The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 4CD/1BR

The new 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a must-buy for Genesis fans. The 2025 remaster of the original album sounds excellent, and the Dolby Atmos mix—heard as a 5.1 downmix on my system (I haven’t sprung for an Atmos setup yet)—is spectacular, far better than the earlier surround mix by Nick Davis. The packaging is very nice, befitting the stature of the album in the world of prog, and includes an enjoyable table-top book with lots of information and behind-the-scenes pics at rehearsals, during the recording, and at some of the shows. And now, some nerdy notes. The 2025 remaster still differs from the original vinyl mix—Tony Banks’ keyboard intro faded in on the LP, but here it starts cold. Otherwise, The Lamb is presented much as it was first heard, with a stronger bottom end and clearer vocals. The remaster of the Shrine Auditorium live show still includes a few spots where Peter Gabriel’s vocals were re-recorded for the 1990s Genesis Archive 1967–75 box set, but far fewer than before. In this new remaster, you hear more of Gabriel’s original live vocals—missed lyrics, cracking voice, and all. Steve Hackett’s solos are also untouched this time, preserving the genuine live performance. I liked Hackett’s re-recorded solos on the Archive set; they showed off his more advanced technique. But they also sounded too modern and broke the illusion of 1974-75. In this edition, his guitar work belongs to its moment, and that feels right.…

I listen and compare both.... This one have a superclear and articulate piano, at his best... You can hear the strings of the grand and the piano layers are there and with no paste... All clear, the piano sustain pedals are less noisy than the previous versions but still there... Perfect. Then, comes another winner of this mix. The bass... You can hear the work of Mike rutherford no muddy, really vibrant and clear, we can hear now the bass, what kind of strings he uses, and then... The fuzz. But all clear and present, You can listen now the roto bass strings brand new and the eight strings and Ric pickups in a súper definited sound... The voice is clear, not surprising because all the versions have a great vocal presence... Here, thanks to a less compressed work the dynamics of the voice are great but the real improvement is the wide range of Frequencies presents here... The voice, Says thanks... But the winner is again the bass, that un compressed and wide fq sound makes the bass sound inmense, and when the band stars to play together... The bass pedals take the lead. You rarely find it on the original cd and both remasters... But here, the bass is in your face and tour pants!!!! There's a giant improvement on the drums... They reflects the sizes and brands of the cymbals!!! The decay of them appears at last... Maybe the snare don't sound SO Big as the 2007 version but sounds as the original snare drum used ... On each second of the mix we can hear the bass tour the force…