Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 1 (1977) [Full Album] Vinyl Rip

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Peter Gabriel is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter and producer Peter Gabriel, released on 25 February 1977 by Charisma Records. After his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis was made public in 1975, Gabriel took a break to concentrate on his family life. In 1976, he began writing material for a solo album and met producer Bob Ezrin, who agreed to produce it. Gabriel hired several additional musicians to play on the album, including guitarist Robert Fripp and bassist Tony Levin. The album was later known as Peter Gabriel I or Car, referring to the album's artwork produced by Hipgnosis. Some music streaming services refer to it as Peter Gabriel 1: Car.

Upon the album's release, it peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 38 on the US Billboard 200. It has since reached Gold certification in both countries for selling 100,000 and 500,000 copies, respectively. The song "Solsbury Hill" was the first single from the album, and peaked at No. 13 in the UK. Gabriel supported the album with a tour of Europe and the US through 1977, featuring a seven-piece band including Fripp and Levin. The album was remastered in 2002 and 2011.

Tracklist
side one:
Moribund the Burgermeister 0:00
Solsbury Hill 4:19
Modern Love 8:40
Excuse Me 12:18
Humdrum 15:38

side two:
Slowburn 19:07
Waiting for the Big One 23:44
Down the Dolce Vita 31:00
Here Comes the Flood 36:04

Personnel
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, keyboards, flute, recorder
Robert Fripp – electric guitar, classical guitar, banjo on "Excuse Me"
Steve Hunter – acoustic guitar on "Solsbury Hill", "Slowburn" and "Waiting for the Big One"; electric guitar, electric rhythm guitar, pedal steel
Dick Wagner – backing vocals, electric guitar on "Here Comes the Flood"
Tony Levin – bass guitar, tuba, leader of the Barbershop Quartet on "Excuse Me"
Jozef Chirowski – keyboards
Larry Fast – synthesizer, programming
Allan Schwartzberg – drums
Jimmy Maelen – percussion, synthibam, bones
London Symphony Orchestra – strings on "Down the Dolce Vita" and "Here Comes the Flood"
Michael Gibbs – orchestral arrangement

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