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The band shrunk to its core when Steve Hackett left, but it was the core that would enjoy tremendous success in the years to follow. It was also an unmistakable musical metamorphosis.
VHS videos have become relics of a time gone by these days. There is no other official audio / video documentary of the Mama tour, though. In fact, this very video has gone out of print fifteen years ago.
Great events loom long on the horizon. The release of the 1970-1975 boxset is one of the events fans had to be very patient for. Newly mixed, brushed up, and with an optional 5.1 mix – the Gabriel era returns in full splendour. The promo sampler have now been delivered.
After the three members of Genesis all released their solo albums, they recorded Abacab, an album that would change everything…
The Cottage played an important role in the early stages of the band. Richard Macphail had told attendants of the fanclub’s Early Years Event 2005 lots about it, now Mino Profumo actually went there and took history lessons, as it were, from Richard in the cottage.
After their Top Ten success in 1973 Genesis went on to produce their most ambitious work in 1974 – a production that brought out big rifts in the band.
In the course of the re-releases of the Genesis back catalogue Duke came out in late March 2007 on an SACD hybrid / DVD double disk. All about the content and the music here.
After their first major successes Genesis produced an album in 1973 that is generally considered one of the best they ever recorded. Steve Hackett describes it as his favourite Genesis album, and some songs from it were still played on the 2007 tour.
The Abacab tour of 1981 and 1982 was documented as another double live album. Three Sides Live actually does contain only three LP sides of live material
In the early 90s Genesis reached the commercial peak of their career. We Can’t Dance produced no less than six singles. It also turned out to be the last one with Phil Collins.
