Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (1969) {2004, Japanese Reissue}
Artist: Genesis
Title: From Genesis To Revelation
Year Of Release: 1969 / 2004
Label: Imperial Records #TECI-21223
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:07:14
Total Size: 441 / 209 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
From Genesis to Revelation is the debut studio album by English rock band Genesis, released on 28 March 1969 on Decca Records. The album originated from a collection of demos recorded in 1967 while the members of Genesis were pupils of Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey. It caught the attention of Jonathan King who named the group, organised deals with his publishing company Jonjo Music and Decca, and studio time at Regent Sound Studios to record a series of singles and a full album. A string section arranged and conducted by Arthur Greenslade was added later on some songs. By the time Genesis had finished recording, John Silver had replaced original drummer Chris Stewart. The album and its singles were a commercial flop, and received a mixed to negative reaction from critics. By mid-1969, the group had severed ties with King and resumed education until they reformed and turned Genesis into a full-time band. King retains the rights to the album which has been reissued multiple times since, including a 1974 release as In the Beginning and a 1987 release as And the Word Was.... A reissue in 1990 and 2005 included a bonus disc with extra tracks.Title: From Genesis To Revelation
Year Of Release: 1969 / 2004
Label: Imperial Records #TECI-21223
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:07:14
Total Size: 441 / 209 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
This debut Genesis album, which has appeared under license to various labels in addition to Decca and London in different configurations, is largely of historical interest. The group was still in its formative stages, the members barely past their 18th birthdays and still working out what they wanted to sound like. Mostly they sound like the Bee Gees trying to be the Moody Blues (picture something similar to the sound of the former group's Odessa album). "The Silent Sun" and "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" are pleasant enough, but scarcely indicate the true potential of the group or its members. A pleasant enough piece of pop-psychedelia/art rock, but not a critically important release, except to the truly dedicated.
~ Bruce Eder, All Music
Track List:
01. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet [3:16]
02. In The Beginning [3:46]
03. Fireside Song [4:19]
04. The Serpent [4:39]
05. Am I Very Wrong? [3:32]
06. In The Wilderness [3:29]
07. The Conqueror [3:41]
08. In Hiding [2:42]
09. One Day [3:22]
10. Window [3:34]
11. In Limbo [3:31]
12. The Silent Sun [2:14]
13. A Place To Call My Own [1:59]
Bonus Tracks
14. A Winter's Tale [3:32]
15. One Eyed Hound [2:32]
16. That's Me [2:39]
17. The Silent Sun SINGLE VERSION [2:13]
18. Image Blown Out [2:12]
19. She Is Beautiful [3:46]
20. Try A Little Sadness DEMO [3:19]
21. Patricia DEMO OF 'IN HIDING' [3:05]
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