Genesis - Nursery Cryme (2LP, 45RPM)
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Phil Collins – drums, voices, percussion, lead vocals on "For Absent Friends", co-lead vocals on "Harold the Barrel" and "Harlequin" (uncredited) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Phil Collins]
Peter Gabriel – lead voice, flute, oboe, bass drum, tambourine [click here to see more vinyl featuring Peter Gabriel]
Tony Banks – Hammond organ, Mellotron, piano, electric piano, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Steve Hackett – electric guitar, 12-string guitar
Mike Rutherford – bass, bass pedals, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Written by Genesis
2 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded 2 August – 10 September 1971 at Trident Studios, London
Mike Stone – tape jockey
Engineered by David Hentschel
Produced by John Anthony
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Sleeve design by Paul Whitehead
Originally released in November 1971
Reissued in 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Musical Box
Side B:
- For Absent Friends
- The Return of the Giant Hogweed
Side C:
- Seven Stones
- Harold the Barrel
Side D:
- Harlequin
- The Fountain of Salmacis
Reviews :
“If Genesis truly established themselves as progressive rockers on Trespass, Nursery Cryme is where their signature persona was unveiled: true English eccentrics, one part Lewis Carroll and one part Syd Barrett, creating a fanciful world that emphasized the band's instrumental prowess as much as Peter Gabriel's theatricality. Which isn't to say that all of Nursery Cryme works. There are times when the whimsy is overwhelming, just as there are periods when there's too much instrumental indulgence, yet there's a charm to this indulgence, since the group is letting itself run wild. Even if they've yet to find the furthest reaches of their imagination, part of the charm is hearing them test out its limits, something that does result in genuine masterpieces, as on "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed," two epics that dominate the first side of the album and give it its foundation. If the second side isn't quite as compelling or quite as structured, it doesn't quite matter because these are the songs that showed what Genesis could do, and they still stand as pinnacles of what the band could achieve.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rating
AllMusic 3.5 / 5 , Discogs 4.3 / 5