Genesis Archive

Genesis Archive are two archives with rarities of the British band Genesis:

Genesis Archive 1967-75

Genesis Archive 1967–75 is a 1998 boxed set by progressive rock band Genesis.

This set features live recordings and rarities from when Peter Gabriel was the lead singer. The first two of the four discs consist of a previously unreleased (except for "The Waiting Room", issued as a 7" b-side in 1974) live recording of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway from 1975. The remaining discs contain performances from an unreleased live concert from London's Rainbow Theatre in 1973, demos, rare single tracks and 1970 BBC Sessions. All 52 tracks (besides the last 3 on disc 3 and track 2 from disc 2) had been previously unreleased. The entire set is arranged in reverse chronological order.

Some of Peter Gabriel's vocals on the live recordings were re-recorded by the singer in 1998 due to technical problems with the recording as well as elaborate costumes that often muffled his voice.^[1] Guitarist Steve Hackett re-recorded some guitar parts as well.^[1]

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

Track listing

Disc one

All songs written by Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford.

1. "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" - 6:29
2. "Fly on a Windshield" - 2:54
3. "Broadway Melody of 1974" - 2:19^[2]
4. "Cuckoo Cocoon" - 2:17
5. "In the Cage" - 7:56
6. "The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging" - 4:25
7. "Back in N.Y.C." - 6:19
8. "Hairless Heart" - 2:22
9. "Counting Out Time" - 4:00
10. "The Carpet Crawlers" - 5:45
11. "The Chamber of 32 Doors" - 5:52

Disc two

All songs written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford.

1. "Lilywhite Lilith" - 3:04
2. "The Waiting Room" - 6:15
3. "Anyway" - 3:28
4. "Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist" - 3:57
5. "The Lamia" - 7:12
6. "Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats" - 3:15
7. "The Colony of Slippermen (Arrival - A Visit to the Doktor - Raven)" - 8:47
8. "Ravine" - 1:39
9. "The Light Dies Down on Broadway" - 3:37
10. "Riding the Scree" - 4:30
11. "In the Rapids" - 2:25
12. "It" - 4:20
    • All of the above recordings were captured live at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on 24 January 1975
    • "It" is a reworked studio version with new vocals prepared for this box set
    • There are vocal and guitar overdubs recorded specifically for this box set by Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett

Disc three

All songs written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford, except where noted.

1. "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" - 7:05
2. "Firth of Fifth" - 8:29
3. "More Fool Me" - 4:01
4. "Supper's Ready" - 26:31
5. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" - 5:36
   • Tracks 1–5 recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England on 20 October 1973
6. "Stagnation" (Banks/Gabriel/Anthony Phillips/Rutherford) - 8:52
   • A 10 May 1971 recording for the BBC "Sounds of the 70s" show
7. "Twilight Alehouse" (Banks/Gabriel/Phillips/Rutherford) - 7:45
   • A 3 August 1973 Non- LP B-side to the "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" single
8. "Happy the Man" - 2:53
   • A 10 May 1972 A-side non-LP single release
9. "Watcher of the Skies" - 3:42
   • A 1972 re-recording for an A-side single release, shortened but containing an ending segment not heard on the album version

Disc four

All songs written by Banks/Gabriel/Phillips/Rutherford.

1. "In the Wilderness" - 3:00
   • August 1968 rough mix without strings
2. "Shepherd" - 4:00
3. "Pacidy" - 5:42
4. "Let Us Now Make Love" - 6:14
   • Tracks 2-4 recorded 22 February 1970 for the BBC "Night Ride" show
5. "Going Out to Get You" - 4:54
6. "Dusk" - 6:14
   • Tracks 5-6 are 20 August 1969 Regent Sound demos
7. "Build Me a Mountain" - 4:13
8. "Image Blown Out" - 2:12
9. "One Day" - 3:08
   • Tracks 7-9 are August 1968 rough mixes
10. "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" - 3:14
11. "In the Beginning" - 3:31
12. "The Magic of Time" - 2:01
    • Tracks 10-12 are early 1968 demos
13. "Hey!" - 2:28
    • 13 March 1968 demo
14. "Hidden in the World of Dawn" - 3:10
15. "Sea Bee" - 3:05
16. "The Mystery of the Flannan Isle Lighthouse" - 2:36
17. "Hair on the Arms and Legs" - 2:42
    • Tracks 14-17 are Autumn 1967 demos
18. "She Is Beautiful" - 3:47 (became "The Serpent" with different lyrics)
19. "Try a Little Sadness" - 3:21
    • Tracks 18-19 are Summer 1967 demos
20. "Patricia" - 3:05 (became "In Hiding" with lyrics added)
    • Easter 1967 demo

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel: lead vocals, backing vocals, flute, percussion, drums ("Patricia")
• Tony Banks: piano, organ, electric piano, Mellotron, synthesizer, 12-string guitar, backing vocals, 2nd lead vocal ("Shepherd")
• Mike Rutherford: bass guitar, 12-string guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals
• Steve Hackett: lead guitar (Discs 1-3)
• Phil Collins: drums, percussion, vocals (Discs 1-3), lead vocals ("More Fool Me")
• Anthony Phillips : guitars, backing vocals (Disc 4), 2nd lead vocal ("Let Us Now Make Love")
• John Mayhew: drums (Disc 4, tracks 3-6)
• John Silver: drums (Disc 4, tracks 1, 7-8), biscuit tin (Disc 4, track 12)

Note: Not all credits for percussion/drums are listed in the booklet for Disc 4. On "Patricia" they are played by Peter Gabriel. Original drummer Chris Stewart is not listed.

Reception

• Allmusic ^[1]
• Entertainment Weekly B^[3]
• The Rolling Stone Album Guide ^[4]

Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Genesis Archive #2: 1976–1992 is a 2000 boxed set by veteran progressive rock/pop band Genesis. This retrospective covers the band's history while Phil Collins was lead singer.

The three discs consist of live recordings (mostly previously unreleased, with a few that had been B-sides), 12" remixes, a "work-in-progress" jam, non-album B-sides, and tracks from the Spot the Pigeon and 3X3 EPs. There was a minor backlash from hardcore fans as "Match of the Day" and "Me and Virgil" were left off the set (although both had been released on CD before) due to Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford disliking the former track while Phil Collins disliked the latter one. (Less talked about was the fact that "Submarine" and "It's Yourself", neither of which had been released on CD otherwise, were both edited versions—the former due to master damage, the latter due to the band's preference. "Submarine" was later released in its unedited form on Genesis 1976–1982.)

Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 reached No. 103 in the UK.

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "On The Shoreline" - 4:47
   • B-Side of "I Can't Dance", December 1991
2. "Hearts On Fire" - 5:14
   • B-Side of "Jesus He Knows Me", July 1992
3. "You Might Recall" - 5:30
4. "Paperlate" - 3:20
   • above two tracks recorded in 1981 during the Abacab sessions and released in 1982 in the UK on the 3X3 EP and on the original North American release of Three Sides Live
5. "Evidence Of Autumn" (Banks) - 4:58
   • B-Side of "Misunderstanding", August 1980 in the UK; released on the original North American release of Three Sides Live
6. "Do The Neurotic" - 7:07
   • B-Side to "In Too Deep" in the UK, August 1986
7. "I'd Rather Be You" - 3:57
   • B-Side to "Throwing It All Away" in the UK; July 1987
8. "Naminanu" - 3:52
   • B-side to "Keep It Dark", October 1981
9. "Inside And Out" (Banks, Collins, Steve Hackett, Rutherford) - 6:43
   • From the Spot the Pigeon EP, May 1977; B-side to "Follow You, Follow Me", 1978
10. "Feeding The Fire" - 5:49
    • B-Side to "Land Of Confusion" in the UK, November 1986
11. "I Can't Dance" - 7:00
    • 12" remix
12. "Submarine" - 5:13
    • Modified version of the B-side to "Man on the Corner", March 1982; original ending is omitted and another part is repeated, resulting in an edited version that is longer than the original.

Disc two

1. "Illegal Alien" - 5:31
   • Recorded live at the L.A. Forum, Los Angeles on 14 January 1984
2. "Dreaming While You Sleep" - 7:48
   • Recorded live at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London in November 1992
   • The B-Side of Tell Me Why CD Single
3. "It's Gonna Get Better" - 7:31
   • Recorded live at the L.A. Forum, Los Angeles on 14 January 1984
4. "Deep in the Motherlode" (Rutherford) - 5:54
   • Recorded live at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 5 May 1980
5. "Ripples" (Banks, Rutherford) - 9:54
   • Recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 6 May 1980
6. "The Brazilian" - 5:18
   • Recorded live at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 July 1987
   • The B-Side of Invisible Touch (live) CD Single
7. "Your Own Special Way" (Rutherford) - 6:51
   • Recorded live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1986
   • The B-Side of Hold on My Heart CD Single
8. "Burning Rope" (Banks) - 7:29
   • Recorded live at the Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston on 22 October 1978
9. "Entangled" (Banks, Hackett) - 6:57
   • Recorded live at Bingley Hall, Staffordshire on 10 July 1976
10. "Duke's Travels" - 9:32
    • Includes "Duke's End." Recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 7 May 1980

Disc three

1. "Invisible Touch" - 5:58
   • 12" remix
2. "Land Of Confusion" - 6:59
   • 12" remix
3. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - 11:46
   • 12" remix
4. "No Reply At All" - 4:56
5. "Man On The Corner" (Collins) - 4:04
   • The above two tracks recorded live at the Savoy Theatre, New York City on 28 November 1981
6. "The Lady Lies" (Banks) - 6:07
   • Recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 6 May 1980
   • The nearly identical version published on a green translucide flexi-disc in Flexipop #21 in 1982 in the UK was recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 7 May 1980
7. "Open Door" (Rutherford) - 4:08
   • The B-Side of "Duchess" in May 1980 in the UK, and released on the original North American release of Three Sides Live
8. "The Day The Light Went Out" (Banks) - 3:12
9. "Vancouver" (Collins, Rutherford) - 3:01
   • The above two tracks constituted a double B-Side for "Many Too Many" in June 1978
10. "Pigeons" - 3:12
    • From the Spot the Pigeon EP in May 1977
11. "It's Yourself" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford) - 5:26
    • Recorded during A Trick of the Tail's sessions (and excerpted to open "Los Endos"), this track would be released as the B-Side to "Your Own Special Way" in February 1977. The original version was about 5:45; this is faded out early.
12. "Mama (Work in Progress)" - 10:43
    • A rehearsal take recorded in 1983 during the Genesis sessions

Personnel

• Tony Banks - keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Phil Collins - drums, percussion, vocals
• Mike Rutherford - guitars, bass, background vocals
• Steve Hackett - guitars on Disc 1, Track 9; Disc 2, Track 9; and Disc 3; Tracks 10 and 11

Additional personnel

• Daryl Stuermer - bass, guitar on Disc 2 (except "Entangled") and on Disc 3, Tracks 4, 5 and 6
• Chester Thompson - percussion, drums on Disc 2 (except "Entangled") and on Disc 3, Tracks 4, 5 and 6
• Bill Bruford - percussion on Disc 2, Track 9

References