A TRICK OF THE TAIL

Again little to say about this one except that it's an absolute classic. Proof positive that the boys could hack it (ahem) without Gabriel. Its all here great songs, composition and performances. All the mellotron and bass pedals you could want and if there is a better 3 minutes of music than the instrumental section of "Ripples" I haven't heard it. Even after 30 odd years its still sublime.

The all singing and dancing 5.1 SACD re-master adds DVD footage of a mid seventies concert which must have originally been shot for a TV show. Not quite as good as the "Duke" footage in my opinion but as there is so little classic Genesis live stuff available on DVD it's nevertheless very welcome. Again the re-master adds band interviews, promo (mimed) "videos" (including "Ripples") and a (mimed) US TV show. Great stuff. Plus some dodgy bootleg quality film of a Japanese performance which again I think is mimed.

These re-masters aren't cheap but they've been done with a bit of flair and at least add some worthwhile add ons . I hope the next tranche of releases maintains the standard.