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Four fifth of the Genesis occupation of the concept album “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” met on Friday (September 19, 2025) in London. Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford took part in the Dolby headquarters in Soho in an exclusive playback from the new Dolby Atmos mixture. The occasion was the publication of the “50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition”, which will be released on September 26 via Rhino Music.
Return to a milestone
Only drummer Phil Collins was missing due to illness. He is currently recovering from knee surgery in Switzerland. Despite his absence, the mood among the band members present was positive and characterized by back on the creation of the album in 1974.
In front of a selected audience, the musicians not only presented the new box set. They also took part in a question and answer session with “Guardian” journalist Alex Petridis. This had already written the accompanying book with new Liner Notes. In addition to the ATMOS new mix, the new set also includes the original version, which was newly mastered in the Abbey Road Studios of Miles Showell.
Particular attention was paid to the memories of the musicians. Gabriel joked that he still didn’t know exactly what the album was about “, while Banks and Gabriel were humorous about the length of keyboardsoli.
Production and new mixing
The new Atmos mix was created by Bob Mackenzie in Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath. Gabriel praised the work. “Bob did an excellent job. It was nice to sit next to Tony again in the mixer.” Banks added that the music still blade fresh after 50 years.
The deluxe edition also includes a complete recording of the 1975 concert in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles-published for the first time. In addition, three previously unpublished demos from the Headley Grange session and a 60-page accompanying publication with photos of Armando Gallo and Richard Haines. The set is rounded off by the FACSIMILES from the tour program, ticket and poster from the 1970s.