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Genesis: Live

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Label: Virgin Records
Released: 1973
Time:
 47:03
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.worldofgenesis.com
Appears with: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steven Hackett, Mike + The Mechanics, Tony Banks, Ray Wilson
Purchase date: 1987
Price in €: 14,99



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[1] Watcher of the Skies (Genesis) - 8:37
[2] Get 'Em out by Friday (Genesis) - 9:14
[3] Return of the Giant Hogweed (Genesis) - 8:14
[4] Musical Box (Genesis) - 10:55
[5] Knife (Genesis) - 9:46

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Steve Hackett - Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Producer
Peter Gabriel - Lead Voice, Flute, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Producer
Tony Banks - Organ, Mellotron, Piano, 12-String Guitar, Voices, Producer
Phil Collins - Drums, Voices, Percussion, Producer
Mike Rutherford - Bass, Bass Pedals, 12-String Guitar, Voices, Producer

John Burns - Producer

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Notes: Recorded live at the De Montfort Hall & at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, February, 1973. Dedicated to Richard MacPhail, "who left us April, 1973". Richard MacPhail did not in fact die, but left the band support for other interests.

This album was originally planned to be a double album, with a second record containing a full side-long version of "Supper's Ready". According to Record Collector No. 146, Oct. 1991, one double album test pressing of both sets was made, a Dutch release on the Philips record label. The number of copies in this run is not stated, although it was probably very few. No one knows who owns any of them, if any are even extant at this time. Tony Banks (via Nick Davis, January 1995) has stated that there was no double test pressing and that a live "Supper's Ready" was the only track left off of the album. This is hardly the end of it. Test pressings are insisted to exist by some collectors! [This is discussed more in the rarities section below.]

There is a rare Italian limited edition of "Genesis Live", which does NOT have the extra tracks, but came with a totally different limited edition sleeve of Gabriel in his flower mask, surrounded by a white border. Charisma 636 9942L is the limited edition Italian release.

Note on "Success Series". The front sleeve is the same as the US release, except the "Success Series" logo in the top left corner as on the cassette, and of course the Charisma line art logo in the upper right corner. On the back, "Printed in The Netherlands" appears at the bottom of the box containing Peter's short story and there is no dedication to Richard MacPhail. Over the picture of Peter in the flower mask at top right is printed the following: (in the area of Pete's forehead)

STEREO 9279 530 [10] {10 is boxed}
(also playable in mono)
{cassette icon} 7259 530

The credits in the block opposite Pete's short story may have slight variations from the US version, but the track listing is the same, with erroneous times. INNER SLEEVE: The SUCCESS SERIES inner sleeve is black with pictures of other albums in the series on both sides, including Genesis LIVE. RECORD LABEL: Standard pink Charisma logo with the normal international variations such as the "STEMRA" logotype and the copyright warning reading "Unauthorised copying,etc."

LP:
UK Charisma CLASS-1 or 9279-530: (Back of album has a short story written by Peter Gabriel)
US Charisma CAS 1666: (same)
Germany Charisma 6499 539
Virgin Charisma rerelease 206-916-270.
Japan Charisma RJ-7225
Italy Charisma 636 99242L: (limited edition PG 'flower' sleeve)
Cassette:
UK Charisma 7259 530: 'Success Series' (splits Hogweed into two parts)
UK Virgin CHCMC 23: re-issue
CD:
UK Virgin CLACD 1: 1987 (Lyrics included in booklet, but are wrong!)
US Atlantic atl81855: June 1988
US Atlantic 82676-2: 1994 (remastered, story in booklet)
UK Virgin CLACDX 1 (1994 rerelease - incorrectly lists John Mayhew instead of Phil Collins)



Essentially a live best-of with one glaring omission, Live was issued in America nearly a year after it reached the Top Ten in England. A well-recorded showcase of the early group's concert sound, much of what is here actually works better than the studio versions of the same songs -- "The Musical Box," "The Knife," "Return of the Giant Hogweed," and "Watcher of the Skies" are heard in livelier, tighter versions than their excellent originals. The only drawback is that in preparing to CD, nobody thought to try and retrieve the performance of "Supper's Ready" from the same set of tapes that yielded the original LP -- it would've been a nice CD bonus. The Definitive Remastered Edition is not only superior to earlier versions of this disc, but is easier to find as well.

Bruce Eder, All-Music Guide



Warum die 22 Jahre alten Aufnahmen und nicht das bombastische Doppel-Set Seconds Out? Weil die bizarren Rock-Kompositionen nie vertrackter waren, Peter Gabriel nie leidenschaftlicher sang und die Shows nie magischer wirkten wie damals. Von Watcher Of The Skies bis The Knife ein Genuß; aber bitte die digital remasterte Midprice-Edition!

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The Knife (live version)

Tell me my life is about to begin,
    Tell me that I'm a hero,
Promise me all of you violent dreams,
    I guarantee all you will need them
Now, in this ugly world,
    get ready to fight for your freedom
Now, when I give the word,
    get ready to destroy all this evil
Now -

Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
    We will strike at the lies
    That have spread like disease through our minds.
Soon we'll have won and we'll treasure this worth
    With our winnings and kindness
    To all who our love now deserve
Some of you are going to die -
    Martyrs, of course, to the freedom I will provide.

I'll give you the names of those you must kill
    Then have all burned and quickly
Cover them up in Trafalgar Square
    Hurry to see, you'll see them dead
In this ugly world,
    ready to fight for your freedom
Now, when I give a word
    hang 'em on high, let the blood flow
Now -

Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
    We must strike at the lies
    That have spread like disease through our minds
Soon we'll have won and we'll treasure this worth
    With our winnings and kindness
    To all who our love now deserve
Some of you are going to die -
Martyrs of course, to the freedom I will provide

We are only wanting freedom...

--- WE HAVE WON ---

Some of you are going to die,
Martyrs, of course, to the freedom I will provide

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