Genesis Archive 1967–75

Genesis Archive 1967–75
Box set by Genesis
Released 22 June 1998
Recorded 1967–1975, 1995
Genre Progressive rock, baroque pop, art rock
Length 250:43
Label Virgin (UK) CD BOX 6
Atlantic (US)
Producer Genesis, Nick Davis, Geoff Callingham
Genesis chronology
Calling All Stations
(1997)Calling All Stations1997		 Genesis Archive 1967–75
(1998)		 Turn It On Again: The Hits
(1999)Turn It On Again: The Hits1999

Genesis Archive 1967–75 is a box set by the English progressive rock band Genesis, released in June 1998 on Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and by Atlantic Records in the United States. After the release of their studio album Calling All Stations in 1997, the band assembled recordings from their history for release which involved the participation of former members Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins. The set includes previously unreleased studio, live, and demo tracks, some of which include re-recorded vocal and guitar parts from Gabriel and Hackett, respectively.

Genesis Archive 1967–75 reached No. 35 in the UK.

Background

Discs one and two contain the first official live release of a full concert from the band's 1974-1975 tour of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974). It was recorded on 24 January 1975 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and the only one of the tour's 102 dates to be recorded in multi-track.[1][2] "it." is a studio re-recording based on the album version as the tape machine at the concert had run out of tape. It is one of a collection of tracks on the box set with newly recorded vocals from Gabriel and guitar parts from Hackett, partly due to the difficulty Gabriel had as his more elaborate costumes often muffled his voice.[2][3]

Discs three and four contain previously unreleased live tracks from 1973, demos, single edits, and a BBC radio session from 1970, the latter featuring the band's early drummers John Silver and John Mayhew.[1] The set is packaged with an 80-page booklet and extensive liner notes.

To promote the release, Banks, Gabriel, Rutherford, Phillips, Silver, Collins, and Hackett gathered at Heathrow Business Centre on 11 May 1998 for a photograph shoot and interviews. Only original drummer Chris Stewart and Mayhew, his replacement, were missing from the event.[4][2]

Track listing

Personnel

Note: Not all credits for drums are listed in the booklet for Disc 4. On "Patricia" they are played by Peter Gabriel. On "Hey!" they are uncredited, possibly mistakenly. Original drummer Chris Stewart is named in the booklet but is not credited with playing on any tracks.

Reception

References

  1. 1 2 "Archive One 1967 to 1975 – Press Kit". Atlantic Records. 6 June 1998. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Russell, Paul (July 1998). "Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down ...At Heathrow". Record Collector. pp. 20–27. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r365174/review
  4. ↑ "Genesis Archive 1 – 1967 to 1975 press photo". Virgin Records. 16 May 1998. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Genesis Archives 1967-75 Review". Entertainment Weekly. 19 June 1998: 75.
  6. ↑ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 327–328. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.

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