Genesis 1976–1982 is a box set of five studio albums by Genesis. It was released on 2 April 2007 in Europe and Japan by Virgin/EMI and on 15 May 2007 in North America by Atlantic/Rhino. The 6-CD/6-DVD box set includes newly remixedThe tracks were completely remixed, not merely remastered. See 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 November 2006 Banks, Rutherford, and Collins announced they were reforming Genesis for the 2007 Turn It On Again Tour. The announcement coincided with the release of three box sets containing digital remasters of the band's studio output across 2007 by EMI Records, containing new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes by producer and engineer Nick Davis.
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.Formats described at
In the Canadian and U.S. releases of this box set, standard CDs with no SACD layer are included.Explained in interview with producer and remixer Nick Davis, at
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.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. The DTS surround sound is a slightly compressed version of the surround sound on the SACDs,Explained in interview with producer and remixer Nick Davis, at and the Dolby surround sound is a slightly inferior quality to the DTS.Comparison from Sound and Vision magazine article online at http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/musicreviews/2285/genesis-in-surround.html
In November 2012, a 6LP Vinyl Boxset was issued in the United Kingdom. It features the 2007 remasters on 180g platters.
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.Explained at
Track listing
A Trick of the Tail
CD
1 "Dance on a Volcano" 5:57 2 "Entangled" 6:28 3 "Squonk" 6:27 4 "Mad Man Moon" 7:35 5 "Robbery, Assault and Battery" 6:19 6 "Ripples" 8:05 7 "A Trick of the Tail" 4:34 8 "Los Endos" 5:52 Total 51:04
DVD
1 Videos "Robbery, Assault & Battery" 1976 6:19 "Ripples" 1976 8:01 "A Trick of the Tail" 1976 4:24 2 Reissues Interview 2007 14:18 3 Genesis in Concert 1976 42:36 Originally released on VHS in 1977 "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "Fly on a Windshield (Part 2)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "The Cinema Show (Part 2)" "Entangled" "Supper's Ready (Part 2)" "Los Endos" 4 White Rocks' Premiere Programme 1977 8-page gallery Total 1:15:38
Wind & Wuthering
CD
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 Total 50:49
DVD
1 Reissues Interview 2007 14:26 2 U.S. Television Bootleg Video 1977 8:07 "Your Own Special Way" "Afterglow" 3 Japanese Television Bootleg Video 1977 7:38 "Eleventh Earl of Mar" "One for the Vine" "Your Own Special Way" 4 World Tour Programme 1977 13-page gallery Total 30:11
...And Then There Were Three...
CD
1 "Down and Out" 5:25 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 Total 53:27
DVD
1 Videos "Many Too Many" 1978 3:33 "Follow You Follow Me" 1978 3:58 2 Reissues Interview 2007 13:03 3 Three Dates with Genesis 1978 48:50 BBC documentary 4 Japanese Tour Programme 1978 15-page gallery 5 Knebworth Programme 1978 4-page gallery 6 German Festival Programme 1978 10-page gallery Total 1:09:24
Duke
CD
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 Total 54:58
DVD
1 Videos "Duchess" 1980 3:55 "Misunderstanding" 1980 3:08 "Turn It On Again" 1980 3:47 2 Reissues Interview 2007 18:46 3 Live at the Lyceum, London 1980 38:48 "Behind the Lines" "Duchess" "Guide Vocal" "In the Cage" "Afterglow" "Dance on a Volcano" "Los Endos" 4 World Tour Programme 1980 16-page gallery Total 1:08:24
Abacab
CD
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 Total 47:00
DVD
1 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 2 Reissues Interview 2007 14:49 3 World Tour Programme 1981 15-page gallery Total 30:53
Extra Tracks 1976 to 1982
CD
1 "Paperlate" 1982 3:20 From the 3×3 EP 2 "Evidence of Autumn" 1980 4:58 B-side on the "Misunderstanding" single 3 "Pigeons" 1977 3:12 From the Spot the Pigeon EP 4 "You Might Recall" 1982 5:30 From the 3×3 EP 5 "Naminanu" 1981 3:52 B-side on the "Keep It Dark" single 6 "Inside and Out" 1977 6:45 From the Spot the Pigeon EP 7 "Vancouver" 1978 3:01 B-side on the "Many Too Many" single 8 "Me and Virgil" 1982 6:18 From the 3×3 EP. Also available on some issues of Three Sides Live. 9 "It's Yourself" 1977 6:15 B-side on the "Your Own Special Way" single (modified) 10 "Match of the Day" 1977 3:24 From the Spot the Pigeon EP 11 "Open Door" 1980 4:08 B-side on the "Duchess" single 12 "The Day the Light Went Out" 1978 3:12 B-side on the "Many Too Many" single 13 "Submarine" 1982 4:38 B-side on the "Man on the Corner" single Total 58:33
DVD
1 "Paperlate" video 1982 3:07 2 Reissues Interview 2007 4:52 Total 7:59
Personnel Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass Steve Hackett – guitars on A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, and tracks 3, 6, 9, 10 on CD 6
Additional personnel
David Hentschel – backing vocals on Duke EWF Horns – horns on "No Reply at All" and "Paperlate"
Formats UK/EU Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (PAL) US/Canadian Version: CD + DVD (NTSC) Japanese Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (NTSC)
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