Doing a 180: The First Wave of Genesis Reissues Hit Vinyl

Hey, remember back in late November when we released the first wave of our Genesis CD reissues – you know, the ones we’re now putting out individually that were originally part of the Genesis 1970-1975, Genesis 1976-1982, and Genesis 1983-1998 collections – and we said that the vinyl versions were going to be following them in a week?

Uh, yeah, that didn’t happen.

Of course, if you went looking for them that week, then you probably already knew that, so we hope you’ll allow us to say that we’re sorry for the slight delay, but as you also probably know, these things do happen sometimes. Fortunately, all’s well now, and the vinyl versions are here at last, so you may now feel free to commence with the belated rejoicing.

Just in case you’ve forgotten (or in case you weren’t following the initial discussion), the albums in question are Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, and Selling England By the Pound, and they’re all available on 180-gram vinyl, which means that the prog-rock stylings of Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford are going to sound better to your ears than ever before…provided, of course, that you’re a fan of Genesis’s earlier, less pop-oriented efforts. If not, then you may still find yourself bemoaning the lack of anything approaching the brilliance of “Invisible Touch,” which would absolutely be your right. For those of you who enjoy the complexity of the band’s more substantive works, like “The Musical Box,” “Supper’s Ready,” and “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight,” however, you’re oh so very welcome.