From Genesis to Revelation
Album by Genesis
Released	March 1969
Recorded	August 1968
Genre	Pop rock
Length	43:25
Label	Decca (UK) London (USA)
Producer(s)	Jonathan King
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Genesis chronology
	From Genesis To Revelation (1969)	Trespass (1970)

From Genesis To Revelation was the first album by Genesis, released in March 1969 on Decca Records in England (London Records in North America). It was produced by Jonathan King, the man who discovered them back in 1967 while the members of Genesis were pupils at Charterhouse School, King's alma mater as well. Image File history File links FromGtoR.jpg File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Genesis is a British progressive rock group that was formed in 1967 when founding members Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks were still students at Charterhouse School. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Pop rock is a genre of music that combines elements of both pop and rock music. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929. ... London Records was a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom marketing records in the United States and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jonathan King is the stage name of Kenneth George King (born December 6, 1944, London), a wealthy pop music impresario who in 2001 received a seven year prison sentence for four indecent assaults and two more serious sexual offences on schoolboys aged 14 and 15. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Genesis is a British progressive rock group that was formed in 1967 when founding members Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks were still students at Charterhouse School. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Trespass 1970 is the second studio album released by Genesis. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Genesis is a British progressive rock group that was formed in 1967 when founding members Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks were still students at Charterhouse School. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jonathan King is the stage name of Kenneth George King (born December 6, 1944, London), a wealthy pop music impresario who in 2001 received a seven year prison sentence for four indecent assaults and two more serious sexual offences on schoolboys aged 14 and 15. ...

Upon their inception in early 1967, Genesis originally consisted of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Anthony Phillips, sans a drummer. Once one of their demo tapes caught the attention of Jonathan King, he took them under his wing and - with the addition of schoolmate Chris Stewart on drums - recorded "The Silent Sun" as their first single. It was later described by the band as a "Bee Gees pastiche" to win King's approval. Its February 1968 release on Decca Records - where The Rolling Stones were contracted at the time - was not a commercial success. Neither was the follow-up "A Winter's Tale" three months later. Undeterred, King decided that Genesis would be best heard on LP. After replacing Chris Stewart with John Silver on drums, Genesis' producer had them compose an album's worth of songs loosely based on the Bible. This slightly pretentious venture was cut in August 1968 - while the boys were on school holidays - and later overdubbed with strings, much to the band's chagrin. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover art from the album So, Gabriels biggest commercial success Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey) is an English musician. ... Tony Banks (born March 27, 1950) is a classically-trained songwriter, pianist and keyboard player who is best known as one of the founding members of — and many say the driving musical force behind — Genesis, one of Englands most famous and successful progressive rock/pop groups. ... Michael (Mike) Rutherford (born October 2, 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British musician. ... Anthony Ant Phillips (born December 23, 1951 in London, England) is a British musician, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. ... Jonathan King is the stage name of Kenneth George King (born December 6, 1944, London), a wealthy pop music impresario who in 2001 received a seven year prison sentence for four indecent assaults and two more serious sexual offences on schoolboys aged 14 and 15. ... There have been several well-known people named Chris Stewart, including: Chris Stewart (author) Chris Stewart (television presenter) Christopher Tricky Stewart (music producer), a rapper/producer credited with helping to discover Blu Cantrell. ... The Bee Gees were a British band, formed in Australia. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... There have been several well-known people named Chris Stewart, including: Chris Stewart (author) Chris Stewart (television presenter) Christopher Tricky Stewart (music producer), a rapper/producer credited with helping to discover Blu Cantrell. ... John Silver was the second drummer for the British rock band Genesis. ... The Bible (sometimes The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity (The Bible actually refers to at least two... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ...

Sequenced together like a concept album (with no gaps in between the tracks), the music sounds nowhere near what Genesis would be producing even 2 years later. It is important to note that in 1968 when this was recorded, the ages of the band members ranged from 16 to 18, and none of them considered themselves proficient musicians at the time, with hardly any studio experience. Still, there were some very good tracks and Genesis already had a knack for melody, even in these embryonic times. Its clear standout, "In The Wilderness" is indeed a fine song - despite the intrusive strings. From Genesis To Revelation was issued several months later in a black sleeve with its title scribed in gothic gold on the top lefthand side. With little else to go by, the record shops stacked the LP in the religious sections and it was consequently impossible to find. Its initial sales tally was an embarrassing 600 copies (compared with the 20+ million worldwide sales of Invisible Touch and We Can't Dance roughly 20 years later). However, once the band began achieving worldwide success, From Genesis To Revelation briefly dented the US charts in 1974, peaking at # 170. Invisible Touch was a 1986 album by Genesis, one of their most commercially successful pop albums. ... We Cant Dance (1991) is the seventeenth album by the progressive rock band Genesis. ...

Genesis soon split with both Decca and Jonathing King, preferring to strike out on their own musical terms. Although King had more experience and was aiming to present Genesis in a marketble way, they were feeling more and more constrained by King's attempts to curtail and limit their increasingly lengthy and adventurous new compositions (a definite hint of things to come...). The band went professional in the autumn of 1969, and after replacing John Silver with John Mayhew - Phil Collins' predecessor - on drums, the five-piece Genesis began formulating the music that would lead to Trespass the following year and were soon signed to Charisma Records. John Mayhew was the third drummer (percussion, vocals) for the progressive rock band Genesis (September 1969 - July 1970). ... Phil Collins on the May 1983 cover of Rolling Stone. ... Trespass 1970 is the second studio album released by Genesis. ... Charisma Records was a record label started by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. ...

Although initially released on Decca Records, From Genesis To Revelation has since been licensed to many smaller labels, who often issue it with different artwork - even different titles. It may not bear much of a resemblance to Selling England by the Pound or Invisible Touch, but for those predisposed to leave all expectations at the door, From Genesis To Revelation - despite its naivety - is an endearing and historical listen. Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973. ... Invisible Touch was a 1986 album by Genesis, one of their most commercially successful pop albums. ...

Track listing

All songs by Tony Banks/Peter Gabriel/Anthony Phillips/Mike Rutherford. Tony Banks (born March 27, 1950) is a classically-trained songwriter, pianist and keyboard player who is best known as one of the founding members of — and many say the driving musical force behind — Genesis, one of Englands most famous and successful progressive rock/pop groups. ... Cover art from the album So, Gabriels biggest commercial success Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey) is an English musician. ... Anthony Ant Phillips (born December 23, 1951 in London, England) is a British musician, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. ... Michael (Mike) Rutherford (born October 2, 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British musician. ...

1. "Where The Sour Turns To Sweet" – 3:16
2. "In The Beginning" – 3:44
3. "Fireside Song" – 4:58
4. "The Serpent" – 3:58
5. "Am I Very Wrong?" – 3:31
6. "In The Wilderness" – 3:39
7. "The Conqueror" – 3:22
8. "In Hiding" – 2:38
9. "One Day" – 3:21
10. "Window" – 3:33
11. "In Limbo" – 3:30
12. "Silent Sun" – 2:13
13. "A Place To Call My Own" – 1:59

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel: Vocals, Percussion
• Anthony Phillips: Guitar, Vocals
• Tony Banks: Organ, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
• Mike Rutherford: Bass guitar, Guitar, Vocals
• John Silver: Drums, Vocals except on "Silent Sun"
• Chris Stewart: Drums on "Silent Sun"

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Releases

U.K. LP Releases

• Decca LK 4990 (1969): Mono 1st issue, contains insert with art, lyrics and credits. Record has red labels with an unboxed Decca logo and a red "peep hole" on the back of the cover. Mono copies are extremely rare and fetch very high prices (upwards of $1,200 USD for a copy in good condition).
• Decca SKL 4990 (1969): Stereo 1st issue, contains insert with art, lyrics and credits. Record has blue labels and a blue "peep hole" on the back of the cover.
  • On the labels, 1st issues contain both the boxed Decca logo and the unboxed logo. The labels were used interchangeably. The unboxed logos are more rare.
• Decca SKL 4990 (1974): Reissue, retitled In The Beginning

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U.S. LP Releases

• London XPS 643 (1969): 1st issue, with art, lyrics and credits.

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