Compilations 1976 - 1979


Treasury of British Rock on Japanese King Label. Includes In The Beginning from Genesis. Catalog Number DY 5011-1.

There's no date on this one, but From Genesis to Revelation was released under the Treasury of British Rock series in 1976 so I assume this compilation LP was the same year.
Canta e Balla le Tue Corse D'estate (Sing and dance with your two courses of summer) Italian Philips 1976. Includes A Trick of the Tail from Genesis and A Tower Struck Down & Hands of the Priestess Part 1 from Steve Hackett. Also includes tracks from Nazareth, Le Orme, and Far East Band.

Includes a insert with discography and band notes. These were given away with Pirelli tires and sold at motor shows. This is the very rare 12" version (there is also a 7" single) with a limited edition of 1000. Catalog number 6830 242.
Super Group Festival on German Philips 1976. Includes Carpet Crawl, Counting Out Time, and I Know What I Like from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Status Quo, Kraftwerk, and Nazareth. Catalog Number 63 910 LP or 69 978 cassette.
Disco de Oro on Mexican Polydor February 1976. Includes I Know What I Like (Se lo que me gusta) from Genesis as well as tracks from ELO, Focus, BTO, the Bee Gees, Neil Sedaka, 10 CC, and a few others. Catalog number 16186 / 2480 344

The LP is subtitled Canal 58 (a place in Guadalajara) symbolizing new and free music expression of many different styles.
EMI New Release Promotional Compilation on New Zealand EMI March/April 1976. Includes In The Beginning from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from Linda Ronstadt, The Drifters, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Tangerine Dream, Diana Ross, John Paul Young and the Chi-Lites. No Catalog Number.
Warner Elektra Atlantic Promo Sampler called Stars and Sounds Forever from the US April 1976. Includes Squonk from Genesis as well as tracks from Led Zeppelin, the Doobie Brothers, Queen, Bad Company, and others. Catalog number WEA SMP 4-76.
Summer Gold Rush WEA 2-LP compilation from May 1976. Includes A Trick of the Tail from Genesis as well as tracks by Zeppelin, CSNY, Bad Company, The Stones, Queen, Jethro Tull, ELP, and many others. A Trick of the Tail is certainly a unique song choice for a compilation such as this. Catalog number WEA SMP-2, 5-76.
The Old Grey Whistle Test - Take Two on UK BBC Records 1976. Includes Ripples from Genesis.

2-LP set also includes tracks from Dave Mason, Stackridge, Wodowmaker, Rory Gallagher, John Steven's Away, Be-Bop Deluxe, Camel, Little Feat, Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Nils Lofgren, Joe Walsh, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Jackson Browne, Jani Ian, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Bonnie Raitt, and Dan Fogelberg. Catalog Number BEDP 001 for the LP, HRMC 6000 for the Cassette, or HRCT 7000 for the cartridge.
20 Super Rock Originals on German Nova 1976. Includes In The Wilderness from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from The Rolling Stones, Camel, Cat Stevens, Thin Lizzy, Them, Chicken Shack, John Mayall, UFO, Ten Years After, ZZ Top, East of Eden, David Bowie, The Moody Blues, Kevin Johnson, Savoy Brown, and Michael Chapman. Catalog number 6.22439 AP.
The Best of Reflection on German Fontana 1976. Includes I Know What I Like from Genesis. Nice quality gatefold with a paragraph on Genesis and Gabriel leaving.

This is a compilation of some of the Reflection compilations including Van Der Graaf Generator, Lindisfarne, The Turtles, Bob Marley, the Yardbirds, and others. Catalog number 6436 111 LP or 7179 102 cassette.
Collector Series Radio/In-Store Sampler on US London Records 1977. Includes The Conqueror and Where the Sour Turns to Sweet. Also includes tracks by Them, Thin Lizzy, David Bowie, John Mayall, Savoy Brown, and Ten Years After. Catalog Number LC-X-1004.
Charisma Presentation on Argentinian Phonogram 1977 with insert. Includes Squonk and Afterglow from Genesis, Here Comes the Flood from Gabriel, The Shadow of the Hierophant from Steve Hackett, and Sun in the Night from Brand X.

Also includes tracks from Patrik Moraz, Lindisfarne, Clifford T. Ward, Van Der Graaf Generator, and Rare Bird. Catalog Number 9124037 and subcatalog number 6038 for the LP and 9908 for the cassette.
Charisma Presentation Uruguay release of the LP above 1979. Catalog number and tracks are the same but is pressed with a black and white label.
Jem Records Presents: Free Festival August 1977. Includes Inside & Out by Genesis, although the first 750 copies mis-pressed Match of the Day. Since maybe only 1000 were pressed, the Inside & Out version is harder to find.

Also has tracks by Elvis Costello, The Jam, The Saints, The Sex Pistols, Le Orme, Ducan Mackay, John Otway, Thundertrain, David Coverdale, Hugh Hopper, and Christian Kolonovits. Jem Import Sampler No. 4, Catalog Number FREE 1.
Supertracks on UK Vertigo 1977. Compiled by Tony Stratton-Smith to aid the Sports Foundations. Includes Carpet Crawl from Genesis as well as tracks by Led Zeppelin, Rick Wakeman, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, Yes, and Monty Python. Catalog number SPORT 1.
The Charisma Festival 2-LP set on West German Charisma 1977. Includes Squonk & Afterglow as well as Kerb Crawler & Smacks of Euphorie Hysteria from Brand X, The Shadow of the Hierophant from Steve Hackett, and Down the Dolce Vita & Moribund the Burgermeister from Peter Gabriel. 
 

Also includes tracks from Patrick Moraz, Lindisfarne, Adrian Wagner, Hawkwind, Rare Bird, String Driven Thing, The Nice, Bo Hansson, Peter Hammill, Paul Ryan, Van Der Graaf Generator,  and Clifford T. Ward. Catalog number 9199 269/270 for the LP, 7599 244 for the cassette, or 6641 701 for the cartridge.
The Soft Side of Rock from Holland 1978. Includes the Seconds Out live version of Carpet Crawl as well as tracks by Clifford T Ward, Lindisfarne, String Driven Thing, Nazareth, Kayak, Rare Bird, and a few others. Catalog Number 9279 228 LP or 7259 228 cassette.
High Life on German Polystar 1978. Includes Follow You, Follow Me from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from Olivia Newton-John Travolta, Abba, Andy Gibb, the Bee Gees, Blondie, Status Quo, Sweet, and others. Catalog number 2475 531 LP or 3236 531 cassette.
Hit Fever on German/Holland Arcade 1978. Includes Follow You, Follow Me from Genesis and a small photo on the front credited to Armando Gallo.

Also includes tracks from Sweet, Blondie, Uriah Heep, and other obscure bands. Catalog number ADE G 41.
Very rare Venezuelan Compilation from 1978 on Polydor. Includes Follow You, Follow Me from Genesis along with tracks from the Bee Gees, Grace Jones, Sweet, and several Venezuelan artists.
Hitwave on Australian Polystar 1978. Includes Follow You, Follow Me from Genesis. Catalog number 9199-959 for the LP or 7299 893 for cassette.

Also includes tracks from 10cc, Frankie Valli, Dire Straits, Johnny Cougar, Thin Lizzy, Sweet, and several others although Genesis is one of the only ones not pictured. 

This LP is printed on Green Vinyl and a custom Hitwave label. It also includes a custom Hitwave paper insert with Genesis LP information for every release up to And Then There Were Three. Interestingly, there are no listings for FGTR or Trespass and they list W&W as Winds and Wuthering. 

This is a VERY tough compilation to find.
Disco Motion on German K-Tel 1978. Includes Many, Too Many from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from Barry Manilow, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Commodores, and a number of obscure German bands. Catalog Number TG 1199.
Disco Nights on German K-Tel 1978. Follow You Follow Me makes it to another disco compilation along with tracks by Blondie, Carpenters, Bonnie Tyler, and other 70s bands. Catalog Number TG 1181.
Hit Sounds Vol. 2 on Argentina Phonogram 1978. Includes Follow You, Follow Me from Genesis.

Genesis is 'fortunate' enough to be accompanied by tracks from Olivia Newton John Travolta, Barry Manilow, Andy Gibb, Alan Parsons Project, Kate Bush, Donna Summers, and others. Catalog number 6031 for the LP or 9609 for the cassette.
Levi's Rock UK compilation 1978. Includes I Know What I Like from Genesis as well as tracks from Ian Hunter, ELO, BTO, 10 CC, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Dire Straits, Peter Frampton, Elton John, Toto, and tons of others on a huge 5 LP set. Catalog number SP 1558.
Dancin' Days Brazilian compilation 1978. Includes Follow You Follow Me (not exactly a dance track) from Genesis as well as tracks by The Commodores, Village People, and Blood Sweat and Tears.

Som Livre catalog number 404 7107, same label and year as the Brazilian In Concert LP, released in support of the Brazilian Tour.
Rock Chapter One on Mercury 1978. Includes Follow You Follow Me from Genesis as well as tracks by Lindisfarne, Rod Stewart, Nazareth, Steve Miller Band, and others. The LP was made in Malaysia with production credits from Hong Kong and Singapore. Catalog Number 6300 809.
Hot Disco Night on German Philips 1979. Includes Follow You, Follow Me from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from Dire Straits and others. Catalog number 9107 057 LP or 7242 021 cassette.
Super Groups Meeting on German Philips / Phonogram 1979. Includes Many Too Many and Follow You Follow Me from Genesis.

Also includes tracks from Nazareth, Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, and Black Sabbath. Catalog number 30 048 3.

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