GENESIS**, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway [yellow ATCO] PORKY USA EXCELLENT- 2LP

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Genesis ?– The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Label: ATCO Records ?– SD 2-401 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: US Released: 18 Nov 1974 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock Tracklist A1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:55 A2 Fly On A Windshield 2:47 A3 Broadway Melody Of 1974 1:58 A4 Cuckoo Cocoon 2:14 A5 In The Cage 8:15 A6 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 2:45 B1 Back In N.Y.C. 5:49 B2 Hairless Heart 2:25 B3 Counting Out Time 3:45 B4 The Carpet Crawlers 5:16 B5 The Chamber Of 32 Doors 5:40 C1 Lilywhite Lilith 2:40 C2 The Waiting Room 5:28 C3 Anyway 3:18 C4 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:50 C5 The Lamia 6:57 C6 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 3:06 The Colony Of Slippermen 8:14 D1a The Arrival D1b A Visit To The Doktor D1c The Raven - D2 Ravine 2:05 D3 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 3:32 D4 Riding The Scree 3:56 D5 In The Rapids 2:24 D6 IT 4:58 Companies, etc. Mastered At – Presswell Pressed By – Presswell Credits Artwork By [Retouching] – Richard Manning Bass, Guitar [Twelve-string] – Michael* Design [Sleeve], Photography – Hipgnosis (2) Electronics [Enossification] – Eno* Engineer – David Hutchins* Guitar – Steve* Keyboards – Tony* Liner Notes – Peter Gabriel Mastered By – George Peckham (tracks: Porky) Other [Rael] – Omar Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibing], Voice [Voicing] – Phil* Photography [Vaults] – George Hardie Producer – Genesis, John Burns Vocals, Flute – Peter* Written-By, Performer, Arranged By – Genesis Notes '75 Rockefeller Plaza' address on label. Presswell pressing (PR suffix) Recorded in Wales with the Island Mobile Studio and mixed at Island Studios. Gatefold release with printed paper inner sleeves includes lyrics and story.

USA DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM ON YELLOW ATCO LABEL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVES.

Although a second pressing, this was mastered using the first generation George Peckham [Porky/Pecko] plating - see matrix details below - and does not have the disturbing mastering defect '50hz hum' that the very first UK pressings had.  There are a number of masterings of this Genesis classic, but the best ones are usually the UK -2U Porky/Pecko pressings (with the hum, unfortunately) and all the USA pressings that have Porky/Pecko in the run-offs.  

This is a deceptive recording, it does not sound very good on average stereo systems, but the moment you play it on a decently set-up mid to top-end hi fi system, it opens up amazingly and sounds very alive.  The CD issues are generally too bright and compressed, as are the vinyl reissues, although some prefer the out of print Classics reissue.  It is hard to find clean original era pressings of this album, added to the fact Atlantic usually pressed on poor vinyl, so finding a clean, little played copy in a still-white sleeve is quite a challenge.

MATRIX:  STA-743259-E   PORKY PR / ST A-743260-E PECKO PR / ST-A 743261-E PORKY PR / ST-A-743262-E PECKO PR P.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+.  SOME SHELF AND EDGE WEAR, PRICE STICKER MARK FRONT TOP RIGHT, QUARTER INCH SEAM SPLIT TOP RIGHT.    INNER SLEEVES VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, DISCS LOOK AS IF IT HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYED PERHAPS ONCE OR TWICE, JUST A FEW HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS EXCEPT SIDE 4 HAS A PEN MARK.

     
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