US UPDATE: 3CD Genesis Box, R-Kive, To Be Released In September

Genesis, the band, has been a lot of things to a lot of people. Some fans prefer the Peter Gabriel years, while others prefer the hits-laden years without Gabriel. Yes, I have my preferences (Gabriel-fronted, although I loved Trick Of The Tail, Wind and Wuthering (the last with Steve Hackett), and …Then There Were Three…, which accounts for most of Genesis’ vast catalog). Oftentimes, when the hits packages are released for Genesis, they center in on the Collins-fronted era.

It’s nice to discover that a collections Box set featuring Genesis (and Genesis-related materials) is on the calendar for us fans to indulge in, and will take a decidedly different direction than your conventional ‘best of’ package.

On September 29, Virgin/Universal UK, and September 30 for US  via Atlantic Records, the 3CD, 37 track retrospective of Genesis called R-Kive will be released. This set will revisit Genesis, and their off-shoot successes such as the solo careers of Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, and Mike + The Mechanics (Mike Rutherford) (check out…and love, the track-list below).

R-Kive, with its clever scrambling of the Genesis name on the cover, will span the extraordinary 40+ musical years of the band and its respected members.

R-Kive Track-List:

CD1:
‘The Knife’ from ‘Trepass’ (1970)
‘The Musical Box’ from ‘Nursery Cryme’ (1971)
‘Supper’s Ready’ from ‘Foxtrot’ (1972)
‘The Cinema Show’ from ‘Selling England by the Pound’ (1973)
‘I Know What I Like’ from ‘Selling England by the Pound’ (1973)
‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’ from ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’ (1974)
‘Back in N.Y.C.’ from ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’ (1974)
‘The Carpet Crawlers’ from ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’ (1974)
‘Ace of Wands’ from Steve Hackett‘s ‘Voyage of the Acolyte’ (1975)

CD2:
‘Ripples’ from ‘A Trick of the Tail’ (1976)
‘Afterglow’ from ‘Wind & Wuthering’ (1976)
‘Solsbury Hill’ from Peter Gabriel‘s first self-titled album (1977)
‘Follow You Follow Me’ from ‘And Then There Were Three’ (1978)
‘For a While’ from Tony Banks’ ‘A Curious Feeling’ (1979)
‘Every Day’ from Steve Hackett’s ‘Spectral Mornings’ (1979)
‘Biko’ from Peter Gabriel’s third self-titled album (1980)
‘Turn It On Again’ from ‘Duke’ (1980)
‘In the Air Tonight’ from Phil Collins’ ‘Face Value’ (1981)
‘Abacab’ from ‘Abacab’ (1981)
‘Mama’ from ‘Genesis’ (1983)
‘That’s All’ from ‘Genesis’ (1983)
‘Easy Lover’ (Phil Collins and Philip Bailey duet, originally released in 1984)
‘Silent Running’ from Mike + The Mechanics’ self-titled album (1985)

CD3:
‘Invisible Touch’ from ‘Invisible Touch’ (1986)
‘Land of Confusion’ from ‘Invisible Touch’ (1986)
‘Tonight Tonight Tonight’ from ‘Invisible Touch’ (1986)
‘The Living Years’ from Mike + The Mechanics’ ‘Living Years’ (1989)
‘Red Day on Blue Street’ from Tony Banks’s ‘Still’ (1991)
‘I Can’t Dance’ from ‘We Can’t Dance’ (1991)
‘No Son of Mine’ from ‘We Can’t Dance’ (1991)
‘Hold On My Heart’ from ‘We Can’t Dance’ (1991)
‘Over My Shoulder’ from Mike + The Mechanics’ ‘Beggar on a Beach of Gold’ (1995)
‘Calling All Stations’ from ‘Calling All Stations’ (1997)
‘Signal to Noise’ from Peter Gabriel’s ‘Up’ (2002)
‘Wake Up Call’ from Phil Collins’ ‘Testify’ (2002)
‘Nomads’ from Steve Hackett’s ‘Out of the Tunnel’s Mouth’ (2009)
‘Siren’ from Tony Banks’ ‘Six: Pieces of Orchestra’ (2012)

More details to be updated as they become available.