Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): [Universal logo] 3568645 [Universal Logo] AM84427-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH The evolution of Genesis is unique, their sound developed and progressed throughout their career and with multiple line-up alterations in the early years, the classic line-up of Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford took shape in 1976. Ewing, Jerry (12 January 2023). "Genesis announce five disc BBC box set featuring previously unreleased material". Loudersound . Retrieved 12 January 2023. Turn It On Again (B-side of the US Promo 12" of Turn It On Again, 7 May - on the label it says Drury Lane by mistake).

Rounded out by material from the NEC in 1998 and Paris Theatre and Night Ride sessions from the early 70s, as well as the much sought-after encore version of “Watcher Of The Skies” at Wembley Empire Pool in 1975, Genesis BBC Broadcasts is a veritable treasure trove. The sound of this session is better than on the untreated archive versions, but not optimal, because the reproduction in the bass range remains poor despite boosting, especially since the mids have been boosted here unnecessarily. There would have been more in it. There is quite an effective broadband midrange boost here between 500 Hz and 5 kHz, and a slight treble cut. However, One For The Vine (as always, the only recording from 5/6/1980; all others are from 5/7) doesn't have the strong wow and flutter problems of the BBC Archive original in the second part, although it's clearly the same source, because the BBC also has Tommy Vance's cancellation at the end. Possibly the problem has been fixed digitally. The sound is OK, but there are some bootlegs that sound better. Except for raising the level by 1.4 dB, they just didn't do anything here. It sounds exactly like the archive material. Any fans familiar with the, ahem, unofficial recordings (oft disguised as ‘Italian imports’) through the medium of bootleg albums, the tape-sharing circles and digital file-sharing/torrenting of the modern era, will know a different story. The Movement has become an invaluable source of information and it doesn’t take much digging to reveal treasures that go far beyond the official documents. In particular, the sterling work of TM Productions has seen definitive live recordings become available from Zurich 1977, Chicago 1978, Frankfurt 1981, 1973 (“ the album Genesis Live could have been”, “an outstanding triumph”), and The Lyceum 1980 (surprise surprise).Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): [Universal logo] 3568643 [Universal Logo] AM84426-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH

The oldest radio live recording is more cleanly balanced compared to the BBC version, but the slight mains hum has not been removed. Also a bit more compressed and about 4.5 dB louder. Additional remarks: The excerpts, which the BBC had broadcast as late as June 1980 on the TV programme The Old Grey Whistle Test, were officially released (with video) on the Duke SACD/DVD in 2007: The following list corresponds to our state of knowledge. Only the titles marked in colour are part of the BBC Broadcasts box set.The somewhat harsh highs of the BBC original are effectively softened here, otherwise everything is virtually identical. Matrix / Runout (Disc 5): [Universal logo] 3568648 [Universal Logo] AM84430-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH Here, too, compared to the archive material at hand, there is a somewhat too strong change in the balance between treble and bass in favor of the treble. This makes the sound a bit more transparent, but it also loses warmth. You can do it that way, but with a little more effort it would have been possible to get much more out of it. Another one from the Genesis/BBC live archives in which we pose a question that’s been bubbling around a while now: Is there a definitive Genesis live album? and indeed, have Genesis been done justice in their live releases? There have been plenty through the years.

Genesis – Complete BBC Sessions 1970-1972 is a fantastic collection of live soundboard recordings of Genesis taken from five different appearances that the band made at the BBC Studios in London, England between 1970 and 1972.c) Sounds Of The Seventies - 09 January 1972 (Studio T1, Kensington House, Shepherd's Bush, London) Liner Notes – David Baddiel, Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Gabriel, Richard Macphail, Roger Taylor, Tony Banks, Tony Robinson (7) Sinclair, Paul (12 January 2023). "Genesis / BBC Broadcasts". Super Deluxe Edition . Retrieved 12 January 2023. Genesis played the last European concerts of their Invisible Touch Tour on four consecutive nights at the sold-out Wembley Stadium in London (1-4 July 1987). The last concert was broadcast live on BBC radio. Excerpts of these concerts first appeared officially in 1988 on the VHS video cassette Invisible Touch Tour, then again in 2003 on the DVD Live at Wembley Stadium. While it was known that all four concerts had been recorded in sound and vision, it was unclear until now which excerpts from which of the four concerts were used for the video and DVD. The In The Cage medley is missing from both editions.