''The Genesis'' is a 2002 album released by
Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
It consists of very early recordings (around the time when Malmsteen was seventeen years old), and many of these tracks were reworked for compositions on albums throughout his career. This album is the official version of an album released by
Marcel Jacob, ''
Birth of the Sun'', which was based on a 1980 demo of Malmsteen's.
Track listing
Personnel
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Yngwie J. Malmsteen -
guitar
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bass guitar
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vocals
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*Marcel Jacob - bass guitar (According to the liner notes, Malmsteen later re-recorded the bass himself).
*Zepp Urgard -
drums
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References
2002 albums
Yngwie Malmsteen albums
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