* The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
* Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men
* How Dare I Be so Beautiful?
* Willow Farm
* Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)
* As Sure as Eggs is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)

DVD Visual Extras

1. Band interview about this album and the remixes (2007).
2. Genesis television appearance, taped in Brussels, Belgium, on 20-21 March, 1972. Broadcast on the Belgian Popshop program and in the U.K. on Rock Of The 70's. Songs: "The Fountain Of Salmacis", "Twilight Alehouse", "The Musical Box", "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed".
3. Genesis in concert, Piper Club, Rome, Italy, 18 April 1972. Songs: "Stagnation" (incomplete), plus interview.

Selling England by the Pound

1. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight - 8:02
2. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - 4:10
3. Firth of Fifth - 9:35
4. More Fool Me - 3:10
5. The Battle of Epping Forest - 11:44
6. After the Ordeal - 4:15
7. The Cinema Show - 10:41
8. Aisle of Plenty - 1:56

DVD Visual Extras

1. Band interview about this album and the remixes (2007).
2. Genesis concert movie, filmed at Shepperton Studios, Borehamwood, England, on 30-31 October 1973. Songs: "Watcher Of The Skies", "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight", "I Know What I Like", "The Musical Box", "Supper's Ready".
3. Genesis in concert, Bataclan Club, Paris, France, 10 January 1973. Songs: "The Musical Box", "Supper's Ready", "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed", "The Knife" (all incomplete), and short interview in French.

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Disc One

1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 4:51
2. Fly on a Windshield - 2:44
3. Broadway Melody Of 1974 - 2:11
4. Cuckoo Cocoon - 2:13
5. In the Cage - 8:09
6. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging - 2:44
7. Back in N.Y.C. - 5:36
8. Hairless Heart - 2:06
9. Counting Out Time - 4:12
10. The Carpet Crawlers - 5:11
11. The Chamber of 32 Doors - 5:40

Disc Two

1. Lilywhite Lilith - 2:48
2. The Waiting Room- 5:15
3. Anyway - 3:08
4. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist - 2:56
5. The Lamia - 6:56
6. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats - 2:58
7. The Colony of Slippermen - 8:11
* The Arrival
* A Visit to the Doktor
* The Raven
8. Ravine - 2:06
9. The Light Dies Down on Broadway - 3:32
10. Riding the Scree - 4:06
11. In the Rapids - 2:18
12. It - 4:17

DVD Visual Extras

1. Band interview about this album and the remixes (2007).
2. Genesis television appearance, taped at the ORFT TV studios, Paris, on 12 February 1974. Broadcast on the French Melody program. Songs: "I Know What I Like", "Supper's Ready".
3. Slide show, which appears when The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway audio tracks are played. A small amount of film of the Lamb tour also appears on a few of these tracks.

Extra Tracks 1970 To 1975

1. Happy the Man - 3:10
* Released as a single after Nursery Cryme. Unlike the previous version, on Genesis Archive 1967–75, on which the song fades in, the beginning has been restored.
2. Twilight Alehouse - 7:48
* B-side of the "I Know What I Like" single
3. Going Out to Get You - 4:55
* Demo, recorded August 1969
4. Shepherd - 4:04
5. Pacidy - 5:44
6. Let Us Now Make Love - 6:16
* These three tracks recorded for the BBC "Nightride" program, 22 February 1970
7. Provocation - 4:10
8. Frustration - 3:42
9. Manipulation - 3:49
10. Resignation - 3:01
* These four tracks recorded 9 January 1970, for a BBC documentary about painter Michael Jackson which never aired.[6]

Tracks 1 to 6 appeared in the box set Genesis Archive 1967–75. Tracks 7 to 10 have never been previously released.

DVD Visual Extras

1. Band interview about the extra tracks and the remixes (2007).
2. Genesis television appearance, taped at the NBC TV studios, Burbank, California, on 20 December 1973. Broadcast on the American Midnight Special program. Songs: "Watcher Of The Skies", "The Musical Box".
3. VH1 documentary on the history of Genesis, broadcast in 1998 to commemorate the Genesis Archive 1967–75 box set.

Personnel

On all tracks:

* Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, background vocals, second lead vocal on "Shepherd"
* Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, bass pedals, cello, background vocals
* Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, bass drum, oboe, tambourine

On Trespass, and tracks 3-10 of Extra Tracks:

* Anthony Phillips – guitar, backing vocals, second lead vocal on "Let Us Now Make Love"
* John Mayhew – drums, percussion, backing vocals

On Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, and tracks 1-2 of Extra Tracks:

* Steve Hackett – guitars
* Phil Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "For Absent Friends" and "More Fool Me," second lead vocal on "The Colony of Slippermen"

Formats


US/Canadian Version: CD + DVD (NTSC)
Japanese Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (NTSC)
UK/EU Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (PAL) this release
Genesis - Box Set 1970-1975 (EU)

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