{"product_id":"iconic-albums-genesis-from-genesis-to-revelation-era-1969-a-track-by-track-journey-through-beginnings-and-discovery-9798198559431","title":"Iconic Albums Genesis From Genesis to Revelation Era (1969): A Track-by-Track Journey through Beginnings and Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Ward\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Criticism - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Genesis became one of the defining names in progressive rock, before Peter Gabriel's theatrical masks, before the epic sweep of \u003ci\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelling England by the Pound\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb Lies Down on Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e, there was a strange, fragile, almost forgotten beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Genesis to Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike any other album in the Genesis catalogue. Released in 1969, shaped by producer Jonathan King, and wrapped in biblical imagery, orchestral arrangements, youthful ambition, and commercial confusion, it captures the band before they truly became Genesis. It is not the sound of a finished masterpiece. It is the sound of a great band still searching for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores Genesis' overlooked debut in depth, tracing the story from Charterhouse schoolboy friendships to the early demos, Decca Records, the Bee Gees influence, the biblical concept, the mysterious sleeve, the album's commercial failure, and the first signs of the band's future greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will discover how Peter Gabriel's voice began to emerge, how Tony Banks' harmonic imagination laid early foundations, how Anthony Phillips shaped the band's pastoral mood, and how Mike Rutherford became one of Genesis' quiet structural forces. Every track is examined in detail, from \"Where the Sour Turns to Sweet\" and \"The Silent Sun\" to \"In the Wilderness,\" \"The Serpent,\" \"In Limbo,\" and the haunting closing miniature \"A Place to Call My Own.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a simple album study, this is the story of a false start that became essential. \u003ci\u003eFrom Genesis to Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e failed commercially, disappeared almost without trace, and sat awkwardly outside the band's later catalogue - yet within its delicate melodies and overreaching ideas were the seeds of everything Genesis would become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Genesis, progressive rock, classic albums, and the hidden beginnings of legendary bands, this book offers a fresh reassessment of an album too often dismissed, but far too fascinating to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Genesis before the revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the origin before the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890476040343,"sku":"9798198559431","price":1755.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198559431.webp?v=1781180166","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/iconic-albums-genesis-from-genesis-to-revelation-era-1969-a-track-by-track-journey-through-beginnings-and-discovery-9798198559431","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}