GENESIS …and Then There Were Three… 1978 UK CHARISMA MINT
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May 30, 2013
Sold Date
May 20, 2013
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GENESIS …and Then There Were Three… 1978 UK CHARISMA MINT
ONCE PLAYED - SHRINKWRAPPED GATEFOLD - PRISTINE SOUND
GENESIS… and then there were three...
1978 UK CHARISMA (CDS 4010) PRESSING OF GENESIS' "…and Then There Were Three…"
STUNNING COPY - ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING IMMACULATE SOUND THROUGHOUT
VINYL: MINT-
the labels show one light spindle trace per side, the vinyl surfaces are unmarked and shine like new and the audio performance is a flawless MINT throughout (play-checked at loud volume)
SLEEVE: MINT
still shrink-wrapped (opened, but the wrap is complete and unsplit and any marks visible in my photos are on the wrap and not the sleeve)
MATRIX NUMBERS: CDS 4010 A//4 T 18 14 / CDS 4010 B//5 T 11 30 (not the lowest A//1, B//1 matrix but the inner still dates this copy in the first couple of months of the April 1978 release)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE - DATED '6/78' (June, 1978)
And Then There Were Three, more than either of its immediate predecessors, feels like the beginning of the second phase of Genesis -- in large part because the lineup had indeed dwindled down to Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Phil Collins, a situation alluded to in the title.
But it wasn't just a whittling of the lineup; the group's aesthetic was also shifting, moving away from the fantastical, literary landscapes that marked both the early Genesis LPs and the two transitional post-Gabriel outings, as the band-members turned their lyrical references to contemporary concerns and slowly worked pop into the mix, as heard on the closing "Follow You Follow Me," the band's first genuine pop hit. Its calm, insistent melody, layered with harmonies, is a perfect soft rock hook, although there's a glassy, almost eerie quality to the production that is also heard throughout the rest of the record.
These chilly surfaces are an indication that Genesis don't quite want to abandon prog at this point, but the increasing emphasis on melody and tight song structures points the way toward the group's '80s work.
Side 1:
Down And Out (5:25)
Undertow (4:45)
Ballad Of Big (4:43)
Snowbound (4:29)
Burning Rope (7:07)
Side 2:
Deep In The Motherlode (5:14)
Many Too Many (3:29)
Scenes From A Night's Dream (3:29)
Say It Alright Joe (4:18)
The Lady Lies (6:00)
Follow You Follow Me (3:55)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVES WITH ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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