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Genesis: Abacab

Genesis: Abacab

Analogue Productions  CAPA 042 SA

Stereo Hybrid

Pop/Rock


Genesis


Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!

Genesis' multiplatinum-selling album Abacab! Featuring "Abacab," "No Reply At All," and "Man on the Corner"

Certified multi-platinum-selling in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, Genesis' album Abacab, released in 1981, marked the band's move from their progressive music roots to more accessible and pop-oriented songs.

Genesis released four singles from the album, the most successful being "Abacab" and "No Reply at All," together with "Man on the Corner." Extensive radio play helped boost the album's commercial success.

The album was engineered by Hugh Padgham, known for his work with other successful artists like Phil Collins and The Police. His production techniques, including the gated reverb drum sound, contributed to the album's modern and radio-friendly sound.

In November 1980 the band bought Fisher Lane Farm, a farmhouse with an adjoining cowshed near Chiddingfold, Surrey, as their new private rehearsal and recording facility. In the process of remodelling the building into a studio, the trio reconvened in the farm house to write and rehearse new material, which initially took place in the living room, and they started recording Abacab in March 1981 once the studio was operational. It was the first Genesis album recorded in England since A Trick of the Tail (1976).

This Hybrid Stereo SACD Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) reissue of the classic Abacab is a sonic gift for all true Genesis fans!

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Comment by Downunderman - December 9, 2025 (1 of 1)

Chris Bellman has done a good job on the mastering here.

There are grumbles in some quarters that the bass is not as strong as they would like, but this is essentially a drums and keys album, with the bass a bit of a background instrument.

It sounds really well balanced, pretty smooth and not so overtly 80's in its presentation as it has done in previous incarnations.

Take it for a spin!