Hammersmith Odeon, London

simply the best version of this gig! [LaTortue]

As good as SAB08 was, this one is by far the best, now the pre-FM source has surfaced. Wonderful recording, and a great Firth of Fifth too! :) [Jesper Moonen]

A-W-E-S-O-M-E. [gigio67]

Sweet mother of god, this recording is just plain fantastic. The bass pedals were shaking the rearview mirror in my car. [mrkmrsk]

Wonderfull version of this good show ! Its probably the best recording from this tour. Well balanced and everything very audible ! I prefer it over Pittsburgh. Only the speed is incorrect though most people won't notice. (I only noticed it while playing along with it during white mountain and firth of fifth) [santibanks]

First we had the dingy sound on the old "White Mountain" boot LP. The we had a nice improvement with the "Melody of 1976" boot CD. Then we thought it wouldn't get any better after the SAB version. Well now this one tops it all. I am thrilled to say that, after four versions, this one FINALLY is the one to get an "A+". I cannot believe all the things I am hearing in this recording that were seemingly invisible on previous versions. [pablo]

Beats all other recordings from this tour hands down - both regarding sound quality and performance. I will take this one any day over the Pittsburgh show - even if this one is sorely incomplete, it sounds not just a bit, but classes better! Only an official release is likely to best this in terms of sound quality. [kaspergm]

Best sources edit: Pre-FM and Soundboard

A Goody Speed/Pitch-adjusted Remaster

This is a compilation of the best sources from these two previous postings.
Track introductions have been put back into place on the Pre-FM source.
The Pre-FM source is used for all music/tracks as it is clearer.
Audio levels evened out on the soundboard source to match the Pre-FM source.
Crowd noise has been made continuous, and a little added to the soundboard
source to match the character of the Pre-FM sections.
Some droputs and cuts have been repaired.
No EQ has been done to these sources.

Sources/Lineage:

British Biscuit (BB)
AV Ebay-auction the Pre-FM Reels for the elusive British Biscuit Aug 15 1976.
Transferred from the original D.I.R.-“British Biscuit” radio show reels incl.
basic restoration by Alessandro Vasserot.
Restoration (CEDAR Cambridge) by tom 2006.
Flac files.
Tracks 2-8, Track 14. No track introductions.

Genesis Authentic Soundboard Project - GASP 014
No lineage given. Sounds like a raw soundboard transfer, some wear to the tape towards the end.
Has all tracks, but some cuts between tracks, and also at a couple of starts and ends of tracks.
Shn files.

Edit lineage.
Flac/shn > wav > Soundforge > wav > Flac (level 8, sector boundary aligned, verified).

With the exception of the introduction for Supper's Ready, all other introductions
are at the end of the preceding songs so that each track starts with the music.


Goody's additional lineage:
TLH (WAV) > Audition (Pitch Bender, various amounts; tracking updated) >
TLH (FLAC Level 8; Align sector boundaries; .ffp) > foobar2000 (tags)

ORIGINAL BROADCAST DATE: AUGUST 15, 1976
SOURCE: PRE-FM SQ ENCODED REELS

A 2020 SAB Recordings Project

Source – Aside from 33 seconds at the beginning of ‘Dance on a Volcano’ from Wolfgang’s Vault, and two snips from the British Biscuit, the rest of this recording is sourced from GASP 14.

Notes from torrent:
DGY-REM
(from GASP 014)
Source: Soundboard Recording



sp-corr:
cd1 101,7%
cd2 1-3: 100,5% , 4: 99,5%.



The original 16 bit version was converted to 64 bit/44.100 kHz for the
remaster before any other.
Speed/pitch corrected.
Stereo balanced, drop-outs, some tape flips in audience parts repaired,
audio sound is performed with
Steinberg Wavelab-Q.
There were no noise reduction or compression used.

Remaster (PRRP Guy)

01. Correct channel amplitude and frequency imbalances
02. Correct volume fluctuations
03. Adjust stereo field
04. Adjust ambience
05 Correct speed
06 Verify pitch correct
07. Repair gaps and missing sections
08. Gentle tape noise extraction
09. Adjust dynamics
10. Re-track

Notes:
1. TM produced an excellent remaster of the pre-FM, incomplete radio broadcast of this show.
This GASP source contains the full show.
2. Thursday, June 10th was the second night at the Hammersmith Odeon. There is no known
recording of the first night, June 9th. These were the first British/European shows of the
1976 tour after 30+ shows in North America.
3. Excellent performance with no major flaws.

Best sources edit: Pre-FM and Soundboard

A Goody Speed/Pitch-adjusted Remaster

All material is from these two sources.

GENESIS - 10th June 1976, London. A+ PRE-FM (TM Productions) Bill Bruford on drums!

Genesis - GASP014 - Hammersmith Odeon London UK 6-10-76 (Soundboard)

This is a compilation of the best sources from these two previous postings.
Track introductions have been put back into place on the Pre-FM source.
The Pre-FM source is used for all music/tracks as it is clearer.
Audio levels evened out on the soundboard source to match the Pre-FM source.
Crowd noise has been made continuous, and a little added to the soundboard
source to match the character of the Pre-FM sections.
Some droputs and cuts have been repaired.
No EQ has been done to these sources.

_________________________________________________________________

Sources/Lineage:

British Biscuit (BB)
AV Ebay-auction the Pre-FM Reels for the elusive British Biscuit Aug 15 1976.
Transferred from the original D.I.R.- British Biscuit radio show reels incl.
basic restoration by Alessandro Vasserot.
Restoration (CEDAR Cambridge) by tom 2006.
Flac files.
Tracks 2-8, Track 14. No track introductions.

Genesis Authentic Soundboard Project - GASP 014
No lineage given. Sounds like a raw soundboard transfer, some wear to the tape towards the end.
Has all tracks, but some cuts between tracks, and also at a couple of starts and ends of tracks.
Shn files.

Edit lineage.
Flac/shn > wav > Soundforge > wav > Flac (level 8, sector boundary aligned, verified).

With the exception of the introduction for Supper's Ready, all other introductions
are at the end of the preceding songs so that each track starts with the music.


Goody's additional lineage:
TLH (WAV) > Audition (Pitch Bender, various amounts; tracking updated) >
TLH (FLAC Level 8; Align sector boundaries; .ffp) > foobar2000 (tags)

Another fabulous release from the GASP team, this has been close to the top of the wishlist of a large number of Genesis fans for ages. I rate this as always only A for a dry soundboard recording, but when (if) the TM Remaster is out, we'll have another fantastic and invaluable A+ recording. [kaspergm]

I just love listening to this show. [speedy]

Great job by the GASP team on this one. A great intro from Steve before "Entangled" I loved the part where someone from the crowd asks Steve why a man had to get mental help and Steve's reply "Because he's suffering from insomnia you idiot!" [legalbeagle]

Remastered from GASP 014. Gaps spliced with pieces from same recording to give continuous feel.

So far the best sounding complete recording of this tour, if I should say it myself. Some hiss, but apart from that 10/10. Now we're just holding out for the TM Remaster! [kaspergm]

It is very interesting to hear this sbd recording after years of hearing the professionally mixed King Biscuit version. The sound is good and has a nice raw edge to it. My complaint is that, like the Cleveland and Pittsburgh recordings, this version of the Hammersmith show has very little stereo field of sound. All the instruments are crammed toward the center of the two channels, giving a virtually mono effect. With the Genesis sound from this era being so "busy", it is a shame we can't hear everything going on in a wide stereo field where it is easy to distinguish the trademark nuances of the band. In any case, this is still a good-sounding and worthy document from late in the tour. [pablo]

Similar to FL05, but with more noise reduction applied.

My vote actually goes for Version 2. Noise reduction can be a bother, but I think the quality loss here is minimal and the gain from reduced noise is significant. [kaspergm]

Best sources edit, Pre-FM & Soundboard.

All material is from these two sources.

GENESIS - 10th June 1976, London. A+ PRE-FM (TM Productions) Bill Bruford on drums!

Genesis - GASP014 - Hammersmith Odeon London UK 6-10-76 (Soundboard)

One of the best '76 remasters out there. Pity we never got the whole gig. [davebriddon]

First gen FM except Los Endos which is second gen.

This is quite a bit better sounding than the Highland version, with more booming bass and crisper drumming. Los Endos is from second gen and not nearly as clean. [pablo]

Nice transfer, but still hissy, like the old "White Mountain" vinyl. [Gigio67]

Wolfgang's Vault rip [Simon_Funnell]

Genesis
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England
June 10th 1976
British Biscuit
WBCN FM Broadcast
Master FM Reel @ 7 1/2 ips
From the collection of Hezekiahx2
Transferred and Presented By Krw_co

LINEAGE WBCN FM BROADCAST REEL TO REEL MASTER AT 7 1/2 IPS>AKAI GX 4000-D REEL TO REEL
(W/MANUAL AZIMUTH ADJUSTMENT)(>CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER X-FI HD MODEL #SB1240WAV (24/96KHZ)>
MAGIX AUDIO CLEANING LABFOR KRW TRACK MARKS EDITS AND VOLUME ADJUSTMENT>WAV 16/44.1>TLH FLAC 8

Previously dated as 11-Jun-76. This has now shown to be incorrect due to tapes found at The Farm.

This is a great-sounding show, but pick up a copy of the SAB 08 upgrade for much improved sound. [pablo]

Misdated as 11-Jun-76

I got the original yellow print vinyl, good sound, little hissy. [Gigio67]

The track listing of my copy of this show, match what is shown on the artwork cover. [NeilC ]

a treasure from back in the days of used record show hunting [squonkman]

Transfer from vinyl

A mid-80's pirate transfer from vinyl to tape then to vinyl again of "White Mountain" and "Living Story"; both sounds worse than the beautiful originals. [Gigio67]

I have the original vinil: not so bad! [dr.dado]