Genesis 1970–1975
Genesis 1970–1975 is a box set of five studio albums by Genesis featuring Peter Gabriel. It was released on 10 November 2008 in Europe by EMI and on 11 November 2008 in North America by Atlantic/Rhino. The 7-CD/6-DVD box set includes newly remixed versions of the albums Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The band's 1969 debut album, From Genesis to Revelation, was excluded because of the band losing the rights to it. The fifth pair of discs includes B-side songs, 3 rare songs from BBC Sessions in 1970 and the never-before-released Genesis Plays Jackson soundtrack. Each bonus DVD features audio versions of the albums in 5.1 surround sound, as well as videos from each album's corresponding tour, new interviews, and photo galleries. The European version includes CD/SACD Hybrids instead of standard CDs. EMI also released a limited edition six disc vinyl box set containing the original albums only on 24 November 2008.
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Released | 10 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1970–1974 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | Audio: 5:27:34 Video: 7:01:34 | |||
Label | EMI (Europe) Atlantic/Rhino (North America) | |||
Producer | Genesis, John Anthony, David Hitchcock, John Burns | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | (favourable)[1] |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Genesis 1970–1975 appeared at position seven in the "Top 100 Recommended CD Reviews of All Time" at All About Jazz.[6] It has since fallen to position nine. In 2010 the box set received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Surround Sound Album.
Audio formats
In the European and Japanese releases of this box set, the CDs are hybrid SACD/CDs. The SACD layer is a multichannel surround sound remix.[7]
In the Canadian and U.S. releases of this box set, standard CDs with no SACD layer are included.[8]
In all versions of the box set, the DVDs are DVD-Video format (not DVD-Audio), although they contain both audio and video tracks. These DVDs include three audio mixes: DTS 5.1-channel surround sound, Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound, and Dolby Digital stereo.[9] The DTS surround sound is a slightly compressed version of the surround sound on the SACDs (remark: Nick Davis talks about the DTS format and therefore means data compression/reduction, not compression of the dynamic range of the music),[8] and the Dolby surround sound is a slightly inferior quality to the DTS.[10]
All of the audio tracks on these CDs were remixed in stereo and surround sound by producer Nick Davis.
In addition to the 7-CD/6-DVD box set, EMI released a limited edition vinyl box set on 24 November 2008.
The seven letters on the "Genesis" logo on the front side of the box contain the album art from the following albums:
- The "G" is from Selling England by the Pound.
- The first "E" is from Nursery Cryme.
- The "N" is from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
- The second "E" is from Nursery Cryme.
- The first "S" is from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
- The "I" is from Selling England by the Pound.
- The second "S" is from Trespass.
Each of the other five sides of the box feature the same logo containing the art from one of the five studio albums.
Track listing
Trespass & tracks 2-10 of Extra Tracks 1970-1975 written by: Phillips/Rutherford/Gabriel/Banks
All other tracks written by: Banks/Rutherford/Gabriel/Collins/Hackett
Trespass
CD
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DVD
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Nursery Cryme
CD
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DVD
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Foxtrot
CD
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DVD
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Selling England by the Pound
CD
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DVD
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
CD Disc 1
DVD
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Extra Tracks 1970 to 1975
CD
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DVD
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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 "Harlequin" and "The Colony of Slippermen"
Formats
UK/EU Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (PAL)
US/Canadian Version: CD + DVD (NTSC)
Japanese Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (NTSC)
References
- All About Jazz review
- Genesis 1970–1975 at AllMusic
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Alexis Petridis The Guardian, 7 November 2008.
- Rolling Stone review
- "Top 100 Recommended CD Reviews (All-time)". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- Formats described at http://www.genesis-news.com/genesis/reviews/sacds/1976-1982.htm%5B%5D
- "Genesis on SACD: Nick Davis interview". Archived from the original on 4 March 2010.
- The DVD interface has two audio choices: Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1. If the Dolby 5.1 option is chosen on a system that does not support surround sound, the Dolby stereo mix is played.
- Comparison from Sound and Vision magazine article online at http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/musicreviews/2285/genesis-in-surround.html Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- For the history of these tracks, see this discussion with Anthony Phillips, and this discussion with Richard MacPhail.