Brand X Phil Collins / London, UK 07.30.1976 Complete

Brand X, with Phil Collins joining the band, made a sensational debut in 1976. Now, two superb live albums that capture the raw energy of that initial, fiery performance are being released simultaneously. This album is the first of these two simultaneous releases, a superb audience recording of their July 30, 1976 performance at the Marquee Club. 1976 was the year Phil Collins blossomed as a frontman with “A Trick of the Tail,” but at the same time, he was also demonstrating his incredible skill as a drummer with Brand X. Let’s first take a look at their activities at the time through a schedule to get a better understanding of where this album fits in. 《February: GENESIS ‘A TRICK OF THE TAIL’ released》・February 20: London performance *February 26: ‘LIVE 1976 (BBC session)’ 《June 18: ‘UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOUR’ released》 *July 15: ‘LIVE 1976 (BBC session)’ *July 30: London performance ←★Here・August 2: John Peel session *August 29: ‘READING FESTIVAL 1976’・September 2: London performance ←※Official LIVESTOCK・November 12-20: UK (3 performances) December 17: GENESIS ‘WIND & WUTHERING’ released The intimate atmosphere of the Marquee Club creates an extremely powerful sound. This is BRAND X in 1976. To make it easier to understand, the large-scale “A TRICK OF THE TAIL Tour” has been omitted, and only the album release dates for GENESIS have been listed. BRAND X only performed about 10 live shows, and this Marquee Club performance is one of their early, showcase-like gigs. It’s also a live album that bridges the gap between the masterpiece ‘LIVE 1976’ and ‘READING FESTIVAL 1976’, which were released at the same time. This album, which conveys that show, is delicious for its superb sound and lengthy running time. First of all, the sound is simply amazing. It’s incredibly thick and intimate. After all, the venue is the small, intimate “Marquee Club”. It does absorb the hall’s acoustics, but the physical distance to the band is close, so the thick core and details jump into your ears before the edges get rounded by the echo. In fact, apart from the tone, there is absolutely no audience-like quality, and the listening experience is exactly like an FM broadcast. Even the tom-toms, which tend to sound light, have a sense of weight to them. A full set full of extremely rare songs that far surpass Reading In addition to this superb, intimate sound, a strong point of this album is its lengthy full set. Let’s organize this by comparing it with our store’s collection of ‘READING FESTIVAL 1976’ and ‘LIVE 1976’. Abnormal behavior (4 songs) – Running on Three / Born Ugly (★) / Nuclear Burn / Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria (★★) Others (2 songs + 3 songs) – Moroccan Roll: Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You’ve Broken Yours Off Already)… / Malaga Virgen Others: Ancient Mysteries (★) / Kugelblitz / Tunisian Faces (★★) *Note: Songs marked with “★” are not available on the simultaneously released ‘READING FESTIVAL 1976’. In particular, songs marked with “★★” were not even available on the masterpiece ‘LIVE 1976’. …And that’s how it is. Unlike the short festival sets of ‘READING FESTIVAL 1976’ and the BBC broadcast of ‘LIVE 1976’, this is a magnificent full set exceeding 90 minutes. It includes not only tracks from the recently released ‘UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOUR’, but also plenty of rare tracks that would later see the light of day on his next album ‘MOROCCAN ROLL’ and the 1997 unearthed album ‘MISSING PERIOD’. “Tunisian Faces” is an extremely rare track, as it was only recorded on this day. Phil Collins, who awakened as a frontman after taking on the band ‘A TRICK OF THE TAIL’ with all his might as a legendary drummer and rose to become a global pop star, is featured in this phenomenal jazz-rock album, where you can’t sense any trace of that past. It showcases just how outstanding a drummer he was, with a live performance that surpasses even ‘UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOUR’. BRAND X was such a formidable band that even a legendary drummer had to give it his all to stand up to them. Experience their true brilliance with this full set in the intimate setting of the Marquee Club. A superb audience recording of their July 30, 1976 performance at the Marquee Club. A rare release that lets you experience a full set of over 90 minutes from the Phil Collins era in the intimate setting with its powerful sound. It also includes plenty of rare tracks such as “Tunisian Faces” and “Born Ugly,” which were not found in the BBC sessions or at Reading Festival. This is a new masterpiece that you should enjoy together with the simultaneously released “READING FESTIVAL 1976.” Marquee Club, London, UK 30th July 1976 Disc 1(50:52) 01. Running on Three 02. Ancient Mysteries 03. Kugelblitz 04. Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You’ve Broken Yours Off Already)… 05. Born Ugly 7:55 Disc 2(40:42) 01. Malaga Virgen 02. Tunisian Faces 8:56 03. Band Introductions 04. Nuclear Burn 9:30 05. Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria