Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch (Reissue)

Peter Gabriel's back catalog has been reissued by (Gabriel's own) Real World Records and EMI! Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch was originally released in 1978 and re-mastered in 2002. The pairing is ideal - the former front man of Genesis, produced by Robert Fripp - the leading light of King Crimson. On this, Peter Gabriel's second album, the songs "On the Air" and "D.I.Y." are stunning slices of modern rock circa 1978, bubbling with synths, insistent rhythms, and polished processed guitars, all enclosed in a streamlined production that nevertheless sounds as large as a stadium. Other tunes include "A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World," "White Shadow," "Animal Magic," the tense yet catchy "Perspective," and the reflective "Home Sweet Home."