Concert Bowl, Milton Keynes

Until the soundboard surfaces this should be the definitive recording of the show. It completely blows away FAde003. [mdekoning]

Excellent, in one word. The best reassemblation of all time, far away the old good FAde job. Supper's Ready is brilliant. Worth an "A+" because of its historic value. Tom... thank you! G. [Gigio67]

Excellent Work!! Thanks Tom :) [padoubibi]

Can be a bit hard on my ears at times, but overall a slight improvement on the FADE release. [KamokaziUK]

I have to keep it in the "A" category for the sentimental value, and because it is the best recording currently in circulation. But my overall grade will stay as A-. Not a great audiene recording really, but TM got the most out of it possible I'd reckon. The gig itself is memorable indeed. Just wished they done more than just the one rehearsal before hand. Also believe they could've invited Steve back for more than just the encores (no offense Daryl at all!). The entire "Musical Box" is a gem here considering they hadn't performed it all in years. Great for nostalgia, also great as a testament to what they could achieve if they decided to give it a go on stage in the future with Steve and Pete. Peace! [jrromman]

It was raining,in fact it was pissing down, but that didnt dampen anyones enjoyment of a wonderful nostalgic one off (and it helped cover the tears of joy!)Its a pity Hackett only played the encore and it was weird to witness Gabriel playing drums (not to mention his entrance in a coffin). [timbolala]

From Five different sources.

Phil vocals on Turn It On Again & I Know What I Like (with Peter). Peter drums on Turn It On Again. Hackett turned up and joined in on IKWIL and The Knife along with the rest.

SOURCE 1 LINEAGE: Unknown gen. cassettes from trade > Denon DRM-800 >
Sound Blaster Z > iZotope RX4 > Sound Forge Pro 11.0 > TLH flac 8 with SBE >
matrixed with source 2 in Audition > split to 16bit FLAC

SOURCE 2 LINEAGE: ??? > BFOQ Source WAV > matrixed with source 2 in Audition >
split to 16bit FLAC

Remastered and shared by reel_to_reel

Best version of the Six Of The Best show

Quality varies a bit but this is easily the best, and most complete version of this classic show. [LivingForever]

The version that I have has the same cover, but is titled "Reunion At The Bowl" and is without a doubt the best version that I have heard. Note: the "Solsbury Hill" cover is very ironic, considering what the song is about! [assureaseggsiseggs]

Although it's the best recording currently available, this remaster is somewhat uneven. They didn't always use the best available sources (the recording switches to another inferior source halfway through "Back in NYC", while they could have used the best source for the entire song) and there are some things, like the speed problems during the FOTW/ITC transition, that could have been improved easily with a little more remastering. [mdekoning]

This is one of the best SOTB recordings. The quality is great but sometimes differs between and during the songs. But, none the less, it's one of the best recordings of this wonderful concert. [legalbeagle]

Taken from the FAde003 inside tray. I wanted to make this sound how I felt back then as a giddy young...
"Raindrops keep falling on my head, they keep falling on my head"...For over 24 hours it had been pouring, but nobody was snoring. Let me tell you that this was no bowl, but rather a gently sloping hill now representing a quagmire, upon which stood some 60,000 eagerly awaiting and impatient fans, crammed together like sardines in the most inhumane of settings. Those that suffered through one of the worst days in British weather for an outdoor rock concert didn't allow their spirits to be dampened though. We were there to see Peter reunited with Genesis!
Some there had never accepted his departure, whereas others, such as myself, were there to see what all the fuss had been about. Okay, I may have been weaned on the "early years" of Genesis and I still loved that period immensely, but I was only a kid back then and by the time I got around to seeing the band live, Peter (and Steve) had already left. Besides, Genesis were still a force to be reckoned with....
We wondered how the current Genesis line-up might compromise the possibilities that a reunion could bring. Perhaps Peter might appear out of place or more of a sidekick. Wondering, we grew impatient as the show became increasingly delayed due to the weather. The crowd took out their frustrations on the more annoying support acts that jarred against this progressive reconnaissance by throwing beer bottle, but on the whole they were remarkably well behaved under the circumstances.
We waited for what seemed like an eternity. Finally the lights dimmed and a steady drumbeat filled the void. And then...what an entrance! Out flew the Angel from a coffin, launching into a set list of classic Genesis that we dared not dream they would play. The place went nuts. Rain, sardines, cold and grey...who cared anymore?
The result was that this was different from other shows I had attended in England where Genesis fans sat quietly, listened politely and cheered in-between songs. Tonight we sang our hearts out non-stop for two hours, and yelled and screamed throughout. Oh, if only Steve Hackett was there it would have been perfect. Of course, we all love Daryl on guitar, but Steve was an essential part of that early period and I thought the band's sound and compositions suffered the most when he left.
Anyway, it took me a good hour to realize that I had not taken my eyes off of Peter, and for the first time I realized why Genesis had been viewed as Gabriel's backing band. He was animated on stage in a way that Phil wasn't and those old songs simply had more soul with Peter leading them. It was impossible to look elsewhere, especially when he put on the old costumes, recreating scenes that we had only been able to see in photographs -- the days when Genesis were about visual theatrics as much as their music. Tonight these were his songs and Gabriel reclaimed his angels.
As the band returned for the first encore, a wave of cheering swept though the crowd at the sudden realisation of a new face on stage: Hackett had come out to complete the lineup for the encores! I just about filled my pants and tried to say something intelligible, but all I could muster at this point sounded something like "Myeahhaackkett". I just about lost it right then and there, but it didn't matter because so had everyone else around me. We all freaked out and sloshed around in the mud and jumped and danced and hugged and then, then....then it was all over. And it never happened again.
Let me tell you that this was THE band, this was THE lineup and this was THE concert. We were well rewarded for the wait, and I wouldn't have swapped it for anything.
"It's been a long, long time -- hasn't it?"
[VariousArtist]

1st Gen. Different recording to the others.

'WC' recording. [Simon_Funnell]

Phil vocals on Turn It On Again & I Know What I Like (with Peter). Peter drums on Turn It On Again. Hackett turned up and joined in on IKWIL and The Knife along with the rest.

Lineage
Mono handheld cassette recorder > ?? > Unknown Master Transfer equipment > 2 x TDK AD90s

2004 Transfer
Aiwa Tape Deck > Traxdata Audio CD Recorder > Audio CD-R > EAC > FLAC

This was recorded by my mate PaulG, standing alongside me in a very muddy and wet bowl! A brilliant gig and some great support, including Talk Talk and John Martyn. A bunch of us went in two cars - one got out the bowl in seconds - the other hours later!

I got my copy off the master a couple of days later, made a copy and played it to death!

I may have seeded this to DIME in the dark recesses of time, I don't recall. Regardless it has long since disappeared into the ether.

Given today's anniversary I dug it out to play and, having done so, decided to up it to Dime.

There are other versions out there, this is just one of many records of the day!

Captain Ransid
2nd Oct 2020

Improves vastly after the first track

Definitely a different source to The Lamb Woke Up Again.ed in on IKWIL and The Knife along with the rest.

Phil vocals on Turn It On Again & I Know What I Like (with Peter). Peter drums on Turn It On Again. Hackett turned up and joined in on IKWIL and The Knife along with the rest.

Vinyl Transfer

The overall volume on this record is very low. That seems to add to the drowned sound quality of this B rated record. Glad to see better recordings of this show in the database but fortunate to own 1 of 1000 copies of this on vynal. [Sparky]

Most memorable moment? Too many to mention apart from looking on in wonder at a girlin front of me in white stiletto shoes DANCING during Peter Martyn's set and wondering how the hell she was doing it while I could barely move my feet in the mud! [alanh]

Phil vocals on Turn It On Again & I Know What I Like (with Peter). Peter drums on Turn It On Again. Hackett turned up and joined in on IKWIL and The Knife along with the rest.

From Coppola master tapes [Simon_Funnell]