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Genesis’ landmark debut 1969 album From Genesis To Revelation is set to be celebrated in a major new series of reissues, with a deluxe 4CD/Blu-ray box set, a double vinyl edition, and a remixed and remastered 2CD edition, all newly prepared with the approval of original band members Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford.
Originally released in March 1969, From Genesis To Revelation marked the beginning of an extraordinary journey, the first chapter in the story of a band that would go on to achieve immense success and lasting acclaim. These new editions offer the most comprehensive and revealing presentation of the album to date, revisiting this vital early work with fresh perspective and unprecedented depth.
At the heart of all formats is a powerful new stereo mix by Stephen W Tayler, created with a renewed focus on the band’s performances and with less emphasis on the orchestral elements that shaped the original release. The result is both revelatory and immersive, bringing new clarity and immediacy to the album while preserving the spirit of these remarkable recordings. The double vinyl edition also includes a bonus 12-inch EP featuring new mixes of A Winter’s Tale, One Eyed Hound, Image Blown Out and Visions Of Angels, the latter previously unreleased.
The centrepiece of the campaign is the deluxe 5-disc 4CD + Blu-ray box set, a richly expanded edition that presents the album in multiple forms. Alongside the new stereo mix, the set includes newly remastered versions of the original mono and stereo LP mixes, associated singles, rare recordings and a full disc of demos from 1967 and 1968, four of which are previously unreleased and newly mixed by Stephen W Tayler. The accompanying Blu-ray features 96 kHz / 24-bit Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound and stereo mixes, offering listeners the chance to experience the album in stunning high-resolution audio.
The box set also includes exclusive video content featuring Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford in conversation at AIR Studios in London, reflecting on the album and reviewing the new mixes. Completing the package is a 68-page illustrated book featuring an extensive essay by Jon Dann, with contributions from Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford, placing the album in its proper historical and creative context.
Taken together, these new editions of From Genesis To Revelation shine a fresh light on a fascinating and formative release – the sound of Genesis at the very beginning, now revisited with the care, insight and collaboration with the musicians who made it.
Deluxe 4CD/Blu-ray Box Set
Track Listing
CD One – From Genesis To Revelation
The new mixes by Stephen W Tayler
1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
2. In The Beginning
3. Fireside Song
4. The Serpent
5. Am I Very Wrong?
6. In The Wilderness
7. The Conqueror
8. In Hiding
9. One Day
10. Window
11. In Limbo
12. Silent Sun
13. A Place To Call My Own
14. A Winter’s Tale
15. One Eyed Hound
16. Image Blown Out
17. Visions Of Angels
CD Two – From Genesis To Revelation
The mono LP mix remastered
1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
2. In The Beginning
3. Fireside Song
4. The Serpent
5. Am I Very Wrong?
6. In The Wilderness
7. The Conqueror
8. In Hiding
9. One Day
10. Window
11. In Limbo
12. Silent Sun
13. A Place To Call My Own
14. Build Me A Mountain (rough mix)
15. A Winter’s Tale (mono single mix)
16. One Eyed Hound (mono single mix)
17. That’s Me (mono single mix)
18. Silent Sun (mono single mix)
CD Three – From Genesis To Revelation
The original stereo LP mix remastered
1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
2. In The Beginning
3. Fireside Song
4. The Serpent
5. Am I Very Wrong?
6. In The Wilderness
7. The Conqueror
8. In Hiding
9. One Day
10. Window
11. In Limbo
12. Silent Sun
13. A Place To Call My Own
CD Four – Demos 1967 & 1968
1. Patricia (1967 demo)
2. Try A Little Sadness (1967 demo)
3. She Is Beautiful (1967 demo)
4. One Day (demo 1968)
5. The Magic Of Time (demo 1968)
6. Hey! (demo 1968)
7. Sea Bee (demo 1968)
8. The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse (demo 1968)
9. Hidden In The World Of Dawn (demo 1968)
10. Hair On The Arms And Legs (demo 1968)
11. Epic (A Place To Call My Own) (demo August 1968)
12. Am I Very Wrong? (demo August 1968)
13. In Limbo (demo August 1968)
14. The Conqueror (demo August 1968)
Disc Five – Blu-ray
96 kHz / 24-bit Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound and stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler
1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
2. In The Beginning
3. Fireside Song
4. The Serpent
5. Am I Very Wrong?
6. In The Wilderness
7. The Conqueror
8. In Hiding
9. One Day
10. Window
11. In Limbo
12. Silent Sun
13. A Place To Call My Own
14. A Winter’s Tale
15. One Eyed Hound
16. Image Blown Out
17. Visions Of Angels
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