MADNESS: "The Ghost Hour" - (Reconstructed 1986 lost album).

"The Ghost Hour" was to be Madness' seventh studio album. Between July and early September 1986, they recorded demos for this new album at their Liquidator Studios in North London. From these sessions, they selected a sequenced track list of 11 songs to be produced for the finished album. But ... let's see what happened.

Everything seemed to be going well and the future lp was announced with its track listing displayed in Issue XIV of the official Madness "MIS" Nutty Boys fanzine (published during August 1986): 

1.11th hour. / 2.(Waiting for the) Ghost Train. / 3.Be Good Boy. / 4.Natural Act. / 5,Maybe In Another Life. / 6.Precious One. / 7. Patience. / 8. Remember The Day. / 9.Perfect Place. / 10. 4.B.F. / 11.It´s For The Best.

Four songs were selected to be future singles from this album: "11th Hour", "Waiting For The Ghost Train", "Be Good Boy" and "Natural Act"

The band held a competition on Nutty Boys Issue XIV for MIS members to design the cover for the pop-up album. The number read: "The topic will be ghosts, hocus pocus, hubble bubble, forests and streams, witch hour, creatures of the night, etc." Entries were expected to be received by October 13, 1986. Even so, the band had wanted to "photograph themselves sitting in front of a blazing fire in a large, dark, and dingy room". The idea was that ghost stories were being told on; but they decided to separate due to musical differences, they announced their separation at the end of September 1986, so they abandoned the album, this lost work was to be produced by Stuart Levine.

Madness without Carl, Suggs, Lee and Chris recorded two songs: "(Waiting for) The Ghost Train" and their B-side "Maybe in another life." These songs became the group's farewell single, released on October 27.1986. This single spent nine weeks on the UK charts, reaching number 18. The song first appeared on a bit.ly/M-ss The band's 1986 "Utter" album. Madness Greatest Hits Compilation, released one month after the single's release.Madness's unreleased album, whose title was to be: "The Ghost Hour", was replaced by a compilation known as "Utter Madness." In 1988, four members of the band – Suggs, Chas Smash, Lee Thompson and Chris Foreman – continued under the name The Madness. After one self-titled album and two singles that failed to make the top 40, this band also split.

Below is a reconstruction of that album with twelve songs and not eleven, as it has been discovered that "Song in Red" was also recorded during those sessions; with this line-up:

Side One: 21:32 

1.11th Hour. (Rmk).  4:02 / 2.(Waiting For The) Ghost Train.  3:44 /  3.Be Good Boy.  4:11 /  4.Natural Act. (Live edit) .  3:11 /  5.Maybe In Another Life.  3:00 /  6.Precious One. (Live edit) . 3:01 

Side Two: 18:03

7.Patience. (Edit).  1:20 / 8.Song In Red.  3:38 / 9. Nightmare,Nightmare.  4:29  (A.k.a: Remember The Day) / 10.Perfect Place.  3:05 / 11. 4.B.F. (Remix).  2:51 / 12.It´s For The Best. (Remix).  2:37

All songs have been improved, some edited and some reworked to find the best and most robust result possible. As there is no official cover, the original idea sought by the group of a penunmbra room illuminated by the fire in the fireplace has been followed. Ok guys!..,, see you soon with more and better..

The Rolling Stones: "Flashpoint" / (Unreleased Expanded Edition)

Hello again. This month I bring you a double album that will remind you of the Rolling Stones return tour after almost a decade without concerts.Although it is a great live album, I prefer the previous "Still Life", partly because it meant Bill Wyman's goodbye to the group and that takes away points. But let's know something about this great album now expanded. 

Flashpoint is a live album by the Rolling Stones, their first live album by the group since 1982's Still Life. The album was recorded in 1989 and 1990 on the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour and released in April 1991.Recorded across North America, Europe and Japan, It is also the first Rolling Stones release of the 1990s and, unlike previous live sets, includes two new studio tracks: "Highwire" and "Sex Drive"; the former was released as a single earlier in 1991 and was a comment on the Gulf War.

This album was The Rolling Stones' final release under their contract with Sony Music, the band signed a new lucrative long-term worldwide deal with Virgin Records in 1991, with the exception of Bill Wyman.

After 30 years with the band, the 55-year-old Wyman decided that he had other interests he wanted to pursue and felt that, considering the size of the recently completed Steel Wheels project and tour, it was fitting to bow out at that time. Although he would not officially announce his departure until January 1993 – bit.ly/rS-fp during the interim the rest of the band had repeatedly asked him to reconsider – he had talked about leaving the band for at least ten years.Here I bring you the complete and reconstructed album, in the correct order, with all the selected songs from the world tour released to date on CD, LP or Cassette but not on Video or DVD. This is another story. I also inlude a discarded desingn for the album cover.

      Part 1:

1.(Intro) Continental Drift  – 1:40

2.Start Me Up  – 3:59

(26 November 1989; Memorial Stadium; Clemson, South Carolina)

3.Sad Sad Sad – 3:28

(19 December 1989; Atlantic City Convention Center; Atlantic City, New Jersey)

4.Undercover of the Night  – 4:13

(19 December 1989; Atlantic City Convention Center; Atlantic City, New Jersey)

5 .Harlem Shuffle – 4:20

(27 February 1990; Korakuen Dome; Tokyo, Japan)

6.Tumbling Dice – 4:12

(24 August 1990; Wembley Stadium; London, England)

7.Miss You – 5:54

 (25 November 1989; Gator Bowl; Jacksonville, Florida)

8.Ruby Tuesday – 3:29

(27 February 1990; Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan)

9.Play with Fire – 3:18

(26 November 1989; Memorial Stadium; Clemson, South Carolina)

10.Factory Girl – 2:39

(6 July 1990; Wembley Stadium; London, England)

11.Rock and a Hard Place – 4:52

 (25 November 1989; Gator Bowl; Jacksonville, Florida)

12.You Can't Always Get What You Want – 7:10

(25 November 1989; Gator Bowl; Jacksonville, Florida)

13.I Just Want to Make Love to You – 4:05

(6 July 1990; Wembley Stadium; London, England)

14.Can´t Be Seen – 4:11

(26 November 1989; Memorial Stadium; Clemson, South Carolina)

Part 2:

1.Little Red Rooster – 5:07

(19 December 1989; Atlantic City Convention Center; Atlantic City, New Jersey)

2.Paint It Black – 3:57

(13 June 1990; Olympic Stadium; Barcelona, Spain)

3.2000 Lights Years From Home – 3:13

(13 June 1990; Olympic Stadium; Barcelona, Spain)

4.Sympathy For The Devil – 5:22

(26 February 1990; Korakuen Dome; Tokyo, Japan)

5.Gimmie Shelter  – 6:32

(26 February 1990; Korakuen Dome; Tokyo, Japan)

6.Street Fighting Man – 3:41

 (25 August 1990; Wembley Stadium; London, England)

7.Brown Sugar – 4:05

(28 July 1990; Stadio Delle Alpi; Turin, Italy)

8.Jumping Jack Flash – 5:01

(27 February 1990; Korakuen Dome; Tokyo, Japan)

9.(I Can´t Get No) Satisfaction  – 6:08

(26 November 1989; Memorial Stadium; Clemson, South Carolina)

10.Highwire – 4:46

(Full Length version)

11.Sex Drive – 6:00

(Club mix)

 

Bonus track : 

12.Winning Ugly VI – 7:53

(London mix))

From "Ruby Tuesday" U.K. CDsgl. 

All songs by Jagger/ Richards

except: 5A by (Bob Relf, Ernest Nelson); 13A  & 1B  by  (Dixon)

Flashpoint was recorded using binaural recording. This gives the effect that the concert audience is behind the home listener.

OK Guys!.., that´s all for now, see you with more and better.

U2: "Wide Awake in America" - (Reconstructed LP version).

 

“Wide Awake in America" it´s a four-track extended play  by U2. It was released on 20 May 1985 through Island Records. It was originally released only in North America and Japan but it charted in the UK as an import. It was re-released internationally in 1990.

This is an extended version of that EP, now turned into LP that shows all the selected and unused material, alternative and unknown material made by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.

Side one begins with: "Yoshino Blossom", whose title means "cherry blossom" in Japanese; It was recorded at the beginning of the “The unforgettable fire sessions”, end of May 1983. at Slane Castle with producer Paul Thomas. Remixed later by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois adding Bono's voice reciting the poem "Mother of God" by William Butler Yeats, Although the song remained as a possible B-side and a candidate to open “Wide awake in America”, but both the instrumental and vocal versions ended up archived.

Next song: "Bad" was produced by the band and recorded live from the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England on 12 November 1984, as part of the Unforgettable Fire Tour.  It´s a song about heroin addiction, would become a staple of their live set. Radio programmers often chose this “Wide Awake in America” version over the original studio recording.

“Boomerang”  is a “outtake” of over seven minutes made by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to be included in the 12-inch, cassette or CD release and “wide awake in America” EP.

Side two opens with "BassTrap / Three Sunrise", both songs are shown together because they should have originally appeared like this, in April 1985 as part of 12-inch "The Inforgettable Fire"; but the producers Bit.ly/Ud-aWA Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois were reserved to be part of "Wade awake in America", although in the end this version was unreleased.

"Love Comes Tumbling", it´s an slightly edited version with four bars immediately preceding the vocal deleted, that appears first on 12 ": Island / L18002 (Australian release) and after on the B-sides disc of The Best of 1980–1990.

“Sixty Seconds In Kingdom Come”. It was to be a coda of the previous song whose title was not going to appear on "wide awake in America". But in the end it included in "The Unforgettable Fire" 2x7 ": Island / ISD220 and CBS / DA 6185 (UK and Ireland releases).

“A Sort of Homecoming" is live from Wembley Arena in London on 15 November 1984. The song was produced by Tony Visconti and recorded during a soundcheck at the concert, with the crowd noise mixed in later during post-production at Good Earth Studios. This is the song without any post-production, as recorded during soundcheck.

Side One: 19:53.

1.Yoshino Blossom.(Alternate vocal version).(4:37) - 2.Bad.(Live).(7:53) - 3.Boomerang.(Unreleased version).(7:21).

Side Two: 19:46.

1.BassTrap / Three Sunrise.(Unreleased mix).(8:43) -  2.Love Comes Tumbling (Alternate).(4:39) - 3.Sixty Seconds In Kingdom Come.(Unreleased mix).(2:24) - 4.A Sort of Homecoming.(Soundcheck version).(3:59)

For the cover, another alternative has been used that finally appeared exceptionally in some countries such as Mexico. Ok, that´s all see you soon, with more and better.

Stevie Nicks: "Mirror Mirror".

Hello friends !, here we go again with more and better, this time with a reconstruction of the hypothetical unreleased album: “Mirror Mirror”, by the always pretty and elegant Stevie Nicks. 

Many things have been said about this work, among them that it was a lie made true by the singer's fans, let's see briefly what there is of all this.

"Mirror Mirror" was an unreleased studio album that was recorded in mid-1984 by American singer-songwriter and lead singer of Fleetwood Mac: Stevie Nicks. This is partially true. But let's better read the statements that Stevie Nicks made in the late 80's regarding the title of her third solo album "Rock a little": (...) well, first it was going to be "Mirror, Mirror"; that was going to be the name of "Rock A Little". And then because the song 'Mirror, Mirror' didn't end up on the record because I didn't like the way it came out, I changed it to "Rock A Little" because it became the title track (.. .) ". Well, with this, everything would be said. But let's know something else.

The facts tell us that the producer Jimmy Iovine was originally hired to produce the album and work on the demo recordings in early 1984.After several weeks of work, he made an acetate, which was never intended to be released as a possible album. Nicks discarded these recordings and the producer left claiming that he did not like the direction in which Nicks wanted to take the album. bit.ly/sT-mM  Although the real reason was a couple fight between Stevie and Jimmy who had an intimate relationship for years. That acetate carried these songs

 Side A: 1.Mirror Mirror.-  2.Greta. - 3.Thousand days. – 4. Battle of the dragon. – 5.One more big time Rock N´Roll Star. – 6.Has anyone ever written anything for  you?. 

Side B: 1.The Dealer.-  2.Listen to the rain. - 3. Lady from the mountains. – 4.Rose Garden. – 5. Love Is Like a River. – 6. She Loves Him Still. 

“Mirror Mirror: Released as the B-Side to the 1992 cassette "Blue Denim" single. “Greta”: Released on the Street Angel. “Thousand Days”: Released as the B-Side of the "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" single and later released on the Enchanted. “Battle of the Dragon”: Released on the American Anthem soundtrack and later on Enchanted. “One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star”: Released as the B-Side to the "Talk to Me" single and later released on Enchanted. “Has anyone ever written anything for you”. Released on the “Rock A little “ Lp.

“The Dealer” : Released on "24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault". “Listen to the rain”: Released on the Street Angel. “ Lady from the mountains”: Released as "Moonlight: A Vampire's Dream" on In Your Dreams. Rose Garden and  Love is like a river Released on the Street Angel. “She Loves Him Still”: Released on "24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault".

Other demos and outtakes that were recorded during the “Mirror Mirror / Rock A Little sessions” include: “Love Don't Fail Me Now“, “Chanel Chanel“. “Are You Mine“. “Gypsy Beggars“. “I Call You Missing“. “Priest of Nothing“. “Jimmy-Come On Back“. “Tied Up (In Promises)”. “Ooh Ooh Baby“. “Freestyle“ “Mabel Norman“ “Something Exquisite,”. “Night Gallery“. “You Like Me“. “All These Years,”. “Long Way To Go“. “Rock A Bye Baby“. “What Has Rock N' Roll Ever Done For You?”.“It's Not A Dream”

When she started working on new sessions, that cost $ 1 million dollars (USD); her voice was no longer the same, more hoarse and nasal, due to cocaine abuse. Even with everything Stevie completed the album, now renamed "Rock a little", throughout 1985 using different recording studios and producers among which were: Rick Nowels. Mike Campbell. Chas Sandford and Keith Olsen.

Released November 18 1985. "Rock a Little" hit the top 20 in its second week. The album peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard 200, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after just one month of its release for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units. The album was also certified Gold in the United Kingdom for sales in excess of 100,000 units. The album was ranked No. 41 in the best-selling albums of 1986 in the United States.

Meanwhile Nicks' growing addiction to cocaine at the time which hampered her tour performances (she would famously check into the Betty Ford Clinic at the tour's conclusion).

Anyway.., here you have this reconstruction of something that could have been but ultimately was not. Enjoy it and see you soon.

The Clash " Rat Patrol From Fort Dragg". (Reconstructed Rejected Album).

Welcome back to my site. This time starting with a rejected The Clash album mixed and compiled by Mick Jones, singer and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, co-founder for this British punk band.But first let's know something more about this super 2lp.

Before there was a Combat Rock album , there was other tentatively titled Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg, the initial draft of which was conceived almost entirely by Clash guitarist and songwriter Mick Jones. The bootleg recordings of the Rat Patrol sessions that would eventually surface years later reveal the proposed album to be not only superior to the actual release, but one of the greatest “lost” albums in pop music history.

After a short tour to promoteve the triple album Sandinsta!, The band was back to the studio in New York to complete their fifth LP. Unfortunately, they were not in good shape. Drumming prodigy Topper Headon was drawing ever-nearer to the rock bottom of his nasty heroin habit, while lyricist Joe Strummer and bassist Paul Simonon had re-hired their old manager as a means to wrangle the group’s increasingly unwieldy sound and image.

Mick, the band's only real and functioning musician, the only one with knowledge producing and engineering start to mixed and compiled a new record, The resulting album, which Mick recorded at New York’s Electric Lady Studios from November 1981 to January 1982, was the following

Side A: (18:53)

 1.The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too.(3:45) / 2.Kill Time (edit).(4:48) / 3.Should I Stay Or Should I Go.(3:07) / 4.Rock The Casbah.(3:41) / 5.Know Your Rights (alt.vers.).(3:30) 

Side B: (18:53) 

6.Red Angel Dragnet (edit).(3:20) / 7.Ghetto Defendant (edit).(4:15) / 8.Sean Flynn.(7:21) / 9.Car Jamming.(3:55) 

Side C: (18:13) 

10.Inoculated City.(2:37) / 11.Death Is A Star.(3:08) / 12.Walk Evil Talk (remix).(5:10) / 13.Atom Tan.(2:25) / 14.Overpowered By Funk.(4:51) 

Side D: (18:08)

15.Long Time Jerk (long mix).(5:08) / 16.First Night Back In London.(2:58) / 17.Cool Confusion.(3:12) / 18.Straight To Hell (Unedited Version).(6:49) 

It would have been the Clash’s third release in a row as an expanded 2LP set, sometimes more. Jones’ presented the “finished” product to the rest of the Clash and their label, and the reception was almost unanimously negative. Bit.ly/Tc-fBr Joe Strummer and manager Bernie Rhodes balked at the extended running times of several of the tracks. CBS execs saw the album’s bizarre hybrid of underground genres as a threat to its marketability. Jones was outnumbered, and CBS hired former Who producer Glyn Johns to remix the album to a single LP. Several of Rat Patrol’s best tracks were removed outright, other tracks' lengths were cut in half, verses were changed or left out, and samples and effects stripped away, the result of which is the final product Combat Rock. So much of the original album’s life had been removed in the process, leaving Combat Rock sounding tepid and uneven. 

The original album cover was also rejected for its extreme rawness. The execution in February 1968 in the streets of Saigon of a rebel at the hands of a South Vietnamese police general, a scene captured by the cameras. Sorry if anyone is bothered, but I think it was necessary to have the full album both inside and out.

Anyway, here you have a remix of the album that Jones had planned; plus another disc with additional material. Enjoy it. 

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: (1:02:22) 

19.Outside Broadcast.(7:22) (Non-album song. B side from Canada 12-inch EP. November 1982.)

 20.Radio One.(6:17) (Non-album song.  B side from Canada 12-inch EP. November 1982.)

21.This is Radio Clash.(4:09) (Non -album song. A side from 7-inch single. November 1982)

22.Mustapha Dance.(4:22). (Non-album song. A side from U.K “Mustapha Dance” single. 1991)

23.The Magnificent Dance.(5.35). (Non-album song. B side from U.K “Mustapha Dance” single. 1991)

24.Should I Stay Or Should I Go (live).(2:44). B side from “Rock The Casbah” US. single.

(Live Shea Stadium, Queens, N.Y.C. US. October 13.1982)

25.Long Time Jerk (edit).(2:55).(Non-album song. B side from “Rock The Casbah” U.K single)

26.Red Angel Dragnet (Instrumental).(1:44).(Non-album song. B side from Canada “Rock The Casbah” EP. 1982)

27.Straight to Hell (edit).(5:28)

28.Cool Confusion (remix).(3:29).(Non-album song. B “Should I stay of should I go? US. single. 1982)

29.Sean Flynn (edit).(4:25)

30.Ghetto Defendant (Unedited Version).(6;11)

31.Walk Evil Talk (unedited Vocal Mix).(7:35)

The Shining (2nd part) (The Director´s Mixes).

 

Hil again!. Today I bring you something extra, an album that I should have put on years ago but that I could not locate until recently. This is a special contribution to Kubrick's fans and "shining" lovers like me.

This the second part of the promised shining trilogy.This time they are the mixes that were made for the film, some finally rejected, but which almost ended up being the original soundtrack released in 1980.

For this reason it is structured on two sides with a length intended to be presented in an LP;but following the order of inclusion in the film . Much of this material was used in the film, but other was unpublished such as: "The Gold Room / Heartbeats and Worry".; "The Ballroom Medley" or "Bloody Elevators":

For the first time is show the original soundtrack reconstructed  after Stanley Kubrick rejected that of Wendy Carlos and Rachel Eldkind, made with excerpts of contemporary classical music  by: .György Ligeti; Bela Bartók or Krzysztof Penderecki.

 In addition, the original titles of how they were to be named in that lost album are shown.

Side A: (22:17)

1.The Shining. (2:52) / 2.Danny Talks To The Mirror. (2:42) / 3.Rocky Mountains. (3:04) / 4.Danny´s Vision. (1:29) / 5.The Labyrinth. (2:19) / 6.The Bloodied Sisters Vision. (1:00) / 7.Jack & Danny. (4:43) / 8.Room 237 and Nightmare. (4:04). 

Side B: (22:26)   

1.The Gold Room / Heartbeats and Worry. (4:19) / 2.The Ballroom Medley. (3:05) / 3.Redrum. (2:26) / 4.Bloody Elevators. (2:21) / 5.Danny Runs For His life. (3:19) / 6.In The Snow Labyrinth. (3:32) / 7.Midnight With The Stars & You. (3:22).

I also put an article that tells you almost perfectly how and when these pieces sounds within the film.

Opening titles: "The Shining" by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind.

Torrance family drive to the Overlook: "Rocky Mountains" by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind. This piece is based on "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath), the 5th movement of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique

Danny talks to the mirror and sees Grady twins for the first time; Hallorann showing Wendy the kitchen; Hallorann shines for the first time: "Lontano" written by György Ligeti, conducted by Ernest Bour, performed by the Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks.

Wendy and Danny play in Labyrinth; Danny tries to open the door to room 237; Danny goes for toy firetruck: "Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta" (Movement III) written by Bela Bartók, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Jack's nightmare; Jack enters room 237: "The Awakening of Jacob" written and conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.

Jack hits Hallorann with axe; Wendy sees Redrum in the mirror; Wendy sees Hallorann's body; Wendy encounters the ghosts: "Utrenja" (Ewangelia), written and conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.

Wendy hits Jack with bat; Jack axes door; "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny!"; Wendy sees blood coming from the elevator; bit.ly/S-Dc Jack chases Danny through the maze: "Utrenja" (Kanon Paschy), written and conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.

Danny turns corner on his bike and sees Grady twins; Wendy discovers Jack has destroyed snow-cat; Jack's frozen body: "De Natura Sonoris No.1", written and conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.

Jack storms into Gold Room; Danny writes Redrum; Hallorann drives to hotel; Wendy and Danny reunited outside maze: "De Natura Sonoris No.2", written and conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.

Wendy finds Jack's "novel"; Wendy drags Jack into pantry; Jack tells Wendy to check out the snow-cat: "Polymorphia" , written and conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.

Jack see balloons in the Gold Room: "Masquerade", written and performed by Jack Hylton and his Orchestra.

1st Half of Toilet conversation with Grady: "It's All Forgotten Now", written by Ray Noble, performed by Ray Noble & his Mayfair Dance Orchestra, with Al Bowlly on vocals.

2nd Half of Toilet conversation with Grady: "Home", written by Ray Noble, performed by Ray Noble & his Mayfair Dance Orchestra, with Al Bowlly on vocals.

Jack attends ball; Closing credits: "Midnight, the Stars and You", written by James Campbell, Reginald Connelly and Harry Woods, performed by Ray Noble & his Mayfair Dance Orchestra, with Al Bowlly on vocals.

Well, I hope you like it and you enjoy this second part, hoping that the third and last part will arrive soon. A hug friends and see you soon. Meanwhile take care.

Genesis:"Abacab" - (Reconstructed Early Version).

 

Hi!, let's go with more "albums forgotten recontructed". This time with another work from Genesis, the original line-up of the unreleased double LP from "Abacab". This is the final part of the 1980-82 trilogy: "Duke" , "Abacab" and "Three Sides Live". Perhaps, one of the best moments of the second leg of this band that began in 1976, after Peter Gabriel left the band. Okay, let's go with a quick story about the album of the month.

In June 1980, Genesis ended their “Duke” World Tour, after a short break, in November they purchased Fisher Lane Farm, a farm near Chiddingfold, Surrey, as their new recording studio. But they didn't start recording until March 1981, because the place had to be renovated.

Genesis registered Abacab in 14 weeks, working between 12 and 14 hours each day, with Hugh Padgham as the new engineer, chosen after their work on "Face Value", replacing producer and engineer David Hentschel, who had worked with them since 1975. The new environment had a productive effect on the writing process, the band had written enough material for a double album, in June Padgham edited a copy with the following content:

Side A: (19:49)

1.The Abacab Suite. (Parts I to IV) (*) I.Dodo-Lurker. II.Submarine. III.Naminanu. IV.Abacab.

Side B: (18:28)

1.Paperlate.(3:37) / 2.No Reply At All.(4:17) / 3.Me and Sarah Jane.(6:02) / 4.Keep It Dark.(4:31)

Side C:(19:51)

1.Man On The Corner.(4:26) / 2.Who Dunnit?.(3:23) / 3.You Might Recall.(7:03) (*) (full length version) / 4.Me and Virgil (edit).(4:57) (*)

Side D:(19:10)

1.Like It Or Not.(6:41) (*) (full length version) / 2.Another Record.(5:55) (*) (full length version) / 3.The Abacab Jam.(6:33) (*)

(*) Unreleased or alternate version. All songs written by Genesis, except: “Me and Sarah Jane” by Tony Banks; “Man on the corner” by Phil Collins and “Like it or not” by Mike Rutherford.

The result was not bad, but the band cut almost an hour of material because they sounded too similar to their previous albums. They wanted a less elaborate and natural sound, almost as if it had been recorded in concert. So this first edition of the album was scrapped and reworked again, but as a single LP. Eliminating some songs like: "Paperlate", "You Might Recall" and "Me & Virgil", that were included in the second EP of Genesis, "3 × 3" and the North American edition of his third live album "Three Sides Live " bit.ly/gS-ab ,released in 1982. In addition, the suite that opened the original album was undone, leaving the song" Abacab "as the start of the new version, moving" Dodo "/" Lurker "to the B side." Submarine " and " Naminanu " they became the B-sides of the singles: "No Reply at All" and "Keep It Dark.". Others were filed as: "The Abacab Jam", leaving the full version better and assigning the short version to the single, while "I like it or not" or "Another album" were edited.

Tony Banks – keyboards / Phil Collins – drums, vocals / Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass guitars / EWF Horns – horns on "No Reply at All" / Thomas "Tom Tom 84" Washington - horn arrangement on "No Reply at All".

Genesis – producers / Hugh Padgham – engineer / Bill Smith – album cover Unlike previous Genesis albums, the cover was not going to have any lettering, just the four sheets that were made. / Chris Peyton – sleeve adaptation (for The Redroom) / Carol Willis – project co-ordination / Tony Smith – manager.

Abacab was the eleventh studio album by English rock band Genesis, released on 18 September 1981 by Charisma Records.The álbum received a mostly positive reception from critics and was a commercial success for the band, reaching No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 7 on the US Billboard 200. Genesis released four singles:

1.- "Abacab" / "Another Record". Released: 14 August 1981 “Abacab” had three versions: 7:02 (LP version) / 4:10 (UK single edit) / 3:59 (US single edit)

2.- “No Reply At All” / "Naminanu / Dodo". Released only US. 9 September 1981 “No Reply at all” had two versions: “4:40 (LP version) / 4:00 (US promo single edit). 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100

3.- “Keep It Dark”/ "Naminanu".Released only UK. 23 October 1981 It reached number 33 in the UK Singles Chart.

4.- “Man On The Corner” / "Submarine".Released: 5 March 1982. “Man On The Corner” had four versions: 4:27 (LP version) / 3:56 (Special-mix) / 3:40 (U.S. single remix/edit) / 3:53 (U.K. single remix/edit) It peaked at No. 41 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and No. 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Abacab received a mostly positive reception from critics and was a commercial success for the band, reaching No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 and .was certified double platinum in 1988 by the Recording Industry Association of America for two million copies sold in the US.

Abacab bonus disc: (41:06)

1.-Abacab (Single Edit).(4:10) / 2.Another Record (Single Edit).(4:22) / 3.No Reply At All (Single Edit).(4:00) / 4.Naminanu-Dodo (Alternate Mix).(4:11) / 5.Keep It Dark (Single Edit)(4:10) / 6.Naminanu (Alternate Mix)).(2:29) / 7.Man On The Corner (Special Mix).(3:36) / 8.Submarine (Remix).(5:05) / 9. Abacab (12 Inch Version). (9:00)

Ok!.., that´s all!. Enjoy it. Don´t forget, see you soon with more and better. Meanwhile be good and take care.