Genesis 1976–1982

Genesis 1976–1982 is a box set of five studio albums by Genesis. It was released on 2 April 2007 in Europe by EMI and on 15 May 2007 in North America by Atlantic/Rhino. The 6-CD/6-DVD box set includes newly remixed^[2] versions of the albums A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, ...And Then There Were Three..., Duke, and Abacab. The sixth pair of discs includes B-side songs.

Each CD also has an associated DVD which features audio versions of the albums in 5.1 surround sound, as well as videos for songs from that album or tour, new interviews and photo galleries.

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.^[3]

In the Canadian and U.S. releases of this box set, standard CDs with no SACD layer are included.^[4]

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.^[5] The DTS surround sound is a slightly compressed version of the surround sound on the SACDs,^[6] and the Dolby surround sound is a slightly inferior quality to the DTS.^[7]

All of the audio tracks on these CDs were remixed in stereo and surround sound by producer Nick Davis, with the sole exception of "Say It's Alright Joe", which was not remixed because the band was unable to locate the multitrack recordings.^[8]

Track listing

A Trick of the Tail

1. Dance On A Volcano – 5:54
2. Entangled – 6:27
3. Squonk – 6:27
4. Mad Man Moon – 7:34
5. Robbery, Assault and Battery – 6:16
6. Ripples... – 8:04
7. A Trick of the Tail – 4:35
8. Los Endos – 5:47

DVD

• Videos
  • "Robbery, Assault & Battery" (1976) – 6:19
  • "Ripples" (1976) – 8:01
  • "A Trick of the Tail" (1976) – 4:24
• "Reissues Interview 2007" – 14:18
• "Genesis in Concert 1976" – 1977 concert movie filmed during the 1976 tour – 42:36
  • "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"
  • "Fly on a Windshield (Part 2)"
  • "Carpet Crawlers"
  • "The Cinema Show (Part 2)"
  • "Entangled"
  • "Supper's Ready (Part 2)"
  • "Los Endos"
• "'White Rocks' Premiere – Programme 1977" – 8 page gallery

Wind & Wuthering

1. Eleventh Earl Of Mar – 7:41
2. One For The Vine – 10:00
3. Your Own Special Way – 6:19
4. Wot Gorilla? – 3:20
5. All In A Mouse's Night – 6:37
6. Blood On The Rooftops – 5:27
7. "Unquiet Slumbers For The Sleepers... – 2:23
8. ...In That Quiet Earth' – 4:50
9. Afterglow – 4:12

DVD

• "Reissues Interview 2007" – 14:26
• "U.S. Television Bootleg Video 1977" – 8:07
  • "Your Own Special Way"
  • "Afterglow"
• "Japanese Television Bootleg Video 1977" – 7:38
  • "Eleventh Earl of Mar"
  • "One For the Vine"
  • "Your Own Special Way"
• "World Tour Programme 1977" – 13 page gallery

...And Then There Were Three...

1. Down And Out – 5:26
2. Undertow – 4:46
3. Ballad Of Big – 4:50
4. Snowbound – 4:31
5. Burning Rope – 7:10
6. Deep in the Motherlode – 5:15
7. Many Too Many – 3:31
8. Scenes From A Night’s Dream – 3:30
9. Say It’s Alright Joe – 4:21
10. The Lady Lies – 6:08
11. Follow You Follow Me – 3:59

DVD

• Videos
  • "Many Too Many" (1978) – 3:33
  • "Follow You Follow Me" (1978) – 3:58
• "Reissues Interview 2007" – 13:03
• "Three Dates With Genesis 1978" – BBC documentary – 48:50
• "Japanese Tour Programme 1978" – 15 page gallery
• "Knebworth Programme 1978" – 4 page gallery
• "German Festival Programme 1978" – 10 page gallery

Duke

1. Behind the Lines – 5:31
2. Duchess – 6:26
3. Guide Vocal – 1:35
4. Man Of Our Times – 5:34
5. Misunderstanding – 3:13
6. Heathaze – 4:59
7. Turn It On Again – 3:50
8. Alone Tonight – 3:56
9. Cul-De-Sac – 5:05
10. Please Don’t Ask – 4:01
11. Duke’s Travels – 8:40
12. Duke’s End – 2:08

DVD

• Videos
  • "Duchess" (1980) – 3:55
  • "Misunderstanding" (1980) – 3:08
  • "Turn it on Again" (1980) – 3:47
• "Reissues Interview 2007" – 18:46
• "Live at The Lyceum London 1980" – 38:48
  • "Behind the Lines"
  • "Duchess"
  • "Guide Vocal"
  • "In the Cage"
  • "Afterglow"
  • "Dance on a Volcano"
  • "Los Endos"
• "World Tour Programme 1980" – 16 page gallery

Abacab

1. Abacab – 7:02
2. No Reply at All – 4:40
3. Me and Sarah Jane – 6:00
4. Keep It Dark – 4:32
5. Dodo/Lurker – 7:30
6. Who Dunnit? – 3:23
7. Man on the Corner – 4:27
8. Like It or Not – 4:57
9. Another Record – 4:29

DVD

• Videos
  • "Abacab" (1981) – 4:12
  • "No Reply at All" (1981) – 4:02
  • "Keep it Dark" (1981) – 4:11
  • "Man on the Corner" (1982) – 3:39
• "Reissues Interview 2007" – 14:49
• "World Tour Programme 1981" – 15 page gallery

Extra Tracks 1976 to 1982

1. "Paperlate" (Banks/Collins/Rutherford) – 3:20
2. "Evidence of Autumn" (Tony Banks) – 4:58
3. "Pigeons" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Mike Rutherford) – 3:12
4. "You Might Recall" (Banks/Collins/Rutherford) – 5:30
5. "Naminanu" (Banks/Collins/Rutherford) – 3:52
6. "Inside And Out" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) – 6:45
7. "Vancouver" (Phil Collins/Mike Rutherford) – 3:01
8. "Me And Virgil" (Banks/Collins/Rutherford) – 6:18
9. "It's Yourself" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) – 6:15
10. "Match Of The Day" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Mike Rutherford) – 3:24
11. "Open Door" (Mike Rutherford) – 4:08
12. "The Day the Light Went Out" (Tony Banks) – 3:12
13. "Submarine" (Banks/Collins/Rutherford) – 4:38

Notes:

• "It's Yourself", recorded during A Trick of the Tail's sessions (and excerpted to open "Los Endos"), this track was released as the B-Side to "Your Own Special Way" in February 1977. The version on this box set fades out earlier than the original version, but also adds an extra verse taken from an early demo of the song. As of 2007, the original B-side version of this song has not been released on CD.
• "Match Of The Day", "Pigeons", and "Inside And Out" constituted the Spot the Pigeon EP, released in May 1977.
• "Vancouver" and "The Day The Light Went Out" constituted a double B-Side for the "Many Too Many" EP, released in June 1978.
• "Open Door" constituted the B-side of the "Duchess" single, released in May 1980.
• "Evidence of Autumn" constituted the B-side of the "Misunderstanding" single, released in August 1980.
• "Naminanu" constituted the B-side of the "Keep It Dark" single, released in October 1981.
• "Submarine" constituted the B-side of the "Man on the Corner" single, released in March 1982. The version on this box set includes the original ending, unlike the truncated version that appeared in Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992.
• "Paperlate", "You Might Recall", and "Me And Virgil" constituted the 3X3 EP released in May 1982 in the UK. In the USA and Canada, these three tracks, along with "Evidence Of Autumn" and "Open Door", constituted the fourth side of the US version of the Three Sides Live LP, as well as the CD releases of that album prior to 1996.

DVD

• "'Paperlate' Video" (1982) – 3:07
• "Reissues Interview 2007" – 4:52

Personnel

• Tony Banks – keyboards, background vocals
• Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals
• Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass
• Steve Hackett – guitars on A Trick of the Tail, Wind and Wuthering and tracks 3, 6, 9, 10 on CD 6

with

• David Hentschel – Backing vocals on CD 4

Formats

UK/EU Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (PAL)
US/Canadian Version: CD + DVD (NTSC)
Japanese Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (NTSC)

References