Steve Hackett to Release ‘Selection’ from Genesis Revisited II to coincide with the European Tour

British guitarist and progressive rock pioneer Steve Hackett announced the release of an album titled ‘Selection’ to coincide with the European tour. The single CD album will contain a collection of songs taken from Genesis Revisited II and include a newly recorded version of Carpet Crawlers, a pre-tour treat from the legendary guitarist with Ray Wilson on vocal duties. Carpet Crawlers will also be available as a single track for digital download.

“This single CD album features some of my favorite shorter songs and highlights from Genesis Revisited II‘ – says Hackett enthusiastically – “along with additional track ‘Carpet Crawlers’ sung by Ray Wilson, who joined Genesis as singer on Calling All Stations. He does a great job here filling Gabriel’s shoes, but with his own special style. It’s great to be flying the flag once more for the early Genesis sound on the eve of the World Tour...”

Genesis Revisited II celebrates the Genesis progressive rock period between 1971 and 1977 – known as the band’s ‘Golden Era’ – and follows the first installment released by Hackett in 1996.

The Genesis Revisited Tour will be Hackett’s biggest production to date, incorporating classics from both Genesis Revisited albums in a unique show not to be missed. Steve Hackett is the first member of Genesis to revisit this phase of the band’s history and fans have welcomed the opportunity to take a trip down memory lane, with many dates already sold out.