GENESIS : THREE NIGHTS IN PHILLY

 

Disc One (53:26)

  1. Dodo / Lurker
  2. Abacab
  3. That's All
  4. Mama
  5. Illegal Alien
  6. Home By The Sea
  7. Second Home By The Sea
    Bonus :
  8. Behind The Lines

Disc Two (56:03)

  1. In The Cage
  2. Cinema Show
  3. Slipper Man
  4. Afterglow
  5. Keep It Dark
  6. It's Gonna Get Better
  7. Los Endos
  8. Los Endos
  9. Misunderstanding
  10. Turn It On Again
    Bonus :
  11. No Reply At All

Label : Buccaneer Records

Venue : The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Recording Date : November 27, 1983

Quality : FM Recording (A+)

Review (Classic Rock Review) : The source for the November 27th show comes from King Biscuit Flower Hour. The tape is excellent like the previous evening but more emphasis upon the bass. The songs are in their proper sequence but the “Eleventh Earl Of Mar” medley, ”Follow You Follow Me” and “Carpet Crawlers” are omitted. Like all tapes from this archive there is dubbed audience cheering throughout the show. There have been several releases by DIR and “Turn It On Again,” aka “That Damn Medley,” from this show was issued as the b-side of the “Illegal Alien” (Charisma/Virgin AL 1-12) 7" and appears on the Best Of 1981-1983 (Vertigo 848854-2) compilation. Unofficial releases include Three Nights In Philly (Buccaneer Records BUC 051/2) with material from other shows and even different tours (“Behind The Lines” and “Dance On A Volcano” are included but were not played on this tour). Some songs are clipped and Buccaneer added more audience cheering. Other versions include No Reply At All (Seagull Records Seagull CD 038), Home By The Sea / No Replay At All (Pipeline PPL 517/518), Fugitives From Justice (American Concert Series ACS 001) one disc with some material, A Phantastically Phabulous Philly (Coaster Factory) without the bizarre addition of tracks from other gigs, It’s A Shame (ARC 0087) and In The Cage (Trade Service/Rare Recording Collection RRC 004). The subtleties in the recording enhance the show greatly. A surreal version of “Dodo/Lurker” begins the show followed by ”Abacab.” The full “contact with another world” isn’t present but Collins says, “I think we now have contact with the other world. Anyway while we have contact with the other world let’s perform a song for you which all about ghosts and things that go bump in the night.” Banks makes a few timing errors in ”The Cinema Show” solo in the long medley. It is good “It’s Gonna Get Better” wasn’t omitted as it was for the first show. It is one of the more musically interesting and optimistic songs they’ve written. Daryl Stuermer plays a very Hackett-like solo by the song’s end. In the final encore “Turn It On Again” Collins thanks the crowd for making the past three days “fantastic for us in Genesis.” The medley is the same as the previous night with “Everybody Needs Somebody,” “Satisfaction,” “The Last Time,” “All Of The Day And All Of The Night” and “In The Midnight Hour.” The medley would be expanded by the ending of the tour. Some Genesis collectors claim the second night in Philly to be one of the best Genesis show’s available and it’s hard not to agree. In Spectrum 1983 Virtuoso produced one of their better Genesis titles.

Note : The bonus tracks on CD1 and CD2 come from Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, November 29, 1981. Dance On A Volcano is listed on the artwork, but is in fact Los Endos continuing.