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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Don't think I bought this when it came out but the album later and this single stuck in my head for the extraordinary brilliant video. I had begun to believe this was the artwork of the future 
Always admired Peter G and 'Us' and 'So' must be up there in the pantheon . . . .  great artist and musical ambassador via his work to spread the word about World Musics through his founding WOMAD etc


On this day in music history: September 29, 1992 - “Us”, the sixth album by Peter Gabriel is released (UK release is on September 28, 1992). Produced by Daniel Lanois and Peter Gabriel, it is recorded at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, UK from October 1989 - June 1992. Issued as the long awaited follow up to his breakthrough album “So”, the songs explore the numerous issues in Gabriel’s personal life, including the break up of his first marriage, his relationship with actress Rosanna Arquette, and growing distance in his relationship with oldest daughter Anna-Marie. It spins off three singles including “Digging In The Dirt” (#24 UK, #52 US Pop), “Kiss That Frog” (#46 UK) and “Steam” (#10 UK, #32 Pop). The music videos for “Digging In The Dirt” and “Steam” win Gabriel Grammy Awards for Best Shortform Video in 1993 and 1994. The musician also supports the album with the “Secret World Live” Tour which is documented with a concert video (also winning a Grammy Award for Best Longform Music Video in 1996) and album released in 1994. The album is remastered and reissued on CD and as a double vinyl LP in 2002, and again on CD in 2010 when Gabriel reacquires the rights to his master tapes from Virgin and Geffen Records. A limited edition, numbered double vinyl LP pressing, mastered at 45 RPM is released in 2016, with a standard half speeded mastered 33 1/3 double vinyl set following in 2017. “Us” debuts in its peak position of number two on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

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