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Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series)
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!
Genesis self-titled Grammy-nominated album
Featuring Mama, Thats All and Second Home By The Sea
180-gram 45 RPM double LP
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Gatefold old-style tip-on jacket by Stoughton Printing

In the spring of 1983, members of Genesis reconvened at their studio, named The Farm in Chiddingfold, Surrey, to start work on a new studio album, their first since Abacab (1981). Genesis became their first album written, recorded, and mixed in its entirety at the studio room; previously they had to write in an adjoining space. Having the group work in their own space without the additional pressure of booking studio time and fees resulted in a more relaxed environment. They were joined by engineer Hugh Padgham, who had also worked on Abacab,

AllMusic writes: Moments of Genesis are as spooky and arty as those on Abacab in particular, theres the tortured howl of Mama, uncannily reminiscent of Phil Collins Face Value, and the two-part Second Home by the Sea but this eponymous 1983 album is indeed a rebirth, as so many self-titled albums delivered in the thick of a bands career often are. Anybody who paid attention to Misunderstanding and No Reply at All could tell that this was a good pop band, primarily thanks to the rapidly escalating confidence of Phil Collins, but Genesis illustrates just how good they could be, by balancing such sleek, pulsating pop tunes as Thats All with a newfound touch for aching ballads, as on Taking It All Too Hard.’ AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gives the album 4.5 Stars.

For fans who appreciate the evolution of the bands music over the years, owning this album is important as it represents a distinctive phase in their career.

This is the definitive deluxe 45 RPM 2LP Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) reissue of the classic Genesis. A classic for all true Genesis fans!