''Platinum Collection'' is a career-spanning

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by British veteran

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. It was released on 29 November 2004 in the UK and 13 September 2005 in the US. In both countries it was issued on the same day as '' The Video Show'' DVD. The set consists of three CDs that serve as an overview of Genesis' career from their early years with

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as lead singer and Anthony Phillips, followed by Steve Hackett, on guitar, continuing through the era with drummer

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as lead singer, with Hackett departing early in this period, to their most recent recordings with Ray Wilson as lead singer. The collection is mostly sequenced in reverse chronological order except for the most recent track, the title track of the '' Calling All Stations'' album, being placed at the end of the first disc. The majority of the tracks were newly remixed by studio collaborator Nick Davis. Featuring at least one track from every studio album (with the exception of their 1969 debut '' From Genesis to Revelation'') from 1970's '' Trespass'' to 1997's '' Calling All Stations'', ''Platinum Collection'' stands as the most comprehensive Genesis retrospective available. Upon its release, it reached in the UK and in the US. From left to right, the cover features pictures used on the albums '' We Can't Dance'' (1991), '' Nursery Cryme'' (1971), '' A Trick of the Tail'' (1976), ''

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'' (1972), '' Duke'' (1980), and '' Invisible Touch'' (1986). A Phil Collins solo career compilation album, also titled '' Platinum Collection'' and also consisting of three CDs, had been released earlier in 2004.

Track listing

Personnel

;Genesis * Tony Banks – keyboards * Mike Rutherford – guitars,

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on all discs except disc 1 track 16 and disc 3 track 9, vocals on disc 1 (except on track 16) and on disc 2, backing vocals on disc 3 (except on track 9) *

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on disc 3 * Anthony Phillips – guitars on disc 3 track 9 * Steve Hackett – guitars on disc 2 from track 9 and on disc 3 (except on track 9) * Ray Wilson – vocals on disc 1 track 16 * John Mayhew -

on disc 3 track 9 ;Additional personnel * Nir Zidkyahu –

on disc 1 track 16 *

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– Enossifications on disc 3 track 2

Charts

Certifications

References

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