All you need in replacement of the box set is:
Genesis The Complete BBC Sessions
1980 Lyceum Show TM Remaster
1987 Wembley Live In The City Of Light
These sets trump the official BBC Broadcasts and are complete.
Posts by HomeByTheSea
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Very positive review in Ultimate Classic Rock here:
Genesis, 'BBC Broadcasts': Album Review (ultimateclassicrock.com)
It doesn't even mention any of the fan quibbles and complaints!
To be fair, it doesn't even mention the sound quality. Most people aren't going to compare this release to the bootlegs unless you are a die hard fan. However, if this release was mixed from regular stereo recordings and not multi-tracks, then I think the quality will be about the same at best. I'm on the fence because it would have to be a far superior recording for me to want to buy this. As you can see by the packaging and booklet included, they didn't put much quality into those details.
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I've listened and watched each video and just can't get into them. To me it's nothing like SOC. I like the edgy-ness of their sound, but it's too electronic for my tastes. It's sad we will never have another SOC album because the chemistry of those musicians together would have produced some great prog music.
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I recommend to read the review to get an impression what this book is about and why it's different from other books
I've read it and there is no mention of Headley Grange. It talks about the "genesis" of the album, but nothing is telling me how detailed that gets. So based on the review, it sounds like a good book, but I'm not sure it will go any deeper than the interviews we have already heard and read about.
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Christian I was always interested in how the album came to be, especially any details of the band during their stay at Headley Grange. Is there a chapter dedicated to their time at Headley Grange? I really enjoyed the Mario Giammetti books as they are some of the best to tell these "behind the scene's" stories.
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"Where's the rest of the band?!"
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This set probably represents the band's answer to the fans asking for those soundboard recordings from their past tours. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last release the band ever does of previously unreleased material. We should all know by now the band were never completists in the fact that they don't believe in releasing full shows with the exception of the Lamb, even with it's riddled overdub vocals. I guess the good news about this release it won't replace our bootleg recordings.
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It's also up on the US Amazon site:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS49XTBQ/?tag=shtv-20
For me, looking at the set I see glaring omissions of the following:
Disc 1:
Looking For Someone - This version is way better than the studio version because of the live raw sound without the "choir" effect that was on this track on the Trespass album. It sounds heavier and edgier!
Disc 4:
In The Cage/In That Quiet Earth/Afterglow - This version of the "Cage Medley" has to be one of the best as it includes In That Quiet Earth. I don't think a live version of ITQE has been released officially, so why would you leave it off?! It really makes this medley flow well. We already have a version of the medley on Three Sides Live which is an improvement of the version we get on the box set from the Duke tour. A huge missed opportunity. Thankfully we have some good bootlegs of it!
The artwork - This looks like it was done by an amateur. Why not dig into the archives of Paul Whitehead and use this?!
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You can find the artwork now on our website in the new section
/ Genesis: BBC boxset announcement afoot? (genesis-news.com)
Thanks Christian! After looking at the information you posted, is there any confirmation of BBC material from the Gabriel years to be included in the set?
EDIT: I found a link with more info:
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Genesis BBC Sessions Box Set - This has been confirmed by Nick Davis
What's the hold up?!
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No way is that an official release. It doesn't even come close to matching what Nick Davis mentioned was going to be on the set and the artwork is so amateur its laughable!
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Does anyone know where to find pictures of all of the board tapes? I seem to remember someone posting them having visited the farm and showed the case that had the open drawers with all of the labelled tapes.
I'll do one better and get you the video. Here ya go!
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Anything new to report on this? A release date? It's gotten quiet all of the sudden...
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An obviously improved version of the 1991 documentary has surfaced yesterday
Didn't this appear on the We Can't Dance 2007 reissue? What about this was improved?
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So I guess Drew Carey was at least partially right (and partially wrong) when he claimed "Cleveland Rocks"?
When it comes to the RARHOF, it's getting to the point where it doesn't rock because they will let anyone in!
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I live in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland and came out of there disappointed as well and have never been back. Thank God Cleveland represented Genesis well hosting them for every tour since Foxtrot! For the record, the Rock and Roll HOF is a joke.
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I remember reading the announcement in the news paper and was crushed. The thought of there being no Genesis was disappointing because I was really getting into prog rock. Months later I read an online announcement from the bands website that they were going to carry on and their music would be heavier and darker. This got me excited because I was led to believe that this meant they were going back to their prog rock roots, but this really wasn't the case. I bought the CAS CD the day it came out and when the intro to the title track was playing, I was blown away! The rest of the album was just ok to me, but when I started collecting the CD singles with the unreleased material, I thought most of it should have been on the album and that would have made it much better!
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For me these are the top tracks (in no particular order):
Watcher Of The Skies - ultimate album opener
Can-Utility And The Coastliners - underrated deep cut
Supper's Ready - the epic of all epics!
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The only thing that's being talked about being released is the BBC sessions. This really is a surprise considering some in the band vetoed the release back in the 90's. I'm wondering if this will still happen now that they sold their publishing rights? Who knows...
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I was going to say, nobody over here in the U.S. calls rehearsals "trials." It does sound like someone is going to court! I haven't been this confused about something since I've heard Brits refer to vacations as a holiday. I'm thinking, no, Christmas is a holiday!