"Far from FAded" - The first FAde Genesis fan release. Review by Alan Hewitt.

This project has been much talked about on several of the Internet news groups over the past year or so and I was curious to see what the end result would be like. There had been much discussion over which recording to take as the first for the series - which is in itself a great idea: a series high quality live recordings spanning the band's (and solo members eventually) history and all for the cost of the disc and postage... no profit margins here, folks!

Anyway, the first recording happens to be from "The Lamb..." and is ostensibly from the famous second night at Birmingham's Hippodrome on May 2, 1975 - Gabriel's last UK appearance with the band. Already a good recording, available under several titles here it has been lovingly cleaned up and enhanced until it is now a recording of real quality. The two disc cover the entire show including the encores of "The Musical Box" and "The Knife", although I suspect from what a friend of mine who was at both of these shows told me, that the encores are, in fact, from the first night. Who cares! The quality of the recording itself is what matters and this one scores over any other version of this show that I have heard (and that's a fair few, folks!) and I am sure that any fans of "The Lamb..." in particular and anyone looking for a good quality recording from this period would do well to get this one - and save yourself a packet into the bargain!

Oh, in case anyone is wondering what FAde stands for it is: "Fan Approved Definitive Edition".

The FAde001 cover art