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When all this revolution is over, he sits down on a highly polished floor while his dizziness fades away. It is an empty modern hallway and the dreamdoll saleslady sits at the reception desk. Without prompting she goes into her rap: "This is the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging, those you are about to see are all in for servicing, except for a small quantity of our new product, in the second gallery. It is all the stock required to cover the existing arrangements of the enterprise. Different batches are distributed to area operators, and there are plenty of opportunities for the large investor. They stretch from the costly care-conditioned to the most reasonable mal-nutritioned. We find here that everyone`s looks become them. Except for the low market mal-nutritioned, each is provided with a guarantee for a successful birth and trouble free infancy. There is however only a small amount of variable choice potential - not too far from the mean differential. You see, the roof has predetermined the limits of ac
tion of any group of packages, but individuals may move off the path if their diversions are counter-balanced by others."


"It`s the last great adventure left to mankind"
- Screams a drooping lady
offering her dreamdolls at less than extortionate prices,
and as the notes and coins are taken out
I`m taken in, to the factory floor.

for the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- All ready to use
the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- I just need a fuse.

Got people stocked in every shade,
Must be doing well with trade.
Stamped, addressed, in odd fatality.
That evens out their personality.
With profit potential marked by a sign,
I can recognise some of the production line,
No bite at all in labour bondage,
Just wrinkled wrappers or human bandage.

Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- All ready to use
it`s the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- I just need a fuse.


As he wanders along the line of packages, Rael notices a familiarity in some of their faces. He finally comes upon some of the members of his old gang and worries about his own safety. Running out through the factory floor, he catches sight of his brother John with a number 9 stamped on his forehead.

The hall runs like clockwork
Their hands mark out the time;
Empty in their fullness
Like a frozen pantomime.
Everyone`s a sales representative
Wearing slogans in their shrine.
Dishing out failsafe superlative,
Brother John is No. 9.

it`s the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- All ready to use
it`s the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- I just need a fuse.

The decor on the ceiling
has planned out their future day
I see no sign of free will,
so I guess I have to pay,
pay my way,
for the Grand Parade...
it`s the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- All ready to use
it`s the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
- I just need a fuse.

Release History

The Genesis song "The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging" appears on the following albums:
1970 - 1975
11 November 2008

1970 - 1975

  1. Looking For Someone (7:04)
  2. White Mountain (8:09)
  3. Visions Of Angels (6:52)
  4. Stagnation (8:54)
  5. Dusk (6:14)
  6. The Knife (8:57)
  7. Reissues Interview 2007
  8. The Musical Box (11:03)
  9. For Absent Friends (1:44)
  10. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (7:58)
  11. Seven Stones (5:11)
  12. Harold The Barrel (3:02)
  13. Harlequin (2:40)
  14. The Fountain Of Salmacis (9:06)
  15. The Fountain Of Salmascis
  16. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
  17. Time Table (4:40)
  18. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:33)
  19. Can-Utility And The Coastliners (5:45)
  20. Horizons (2:17)
  21. Lover's Leap
  22. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
  23. Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry-Men
  24. How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
  25. Willow Farm (2:57)
  26. Apocalypse In 9/8 (Co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)
  27. As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)
  28. Twilight Alehouse (7:48)
  29. (Interview) (5:54)
  30. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:58)
  31. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:08)
  32. Firth Of Fifth (10:11)
  33. More Fool Me (3:41)
  34. The Battle Of Epping Forest (12:30)
  35. After The Ordeal (4:15)
  36. The Cinema Show (11:04)
  37. Aisle Of Plenty (1:58)
  38. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrope)
  39. Supper's Ready (23:18)
  40. Return Of The Giant Hogweed (8:14)
  41. The Lamb Lies Down On Braodway
  42. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
  43. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
  44. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
  45. In The Cage (7:49)
  46. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
  47. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
  48. Hairless Heart (2:36)
  49. Counting Out Time (3:50)
  50. Carpet Crawlers (5:47)
  51. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
  52. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
  53. The Waiting Room (9:33)
  54. Anyway (3:31)
  55. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
  56. The Lamia (7:12)
  57. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boots
  58. The Arrival
  59. A Visit To The Doktor
  60. The Raven
  61. Ravine (1:27)
  62. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
  63. Riding The Scree (4:41)
  64. In The Rapids (2:26)
  65. It (4:49)
  66. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
  67. I Know What I Like... (6:14)
  68. Happy The Man (3:07)
  69. Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970)
  70. Pacidy (BBC Nightride 1970)
  71. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC Nightride 1970)
  72. Going Out To Get You (Demo 1969)
  73. Provocation (4:09)
  74. Frustration (3:42)
  75. Manipulation (3:48)
  76. Resignation (3:03)
  77. Box Set 1967-1975 (VH1 Special)
1970-1975
10 November 2008

1970-1975

  1. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:58)
  2. Happy The Man (3:07)
  3. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
  4. Looking For Someone (7:04)
  5. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
  6. The Musical Box (11:03)
  7. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
  8. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
  9. For Absent Friends (1:44)
  10. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:08)
  11. The Waiting Room (9:33)
  12. Time Table (4:40)
  13. Twilight Alehouse (7:48)
  14. White Mountain (8:09)
  15. Anyway (3:31)
  16. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
  17. Firth Of Fifth (10:11)
  18. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:33)
  19. Going Out To Get You (4:54)
  20. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (7:58)
  21. Visions Of Angels (6:52)
  22. Can-Utility And The Coastliners (5:45)
  23. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
  24. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
  25. More Fool Me (3:41)
  26. Seven Stones (5:11)
  27. Shepherd (4:00)
  28. Stagnation (8:54)
  29. Dusk (6:14)
  30. Harold The Barrel (3:02)
  31. Horizons (2:17)
  32. In The Cage (7:49)
  33. Pacidy (5:42)
  34. The Battle Of Epping Forest (12:30)
  35. The Lamia (7:12)
  36. After The Ordeal (4:15)
  37. Harlequin (2:40)
  38. Let Us Now Make Love (6:14)
  39. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
  40. Supper's Ready (23:18)
  41. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
  42. The Knife (8:57)
  43. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
  44. Provocation (4:09)
  45. The Cinema Show (11:04)
  46. The Colony of Slippermen: Arrival / A Visit to the Doktor / Raven (8:12)
  47. The Fountain Of Salmacis (9:06)
  48. Aisle Of Plenty (1:58)
  49. Frustration (3:42)
  50. Hairless Heart (2:36)
  51. Ravine (1:27)
  52. Counting Out Time (3:50)
  53. Manipulation (3:48)
  54. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
  55. Resignation (3:03)
  56. Riding The Scree (4:41)
  57. The Carpet Crawlers (5:33)
  58. In The Rapids (2:26)
  59. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
  60. It (4:49)
1974-11-25: A Hole in Heaven: Music Hall, Cleveland, Oh, USA
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1974-11-26: Time To Unzip: Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA
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1974-12-08: Palace Theater, Providence, RI, USA
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1975-01-11: Broadway Everglades: Lakeland Theater, Lakeland, FL, USA
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1975-01-22: The Lamb Lies Down on Berkeley: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Archive 1967 - 75
22 June 1998

Archive 1967 - 75

  1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
  2. Fly On The Windshield (4:36)
  3. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
  4. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
  5. In The Cage (7:49)
  6. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
  7. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
  8. Hairless Heart (2:36)
  9. Counting Out Time (3:50)
  10. The Carpet Crawlers (5:33)
  11. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
  12. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
  13. The Waiting Room (9:33)
  14. Anyway (3:31)
  15. The Supernatural Anaesthetist (3:43)
  16. The Lamia (7:12)
  17. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
  18. The Colony Of Slippermen (The Arrival, A Visit To The Doktor, The Raven) (8:47)
  19. Ravine (1:27)
  20. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
  21. Riding The Scree (4:41)
  22. In The Rapids (2:26)
  23. It (4:49)
  24. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (7:05)
  25. Firth Of Fifth (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (8:28)
  26. More Fool Me (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (3:59)
  27. Supper's Ready (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (26:34)
  28. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (5:36)
  29. Stagnation (BBC Live Recording) (8:53)
  30. Twilight Alehouse (Single B-Side 1973) (7:48)
  31. Happy The Man (Single A-Side 1971) (2:54)
  32. Watcher Of The Skies (Unreleased Single Version 1972) (3:42)
  33. In The Wilderness (Rough Mix Without Strings 1968) (2:59)
  34. Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970)
  35. Pacidy (BBC Nightride 1970)
  36. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC Nightride 1970)
  37. Going Out To Get You (Demo 1969)
  38. Dusk (Demo 1969) (6:13)
  39. Build Me A Mountain (Rough Mix 1968) (4:12)
  40. Image Blown Out (Rough Mix 1968) (3:08)
  41. One Day (Rough Mix 1968) (3:14)
  42. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet (Demo 1968) (3:31)
  43. In The Beginning (Demo 1968) (2:01)
  44. The Magic Of Time (Demo 1968) (2:27)
  45. Hey! (Demo 1968) (3:10)
  46. Hidden In The World Of Dawn (Demo 1968) (3:04)
  47. Sea Bee (Demo 1968) (2:35)
  48. The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse (Demo 1968) (2:42)
  49. Hair On The Arms And Legs (Demo 1968) (3:46)
  50. She Is Beautiful (Demo 1967 ... Later "The Serpent") (2:11)
  51. Try A Little Sadness (Demo 1967) (3:19)
  52. Patricia (Demo 1967 ... Later "In Hiding") (3:04)
Archive 1967-75
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