''Genesis Archive 1967–75'' is a box set by the English

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band

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, released on 22 June 1998 on

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in the United Kingdom and by Atlantic Records in the United States. After the release of their studio album ''

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'' in 1997, the band assembled recordings from their history for release which involved the participation of former members Peter Gabriel,

Anthony Phillips Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, producer and singer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play m ...

Steve Hackett Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis ...

, 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 ''

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'' (1974). It was recorded on 24 January 1975 at the

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in Los Angeles, and the only one of the tour's 102 dates to be recorded in multi-track. Some of the tracks from the concert have newly recorded vocals from Gabriel and guitar parts from Hackett, partly due to Gabriel's more elaborate costumes often muffling his voice. The closing song "It" is a re-worked studio version with new vocals, as the recording used as a source for the release had ended early due to the recorder at the concert having run out of tape; however, the song actually played at the show appears on the ''As Though Emerald City'' bootleg, released in 1975 by

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. 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. 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, Silver's replacement, were missing from the event.

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel,

, and

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, except where noted.

Personnel

* Peter Gabriel - lead vocals,

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, flute,

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, drums ("Patricia") * Tony Banks -

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, organ, electric piano, Mellotron, synthesizer, 12-string

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, backing vocals, 2nd lead vocal ("Shepherd") *

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, 12-string guitar,

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, backing vocals *

- lead guitar (Discs 1–3) * Phil Collins - drums,

, vocals (Discs 1–3), lead vocals ("More Fool Me") *

- 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, 12), biscuit tin (Disc 4, track 12) 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Genesis Archive 1967-75 1998 compilation albums Genesis (band) compilation albums Virgin Records compilation albums Atlantic Records compilation albums Albums produced by Nick Davis (record producer)