Earls Court Arena, London

Far and away the best Earl's Court 77 there is. [LivingForever]

Best version. Remastered, different source to Before Riches

It is NOT the best version I have heard. It has flaws that go right back to the master. On disc 1 track 2: at 3:57 digital noise. On disc 2 track 2: starts with digital noise and that is repeated at intervals all throughout this track (Supper's Ready) [Peter_Nugteren]

Unquestionably the best of the Earl's Court 77 bunch. [speedy]

Much, much better than Before Riches. Very rich sound. Interesting setlist, with 'Inside and Out' and 'The Knife'. [Jesper Moonen]

Mostly second gen FM except Supper's Ready and Dance on a Volcano which are from first gen FM.

Version 2 of this recording will be out in January '04. Song transitions and digital noise problems have been addressed. (DanLore) [DanLore]

This, as with other versions, is ruined with the dubbed and totally unecessary crownd noise over the song intros. [dnhartle]

I have also always wondered about the obviously fake crowd noise, but this is definitely a feature of the broadcast so this release can't be blamed for that! Like SAB01 v1 only without the flaws - essential for lovers of this show. [LivingForever]

Best remaster of the show, quite similar to BURP007 release; maybe only the original pre-fm reels could give final justice to that historic gig. [Gigio67]

Gotta give it an A- overall. To the good: Phil's vocal work on Inside and Out. And, the special "second" encore of The Knife for the loyal London crowd. To the bad: compared to Zurich Revisited, well, there is no comparison in terms of sound quality for virtually the same set and the same point in the same tour. Indeed, the sound quality, for an FM, sounds more like a poor-man's soundboard and an over-calibrated one at that. The total atmosphere of an inimate London gig is ruined by the piped in applause under the intros, just wipes the energy right out of the place. As far as the performances, sounds like the lads had some difficulty hearing one another in the room. In That Quiet Earth is, at best, loose, and the top of Los Endos is really off - especially for show 80 something of the tour. And Phil doesn't sing "On Broadway" during "The Lamb" until the last chorus. Perhaps there was an audience participation element - but it isn't picked up in the mix - leading again towards the soundboard angle. Not a bad recording for the collectors, but not a must have. Peace! [jrromman]

Though it has some noise throughout on occasion, it has a very nice full bodied sound. Not dull or muffled in any way. Definitely recommend! [Duke23]

This was my fourth ever concert, I knew only 1 song all night but this remains the greatest concert I have ever seen. A friend recorded the show broadcast on Capital radio. Within a month I owned all the Genesis albums and new every song - Not bad for a boy of 14 earning #3.00 a week for a paper round. [IanB_UK]

FM Recording
Speed Corrected Revision

Source: Before Riches Liberated CD (SIRA 124/125) > WAV > SHN
Additional lineage: SHN > TLH > FLAC > TAudioconverter (combine tracks) > Audacity > FLAC > TLH > FLAC (level 8)

Remastered 'Before Riches'

NOT Mark's best issue. I actually prefer Before Riches to this one - SAB 01 beats it hands down. [speedy]

I have never heard the original source of Before Riches nor have I heard any of the other sources like the SAB treatments. Based on what I have read and researched, this show sounds pretty rough and distorted no matter what version you grab. Nevertheless, when I heard this BURP version, I was expecting something horrid. However, it was not as bad as I was expecting. It is certainly listenable and I enjoyed it alot for what it was, warts and all. Supper's Ready was the only tune that sounded the most rough around the edges. Still, since we don't have a source for this show that is stellar, one can't really complain. [duke23]

Having seen the 1st Jan Rainbow show we were eager to see how six months on the road had treated the band. The initial cool reviews of Chester's drumming were blown apart on this showing. His power/precision and the jazzy quality he brought to some numbers was superb.

So, a change to the starting number and Squonk was a great place to begin, if there were any nerves about being broadcast live on the radio it didn't show.

Again time and the songs just raced by, each in turn becoming a highlight.

Particular memories that still resonate..The sheer power of the ensemble playing during Hackett's part of Firth Of Fifth, you could feel the bass notes right through your heart...The intensity of the lights at the end of Afterglow,I swear I could feel the heat from them even in row 15 in the Arena...And it has to be the end of Supper's Ready, to hear that great swirling noise accompanying the swirling smoke, vivid lights and then the celestial laser cone enveloping Collins, I was gobsmaked and to prove it, remember standing there with my mouth hanging open.

Finally, a condensed Knife and out into the warm Earls Court evening. [PAD]

Very nice fan edition covering All dates played, All songs played, and even most of the instruments used!
Mine is Original N. 1704 out of 2000 copies around! [Helter-Skelter]

this, along with Musica, Live in Montreal, and the Wembley Lamb, one of the early classic RoIOs on CD to come out in the early days [squonkman]

just relistened to this, and its really a darn good recording [squonkman]

This remaster was made from 'Before Riches' edition,
with Steinberg Wavelab.