Hi Michael,
First, welcome to this echo!
MR> I think that next, I'm going to hunt down some early Genesis if I can 
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MR> it s/h. I don't think I've heard any of this but I keep hearing people
MR> raving about it. I'll probably try and find some more Marillion as well.
MR> Any sugestions for the Genesis or Marillion are more than welcome.
Genesis' best album IMHO is "Foxtrot" (1972), with "Supper's Ready" on it.  
As a start to the Gabriel-era Genesis, I'd recommend "Selling England By  
The Pound", it was the first Gabriel-era album I heard, and I bought it  
immediately... The best early Genesis are (in this order):
Foxtrot
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Selling England By The Pound
Nursery Cryme
And of course the "Live" album (1973) is great, but I can't compare it to  
studio albums - it has one fault, they decided not to put "Supper's Ready"  
on it, though rumours say a test pressing of a double-album version has  
been made. But generally, Genesis sound much better live than in the  
studio...
But I think "Selling England" is the best album to get started, "Foxtrot"  
takes a while to appreciate...
All of this ist of course just my opinion, but I'm not alone with it :-)
See you,
   Henning
Bis denne,
 Henning
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