Genesis - Foxtrot (2LP, 45RPM)
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Phil Collins – drums, backing vocals, assorted percussion [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Phil Collins]
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, bass drum, tambourine, oboe [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Peter Gabriel]
Tony Banks – Hammond organ, Mellotron, electric and acoustic pianos, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Steve Hackett – electric guitar, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar
Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, bass pedals, cello, 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 August–September 1972 at Island Studio, London
Engineered by John Burns
Produced by David Hitchcock
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Sleeve design by Paul Whitehead
Photography by Armando Gallo, Barry Wentzell, Geoff Terrill, Martin Nunn
Originally released in September 1972
Reissued in 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- Watcher of the Skies
- Time Table
Side B:
- Get 'Em Out by Friday
- Can-Utility and the Coastliners
Side C:
- Horizons
- Supper's Ready (Part 1): Lover's Leap / The Guaranteed Eternal / Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men
Side D:
- Supper's Ready (Part 2): How Dare I Be So Beautiful / Willow Farm / Apocalypse in 9/8 / As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs
Awards:
Ranked No. 14 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time
Reviews :
“Foxtrot is where Genesis began to pull all of its varied inspirations into a cohesive sound -- which doesn't necessarily mean that the album is streamlined, for this is a group that always was grandiose even when they were cohesive, or even when they rocked, which they truly do for the first time here. Indeed, the startling thing about the opening "Watcher of the Skies" is that it's the first time that Genesis attacked like a rock band, playing with a visceral power. There's might and majesty here, and it, along with "Get 'Em Out by Friday," is the truest sign that Genesis has grown muscle without abandoning the whimsy. Certainly, they've rarely sounded as fantastical or odd as they do on the epic 22-minute closer "Supper's Ready," a nearly side-long suite that remains one of the group's signature moments. It ebbs, flows, teases, and taunts, see-sawing between coiled instrumental attacks and delicate pastoral fairy tales. If Peter Gabriel remained a rather inscrutable lyricist, his gift for imagery is abundant, as there are passages throughout the album that are hauntingly evocative in their precious prose. But what impresses most about Foxtrot is how that precociousness is delivered with pure musical force. This is the rare art-rock album that excels at both the art and the rock, and it's a pinnacle of the genre (and decade) because of it.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rating
AllMusic 5 / 5 , Discogs 4.38 / 5