Genesis’s Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford Reunite for Deluxe Reissue of Debut Album ‘From Genesis to Revelation’

Genesis founding members Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford came together earlier this year at London’s Air Studios to look back on the band’s 1969 debut record, From Genesis To Revelation. The gathering was filmed as part of preparations for a newly remixed and remastered reissue of the album, set for release on October 9 through Cherry Red Records.

Original guitarist Anthony Phillips joined Gabriel, Banks and Rutherford in supervising the project. Their combined input shaped a reissue that will roll out across three separate formats: a deluxe five-disc CD/Blu-ray box set, a double vinyl pressing, and a two-CD remixed and remastered edition.

• Release date: October 9, via Cherry Red Records
• New stereo mix engineered by Stephen W Tayler
• Five-disc box set includes a full disc of 1967 and 1968 demos, four previously unreleased
• Blu-ray disc offers 96 kHz / 24-bit Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes
• Vinyl edition adds a bonus 12-inch EP with four tracks, including one unreleased song

What’s New in the Remixed Version of From Genesis To Revelation

Stephen W Tayler handled the fresh stereo mix included in the reissue, shifting the balance toward the band’s own playing rather than the orchestral arrangements that shaped the original 1969 recording. The change gives longtime listeners a different way to hear the songs, with the group’s instrumentation pushed further to the front.

What’s Included in the Five-Disc Box Set

The expanded box set pulls together several versions of the album in one package. Buyers get newly remastered pressings of both the original mono and stereo LP mixes, along with related singles and other rare recordings from the era.

A full additional disc is dedicated to demo recordings made in 1967 and 1968. Four of those demos have never been released before and were newly mixed for this reissue by Stephen W Tayler.

The set’s Blu-ray disc carries high-resolution audio options, including a 96 kHz / 24-bit Dolby Atmos mix as well as 5.1 Surround Sound and stereo mixes. It also holds exclusive footage of Banks, Gabriel and Rutherford talking through the album and listening back to the new mixes at AIR Studios.

Rounding out the physical package is a 68-page illustrated book, featuring a lengthy essay built around input from Banks, Gabriel, Phillips and Rutherford.

What Comes With the Double Vinyl Edition

Fans who opt for the double vinyl version will also receive a bonus 12-inch EP. It carries new mixes of four songs: “A Winter’s Tale,” “One Eyed Hound,” “Image Blown Out,” and “Visions Of Angels,” with the last of those making its first appearance to the public in any form.

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