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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Item has NOT been discontinued by the manufacturer, December 23, 2008
Despite what Amazon.com would have you believe, this item has not been discontinued by the manufacturer,though, to date, no internet or mail order dealer in the U.S.A. has been able to supply this to customers. The set is a British-manufactured EMI/Virgin label export edition containing 7 hybrid SACD's & 6 DVD-NTSC discs. It was intended for export to Southeast Asia. The only dealers known to have supplied this set to customers are dealers in Japan.
There have been some people on the internet who have hinted that Warner Music Group(who has the North American rights to the Genesis recordings) has interfered with attempts to import the UK export edition into the U.S.A.
The U.S.A. edition(while priced very low) is no bargain, because Warner Music Group refuses to include the SACD's in their edition.All editions of "Genesis 1970-1975" contain six Genesis albums in new stereo & surround mixes. The UK domestic edition(SACD + DVD-PAL) & the UK export edition(SACD + DVD-NTSC) give you the stereo mixes with better than CD fidelity(on SACD), while the U.S.A. edition gives you the stereo mixes on regular CD's. The Uk editions give you the surround mixes with better than CD sound(on SACD), while the U.S.A. edition gives you the surround mixes in lossy, data-reduced Dolby Digital. It's no wonder why American fans want the UK export edition.
While I'm specially equiped to play British PAL Format DVD's(as in the British domestic edition of "1970-1975"), I'm holding out for the British export edition, to have a matching set of 3, since I bought the two previous boxes("1976-1982" & "1983-1998") via the UK export editions.
Incidentally, don't let anyone claim that the UK export edition of "1970-1975" wasn't released. EMI/UK catalogue director Nigel Reeve has assured me(by e-mail) that both UK-manufactured editions(the SACD + DVD-PAL and the SACD + DVD-NTSC) were released simultaneously on the 11th of November.
The big question here is, for those of us who preordered the UK export edition before Amazon.com stopped accepting pre-orders, does Amazon.com intend to supply the item to us. Amazon.com should let the preorder customers know where we stand, instead of wasting our time.
UPDATE: I canceled my order with Amazon because they can't give a straightforward answer about whether they will or won't ever supply this product.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
In The Beginnings, There Was Peter Gabriel, November 12, 2008
After several years of anticaipation, Genesis had returned to the stage last year, in a well-dedicated reunion of the trio of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. But back in the 70's, when Genesis made humble beginnings, Peter Gabriel was the one behind the microphone, delivering storytelling, and showcased a true to life cult following that has been with the group for over 40 years. While last year, their catalog has been throughout the Phil Collins era with the hit albums like Invisible Touch and the innovative Duke, seeing a new light of day and brilliantly restored down to the soul from top to bottom. But, for Peter Gabriel fans of the Genesis era, and those who still adore his solo efforts have wanted to know what his days were like, now can hear them from scratch with this boxed set.
Genesis 1970-1975 is the final boxed set of the acclaimed re-releases of the Genesis machine that has withstood the testiments of time. While the Phil Collins era boxed sets 1976-1982, and 1983-1998 are only available on CD and DVD, this is the only one that is also available for downloading to your MP3 Player, as well as CD/DVD. The collection is a hard core buy for Gabriel fans of the early days, and consist of their hit records: the elusive The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (which you can only right now find on the boxed set), Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound, and Trespass. The songs have all been remastered beautifully from top to bottom, and bring in a splice for anyone who loved the early days. The collection includes the hits The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, early day sonnets like The Chamber Of 32 Doors, Back In N.Y.C., the depths of Watcher Of The Skies and the epic drama of the storytelling of Supper's Ready. There are also some great b-sides and live recordings that have seen the light of day here, including the rare recording of Twilight Alehouse, and never-before heard live recordings from Jackson and the BBC on songs like Manipulation, which bring life into the long lost era. Sadly though, there are a few disadvantages with the collection. The first of which is that while the 70's era was highlighted well, the boxed set doesn't showcase their debut album From Genesis To Revelation. So hard core fans, don't get to listen to the making from original founding member Anthony Phillips. The second disadvantage is that with all the wait is that here, you can only get The recordings from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway here, and not individually anywhere else, but for the extra cost, it is well worth the money.
All in all, Genesis 1970-1975 is a great addition to your MP3 Player. This is the only one of the 3 boxed sets available for your MP3 recordings, and at nearly $40 to download from here, it is definitely a great purchase, and for those who want to say to Peter Gabriel that you know what you like in his wardrobe, than it is definitely right here.
Songs: B+
Price: B
Remastering: B+
Overall: B
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the Semi-Holy Grail of 70s prog-rock?, November 25, 2008
Every one of the prime albums of Genesis available not just as a box set, but as a downloadable box set with ten extra rarities? Phenomenal! I will readily admit that I have not heard this particular issue, this review is based upon familiarity with the original albums. For those who savor the years when Genesis featured Peter Gabriel on lead vocals, yes, this might be the holy grail.
The compilers judiciously excised two albums from consideration, those of interest only to completists - Genesis Live and the primordial efforts of "From Genesis to Revelation". These are available elsewhere to those for whom every scrap of recording tape is a precious legacy. My friend bought both of those back in the day and having heard his purchases, I was grateful that I dodged those bullets that afflict completists.
For the rest of us, this summarizes the entire Genesis+Peter Gabriel canon, all five albums complete. Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound, and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. From Trespass the only tracks I'd need are "Dusk" and "Stagnation", but the other four of these five albums are indeed a holy grail of 70s prog-rock.
I would anticipate that to some degree this box set would be "selling to the choir", those of us who relished the original albums as they came out, but for those newly delving into the classic era of Genesis, you'll find that Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot are both strong, and the final two albums of the set, Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway will become two of your ten favorite prog albums. This is a great way to scoop up the entire legacy at once. I hope that those ordering the physical CD set find that the box set pays due respect to the Genesis legacy for the additional cost of physical media.
One added note - don't assume that separation rendered irrelevant the careers of either Genesis or Peter Gabriel (or Steve Hackett when he left two albums later). Listen for yourself via Amazon's song samples but I think you'll find that any of Peter Gabriel's first four albums are well worth your time, as were the next two Genesis albums, "A Trick of the Tail" and "Wind and Wuthering".
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