The Archive Collection Volume One

 

Archive Collection Volume One     Archive Collection Volume One Japan release

Released: March 30th 1998

Compiled by Anthony Phillips & Jonathan Dann

Japanese re-issue artwork by Peter Cross (detail from 'The Field of the Cloth of Gold')

A collection of rare and previously unreleased archive recordings

The first 1000 copies of the original release included a limited edition bonus CD EP, which was also included with subsequently re-pressed copies.  The EP length CD was also included with the 2007 Japanese reissue. 

For the re-released version of the album included in the Archive Collection Volumes I & II set released by Esoteric Recordings in January 2022, the CD EP has been expanded to a full length CD with 12 previously unreleased recordings together with the 1966 demo of Pennsylvania Flickhouse recorded by the pre-Genesis band Anon.

 

Track Listing

CD One CD Two
   

1. Back To Pluto (1987) (0:30)

1. KIP PJ (1978) (0:31)

2. Promenade (alternate version, 1986) (3:44)

2. Queen Bettine (demo, 1972) (4:17) 

3. Take This Heart (demo, 1972) (4:19) 

 3. What Is The Meaning? (demo, 1969) (2:43)

4. Beside The Waters Edge (demo, 1977) (3:45)

 4. Farewell (demo, 1969) (3:15)

5. The Geese & The Ghost (kiddies mix, 1975) (2:00)

5. Cradle Song (1978) (8:53 on original release, 9:04 on 2022 reissue)

6. Which Way The Wind Blows (alternate version, 1974) (2:36)

 6. Master of Time (instrumental version, 1973) (7:25)

7. Rowey Song (1972) (4:11)

 7. Lucy: An Illusion (1978) (4:32)

8. Lucy Will (demo, 1978) (3:05 on original release, 3:59 on 2022 reissue)

 8. Henry Goes To War (guitars only mix, 1975) (4:06)

9. God If I Saw Her Now (demo, 1970) (3:35) 

 9. Sleepfall Celeste (1976) (1:01)

10. In Memoriam Ad (demo, 1970) (3:23) 

 10. God If I Saw Her Now (alternate version, 1975) (4:12)

11. Hunt Song (demo, 1977) (6:53)

 11. Make The Best Of A Bad Situation (1982) (3:43)

12. Rule Britannia Closing Theme (1981) (1:10)

 12. Regrets (initial orchestral run-through, 1977) (5:53)

13. Exocet (instrumental mix, 1982) (3:10)

 13. Nightmare Link (1978) (0:52)

14. Study In G (1978) (3:52)

 14. Greenhouse (instrumental mix, 1977) (2:59)

15. Holy Deadlock (vocal mix, 1978) (0:53 on original release, 1:51 on 2022 re-issue)

 15. In Absentia (demo, 1971) (2:38)

16. Catch You When You Fall (1978) (3:15)

 16. Stranger (demo, 1970) (6:11)

17. F Sharp (demo, 1969) (2:47) 

 17. Master of Creation (demo, 1969) (3:35)

18. The Geese & The Ghost (demo, 1969) (6:38) 

 18. Pennsylvania Flickhouse (Anon demo, 1966) (2:56)

19. F Sharp 2 (demo, 1969) (4:45) 

  

20. Rowey Reprise (1972) (1:19)

  

21. Slow Dance (single demo, 1990) (2:42)

  

22. The Burnt-Out Cattle Truck Hits The Road (1991) (0:18)

  

23. The Women Were Watching (instrumental mix, 1982) (5:20)

  
   
Tracks 5, 8 and 15 on the 2022 re-issue of the album have been upgraded with new mixes Tracks 1 - 5 previously released as a Limited Edition EP with the original release. 
Due to an error in the indexing tracks 3 and 4 were included as one single track on the EP - this has been amended on the 2022 re-issue.

Tracks 6 - 17 only included on the expanded 2022 re-issue of the album.

Track 18 previously released as a limited edition CD EP by the German Genesis Fan Club in 2011

 

Performance Credits

CD One

Anthony Phillips: Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar-Synth, ARP Pro-Soloist, Mellotron, Mandocello, Drums, Bass

with

Mike Rutherford: 12-String Guitar, Glockenspiel, Bass (6, 17, 18, 19)

John Hackett: Flute (5)

Rob Phillips: Oboe (5)

Martin Westlake: Timpani (5)

Richard Scott: Roland 808, Scamp (13, 23)

Jeff Dunne: Drums (13)

Dale Newman & Dan Owen: Vocals (15)

Michael Giles: Drums (16)

John G. Perry: Wal Bass (16)

Ray Cooper: Percussion (15)

Richard Macphail: Tambourine (19)

Paul Robinson: Drums (23)

Jonathan Snowden: Piccolo (23)

 

CD Two

Anthony Phillips: Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar-Synth, Celeste, Bass

with

Mike Rutherford: 12-String Guitar (3,4,8)

David Thomas: Classical Guitar (6)

Ronnie Gunn: Piano (6)

Viv McAuliffe: Vocals (10)

Jeremy Gilbert: Keyboards (14)

Rupert Hine: Drums (14)

Dave Rootes: Recorder (16)

 

Track 12: Session musicians conducted by Gilbert Biberian

Track 18: Anon (Richard Macphail - vocals, AP - lead guitar, Mike Rutherford - rhythm guitar, Rivers Job - bass, Rob Tyrrell - drums)

 

Recording Credits

CD One

Produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips, except:

5, produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford and Simon Heyworth

6 produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford

9 produced by Anthony Phillips, engineered by Anthony Phillips and Dave Rootes

10 produced by Anthony Phillips and Harry Williamson, engineered by Anthony Phillips, Harry Williamson and Dave Rootes.

12 produced by Anthony Phillips and Simon Mortimer

13 & 23 produced by Anthony Phillips, Richard Scott and Trevor Vallis

15 produced by Rupert Hine, engineered by Nick Bradford

16 produced by Rupert Hine, engineered by Richard Austen and Nick Bradford, mixed by Steve Short

17, 18 & 19 produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford (engineering assistance by Brian Roberts and Nick Lewin)

22 produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips and Sally Peterson

 

CD Two

Produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips, except:

3 & 4 produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford (engineering assistance by Brian Roberts and Nick Lewin)

6 produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips and David Thomas

8 & 10 produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford and Simon Heyworth

9 produced by Anthony Phillips, engineered by Anton Matthews

12 produced by Rupert Hine, engineered by Steve Taylor

13 produced by Rupert Hine, engineered by Nick Bradford

14 produced by Rupert Hine, engineered by Richard Austen and Alan Perkins

18 produced by Brian Roberts and Anon, engineered by Tony Pike

 

Album release details

CD 

Country of Release Record Label Catalogue Number
UK Blueprint Records BP279CD

CD re-issue

Country of Release Record Label Catalogue Number
Japan Arcangelo Records ARC7255-56 (limited edition mini vinyl sleeve)

NB: The Japanese re-issue features new artwork

Expanded CD re-issue

Country of Release Record Label Catalogue Number
UK Esoteric Recordings ECLEC52786 (5 CD clamshell box set)

 

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