Apparently this is something Anthony Phillips has been working on (he also has a new solo album coming out) but PG, Mike and Tony are also evidently involved.
https://www.genesis-news.com/news-An...foot-n959.html
Apparently this is something Anthony Phillips has been working on (he also has a new solo album coming out) but PG, Mike and Tony are also evidently involved.
https://www.genesis-news.com/news-An...foot-n959.html
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"...It doesn't take much imagination to realize that state-of-the-art studio technology has certainly been used here."
A.I ???
His new solo album has been out for about a month, and is on a second pressing since it apparently sold better than they expected.Originally Posted by Digital_Man
Peter will want to re-record the vocals and Tony will make sure Steve Hackett is inaudible. And it will all be Phil Collin's fault.
Ummmmm......done
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How many versions of that album are there allready? I get the impression it's the most re-released Genesis-album there is, with different covers and sometimes with a bonus-disk and in the first archives boxset there is a whole disk with alternative versions, demos and other stuff
I wrote an article about this - while it's not the most re-issued album in history, it may be the one that's been reissued with the most different titles and album covers - several of which I feel were meant to trick the buyer into thinking this was something "new"
https://critterjams.wordpress.com/20...velation-1969/
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That's a lot of different versions. I have the Nova one.
I'm sure it beats Pekka Pohjola - Keesojen Letho, which is also released with different titles, different covers and with the names of some guests in front of that of Pekka Pohjola.
Yes most CDs seem to have followed the Rock Roots tracklist, which I think was the first collection to contain all the Decca masters. I never really noticed a difference between the single and album 'The Silent Sun' TBH.
Some add things like 'Image Blown Out'. There have been later releases which had the Archive demos added.
The difference between single and album versions of The Silent Sun is just mono vs stereo mix.
A lot of CD reissues have the same bonus tracks, usually the single A and B sides, occasionnally tracks from the 4th disk of the Archive 1 box set. Some CD reissues are worth seeking out because they include an earlier demo of Image Blown Out, not available anywhere else, even on the box set. It's an interesting version with an additional section leading to the chorus. I only know 2 reissues that include it.
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I don't remember where, but l remember reading perhaps 10 years ago that a license to re-release this could be had for $500. That would certainly account for 250+ versions of it, or however many there are.
I'm guessing this new version will be to return FGtR to the original vision the band members had for that album prior to Jonathan King's unfortunate arrangement choices.
I think a lot of those versions are in the first archives set.
I would rather have both.
I'd be quite interested if that were the case. A different mix with no strings might really transform the sound of the album. In its current form I find it quite an uninspiring listen apart from a few songs.
I just wish they'd finally give the mono mix an official CD release. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely at this point.
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I find that I am among relatively few Genesis fans who actively likes their first album. It certainly isn't "prog" (we really need to resurrect the term flonkus), but it is some pretty progressive pop music for the day. Those kids had something going for them.
I would very much like it if they were to use the available technology strip off the strings and let us hear what the band played. But I don't imagine that's likely.
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Well, because of how the stereo is mixed, you can already do that with the balance control, Audacity or whatever. ISTR it's the left channel with the band, there's no bleed-through at all. You'll get one speaker of just the band with no orchestral overdubs. (The band-only songs are mixed differently.) 'In The Wilderness' appeared sans strings on the Genesis Archive set and I suspect this is all they did to achieve that.
TBH the strings have never bothered me. If anything, I think they boosted what were sometimes slight songs. But I also enjoy a fair bit of the album.
There was a download-only project called 50 Years Ago which had some new mixes, outtakes etc. I never heard it myself, but it had a stereo mix of 'One Eyed Hound' which was a cruddy sounding mix originally.
There's also the mono mix which has never been on CD, although it's not very different. The stereo might actually be better- some of the segues are cruder in the mono.
True but I think the mono mix blends the band and the strings much better, as a result it doesn't sound like both are permanently fighting for prominence, with Peter's voice hanging in the middle. Also, it's a much better listening experience on headphones.
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This seems to me the only possible reason for reissuing this yet again, surely?
I agree. Ant in particular was reportedly very angry when he heard what Jonathan King had done with those strings.
I love this album so I'll be very curious to hear what's done with it.
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I have the album on vinyl, but would still like to have it on CD. Perhaps a double, so you can choose between listening to the album with, or without strings. so an original version and a naked version.
My default position is to always buy these things ...... because I want them to continue to release stuff (maybe not the most compelling piece of logic LOL)
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