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''Genesis Live'' is the first live album released by rock group Genesis in 1973. It was the band's first top 10 hit in the UK, reaching No. 9 and remaining on the charts for 10 weeks. It also reached No. 105 in the U.S. charts in June 1974. It is the last U.S. release to be distributed by Buddah Records as their next album, ''Selling England By The Pound'', was distributed by Atlantic. ==History== Genesis were persuaded by their label, Charisma Records, to release ''Genesis Live'' as a budget-priced title to mark time while the band recorded ''Selling England by the Pound'' in mid-1973. (Contractual obligations to Charisma's North American distributor, Buddah Records, may also have been a factor, as Charisma would move its distribution to Atlantic Records shortly before ''Selling Englands release). The tracks on the album were recorded at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England by the Pye Mobile Recording Unit, engineer Alan Perkins, on except for "Return of the Giant Hogweed", which was recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England on the previous day, when the band was touring in support of ''Foxtrot''.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Genesis Live )〕 These recordings were originally made for the U.S. radio show King Biscuit Flower Hour, although they were never broadcast. A handful of early radio promotional double-LP test pressings by Philips/ Phonogram Int. B.V. (actually PolyGram at the time) were created which included a 23-minute version of "Supper's Ready" from the Leicester show. This pressing's running order was "Watcher of the Skies", "The Musical Box", "Get 'Em Out by Friday", "Supper's Ready", "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", "The Knife", and included between-song patter by Gabriel. Whether this test pressing was intended to be released as the actual album is unknown. "Supper's Ready" was not included in the officially released version, even though the front cover photograph was taken during a live performance of the song (with Gabriel donning the "Magog" mask). A live recording of "Supper's Ready" from the same year's tour was released on 1998's 4-CD boxed set, ''Genesis Archive 1967-75''. However, Gabriel re-recorded some vocals before allowing release. A remastered version was released on CD in 1994 by Virgin in Europe and Atlantic in the US and Canada. A remixed version was included in 2009's Genesis Live 1973–2007 set, also released by Virgin in Europe and Atlantic in the U.S. and Canada. A short story was printed on the back cover of the album, which reportedly was part of Gabriel's departure from the band two years later. After the release, Gabriel had a side project in mind to shoot a film based on the story, but a label-set deadline forced the band back into the studio to write and record ''Selling England by the Pound'', and if Gabriel ever shot the film, it has never been released. The following year they would release the concept double album ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'', which would prove to be Gabriel's final Genesis album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genesis Live」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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