Town Hall, Watford

Great Early version of Watcher. Noticably different from the recorded version

Good sound and a really interesting set, with the different 'Watcher', the 'One-Handed Drum solo', and the 'Imporvisation' at the end. Christ knows what the supposrt act is all about though! [LivingForever]

The support act is me playing "tunes" on my head through Genesis' PA. [roachieroach]

IMO, Eeklairs version is cleaner than "Like a nun with a gun" [squonkendos]

This is the only version I have and I was very pleased with it. Sound is upfront and very clear and Pete's stories are quite audible and distinct. I have read about some issues with the speed of this show on other versions being too slow. I found no such problem here. The band's peformance is great and features a Pre-album version of Watcher of the Skies which Peter notes "will probably be on the next album." The only problem I had with this recording was the intrusive echo of the Hall but of course nothing could be done about that. Overall, a great experience and Historic as this was the show that David Stopps of Friars fame promoted heavily to get Genesis some much needed attention in their own country. [duke23]

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Disc 1 is Raw version
Disc 2 is Speed corrected

Nice sounding show, especially when its antiquity is taken into consideration. Don't know how it compares with the other versions but any self respecting fan should have a copy of this gig in their collection. [egpx]

I don't have other versions of this show, but I have to point out something that I can't believe nobody have noticed before: Sadly, IMHO, this is the worst PRRP releases - and I have many, including Yes, ELP, etc -. The whole show runs too slow and in a painful lower key. That's even more evident in songs like Musical Box. The overall sound is no more than B+ (B for me), but the main problem is speed. I think PRRP went wrong with the speed down work they done [ponkine]

I don't have other versions of this show, but I have to point out something that I can't believe nobody have noticed before: Sadly, IMHO, this is the worst PRRP releases - and I have many, including Yes, ELP, etc -. The whole show runs too slow and in a painful lower key. That's even more evident in songs like Musical Box. The overall sound is no more than B+ (B for me), but the main problem is speed. I think PRRP went wrong with the speed down work they done I have to agree with Ponkine. PRRP definately screwed up when they adjusted the speed on this. The resulting product is an absolute drag to listen to. I really applaud people who take the time to remaster the old live recordings and I appreciate that there are people doing that work for other fans to enjoy but this is bad. I don't mean to attack anybody's work but I have to be honest. [Jmoog]

Remaster notes : Repaired most of the clicks, aligned, raised partly some dynamics, 1,2% speed changed a bit slower,(did not touch the pitch), EQ-ed by Steinberg Wavelab. No noise reduction.

Great Early version of Watcher. Noticably different from the recorded version

The PRRPGS remaster of this show was not pitch corrected. A few people pointed this out and they were correct. This version was pitch corrected by comparing the recording to commercial references. More advanced remastering software was used to complete this project which allowed better repair of tape flaws. Stereo expansion was also performed here to improve the overall sound. If track 1, the introduction material is omitted, the show will fit on a single CD if a 3 secnod overburn is used. Otherwise it was tracked as a single, continuous recording. If 2CD audio is desired, placing tracks 10-15 on disc 2 will split the show rather evenly.

The notes above refer to the original version of this recording. However, this version (V2) has been pitch corrected and sounds much better IMO! [Home_By_The_Sea]

A wonderful early example of Genesis at their best

What is most interesting is the early arrangement of Watcher of the Skies where Peter and Phil sing in harmony. It doesn't quite work, however, and I can understand why they dropped that for the studio and subsequent versions. [gsparaco]

Genesis - 1972-06-28 Town Hall. Watford (Living In A Twilight Alehouse) (DAVROSLP50)
label: TKE 11780
Matrix / Runout (Side 1): TEK 11780A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): TEK 11780 B .TM

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