GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway UK CHARISMA *PHONOGRAM* PRESS - MINT
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Sep 24, 2015 Sold Date
Sep 14, 2015 Start Date
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GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway UK CHARISMA *PHONOGRAM* PRESS - MINT

GENESIS
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

UK CHARISMA (CGS 101) MID/LATE 1970s PHONOGRAM PRESSING
SUPERB COPY WHICH HAS BARELY, IF EVER BEEN PLAYED AND DELIVERS IMMACULATE SOUND THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH CUSTOM CHARISMA LABELS, SMALL HATTER WITH ‘PHONOGRAM’ CREDIT
MATRIX: RECORD ONE: CGS 101 A//4 M 13 A PORKY PRIME CUT / CGS 101 B//2 M 14 PECKO
MATRIX: RECORD TWO: CGS 101 C//1 T 11 18 / CGS 101 D//5 M 17 1 TONE
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE BLACK AND WHITE MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robor Limited.”, Marketed by B and C Records Limited"
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVES

 Given all the overt literary references of Selling England by the Pound, along with their taste for epic suites such as "Supper's Ready," it was only a matter of time before Genesis attempted a full-fledged concept album, and 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was a massive rock opera: the winding, wielding story of a Puerto Rican hustler name Rael making his way in New York City.
Peter Gabriel made some tentative moves toward developing this story into a movie with William Friedkin but it never took off, perhaps it's just as well; even with the lengthy libretto included with the album, the story never makes sense. But just because the story is rather impenetrable doesn't mean that the album is as well, because it is a forceful, imaginative piece of work that showcases the original Genesis lineup at a peak.
Even if the story is rather hard to piece together, the album is set up in a remarkable fashion, with the first LP being devoted to pop-oriented rock songs and the second being largely devoted to instrumentals. This means that The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway contains both Genesis' most immediate music to date and its most elliptical.
Depending on a listener's taste, they may gravitate toward the first LP with its tight collection of ten rock songs, or the nightmarish landscapes of the second, where Rael descends into darkness and ultimately redemption (or so it would seem), but there's little question that the first album is far more direct than the second and it contains a number of masterpieces, from the opening fanfare of the title song, to the surging "In the Cage," from the frightening "Back in NYC" to the soothing conclusion "The Carpet Crawlers."
In retrospect, this first LP plays a bit more like the first Gabriel solo album than the final Genesis album, but there's also little question that the band helps form and shape this music (with Brian Eno adding extra colouring on occasion), while Genesis shines as a group on the impressionistic second half.
In every way, it's a considerable, lasting achievement and it's little wonder that Peter Gabriel had to leave the band after this record: they had gone as far as they could go together, and could never top this extraordinary album.

SIDE 1: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway / Fly on a Windshield / Broadway Melody of 1974 / Cuckoo Cocoon / In the Cage / The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
SIDE 2: Back in NYC / Hairless Heart / Counting Out Time / Carpet Crawl / The Chamber Of 32 Doors
SIDE 3: Lilywhite Lilith / The Waiting Room / Anyway / Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist / The Lamia / Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats
SIDE 4: The Colony of Slippermen / Ravine / The Light Dies Down on Broadway / Riding the Scree / In the Rapids / IT

LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels - no discernible spindle traces
VINYL Visual: MINT
All four surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
I have always found these early Phonogram pressings deliver a much cleaner sound than their 'B and C' counterparts and this copy is no exception.
Sensational sound reproduction - crystal clear, warm, rich and vibrant - and my play-check at volume found nothing to fault
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from some light knocks to the opening edge the cover is as clean and fresh as the day it was made
INNERS: MINT
No seam splits, marks or wear to either inner

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