"A definite eye for detail!" - The recent i4Detail series of live recordings.
Review by Alan Hewitt.
Over the years, TWR has usually steered clear of bootlegs unless readers have
contributed info on this most vexed of subjects. However, over the last couple
of years in particular, and mainly due to the rise of the internet, there are
now several "organisations" dedicated to bringing high quality recordings to
the fans at either no cost or minimal cost, thus avoiding any potential legal
pitfalls. You will have already read about one of these organisations, the Fan
Approved Definitive Edition group (or FAde as it is more usually known) and
indeed, their second release is reviewed elsewhere in these pages.
i4Detail is another group of people with the same objective in mind: bringing
the music to the fans through a series of high quality recording which, like
the FAde releases, are traded and not sold among the fan community - thus beating
the bootleggers at their own game! They have even designed nifty artwork for
the discs themselves a further indication of the care with which these discs
have been prepared.
So far, the i4Detail team have released three complete concert recordings
documenting three completely different periods of the band's history. Here we
provide all the information you need to know about these three recordings.
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Title |
Genesis: Albert In Wonderland |
Venue |
Sheffield City Hall |
Date |
April 17, 1980 |
Track Listing |
CD1: Deep in The Motherlode / Dancing With The Moonlit Knight / Carpet
Crawlers / Squonk / One For The Vine / Behind The Lines - Duchess - Guide
Vocal - Turn It on Again - Duke's Travels - Duke's End / The Lady Lies
CD2: Say It's Alright, Joe / Ripples / In The Cage / Afterglow* / Follow
You Follow Me / Dance On A Volcano / Los Endos / I Know What I Like
* from Lyceum Ballroom, May 5, 1980 |
Reference Number |
i4Detail01 |
Quality |
9/10 |
Notes |
This recording has been available before as a Japanese release. This
recording however, is to my ears at least significantly better in quality
than the Japanese recording although due to a lack of access of a master
recording, the I4Detail people have merged tracks from that recording with
their own source recording. The resulting discs are a polished and highly
enjoyable rendering of this typically ebullient Duke show and make a welcome
addition to any collection. |
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Title |
Genesis: The Domino Principle |
Venue |
London Wembley Stadium |
Date |
July 4, 1987 |
Track Listing |
CD1: Mama / Abacab / Domino / That's All / The Brazilian / In The Cage
- In That Quiet Earth - Afterglow / Land Of Confusion
CD2: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight / Throwing It All Away / Home By The Sea
- Second Home By The Sea / Invisible Touch / Drum Duet / Los Endos / Turn
It On Again medley |
Reference Number |
i4Detail02 |
Quality |
10/10 |
Notes |
The Domino Principle, which as its title suggests, is taken from the
1986/87 "Invisible Touch" tour. The recording in question is the band's
final night at Wembley Stadium at the end of the massive tour in support
of the album of that name. Once again, this recording has been available
before but the team have taken an already excellent recording and given
it some extra dynamics and an impressive live feel. |
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Title |
Genesis: The Last Dance |
Venue |
Knebworth Park |
Date |
August 2, 1992 |
Track Listing |
CD1: Land Of Confusion / No Son Of Mine / Driving The Last Spike / Dance
On A Volcano - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - The Musical Box - Firth
of Fifth - I Know What I Like / Throwing It All Away / Fading Lights / Jesus
he Knows Me
CD2: Home By The Sea - Second Home By The Sea / Hold On My Heart / Domino
/ Drum Duet / I Can't Dance / Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Invisible Touch
/ Turn It On Again |
Reference Number |
i4Detail03 |
Quality |
10/10 |
Notes |
The final release by the team to date is the Knebworth 1992 broadcast.
Once again, a final night of a highly successful tour, captured in all its
glory by both television and radio. Titled "The Last Dance", this recording
brilliantly captures the band on top form at the end of another successful
tour. A complete set is lovingly presented here for your enjoyment. |
Thanks to the i4Detail team for these recordings and hopefully for many more!