Genesis - ...Calling All Stations...
Label:
Catalog#:
GENLP 6
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched
Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched
Country:
UK
Released:
1997
Genre:
Electronic,
Pop,
Rock
Style:
Pop Rock,
Synth-pop,
Indie Rock
Tracklist
| A1 | Calling All Stations | 5:46 | ||
| A2 | Congo | 4:52 | ||
| A3 | Shipwrecked | 4:24 | ||
| A4 | Alien Afternoon | 7:52 | ||
| B1 | Not About Us | 4:39 | ||
| B2 | If That's What You Need | 5:13 | ||
| B3 | The Dividing Line | 7:46 | ||
| B4 | Uncertain Weather | 5:30 | ||
| C1 | Small Talk | 5:03 | ||
| C2 | There Must Be Some Other Way | 7:55 | ||
| C3 | One Man's Fool | 8:46 |
Credits
Engineer -
Nick Davis
Guitar - Mike Rutherford
Keyboards - Tony Banks
Producer - Genesis
Producer, Engineer - Nick Davis
Technician - Dale Newman , Geoff Callingham , Ian Huffam , Mike Bowen
Vocals - Ray Wilson
Written-By - Rutherford* , Wilson* (tracks: B1, C1, C2) , Banks*
Guitar - Mike Rutherford
Keyboards - Tony Banks
Producer - Genesis
Producer, Engineer - Nick Davis
Technician - Dale Newman , Geoff Callingham , Ian Huffam , Mike Bowen
Vocals - Ray Wilson
Written-By - Rutherford* , Wilson* (tracks: B1, C1, C2) , Banks*
Notes
Recorded at The Farm, Surrey.
(P) + (C) Virgin Records Ltd. 1997
Side D is etched with one of the pictures of the band that appears in the gatefold.
(P) + (C) Virgin Records Ltd. 1997
Side D is etched with one of the pictures of the band that appears in the gatefold.
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Reviews & Discussion
Horribly, horribly underrated. Considering how terrible most of the Genesis material after Duke was, this is not only a genuinely excellent record but a return to form after nearly two decades of embarrassing soft rock. Ray Wilson's voice is stunning and brilliantly suited to the darker tones of what is essentially a complex, sinister breakup album. It's a shame that, because this came so late in Genesis' genesis (ahem), it tends to be discounted - as on the Platinum Collection, to which this LP's title track is welded with no regard to chronology as an afterthought. In truth, this is probably their strongest work since 1978. It even managed to produce three solid pop singles without selling its soul. Which is something one wouldn't expect from the band that released 'Illegal Alien' and 'I Can't Dance' and 'Invisible Touch' and, erm, well. The record is highly reminiscent of some of their best synth work and song construction, but without sounding watered-down or ersatz. This vinyl edition is particularly nice, with its gatefold and etching. It's quite a good pressing, too.