Genesis Live is the first live album by the English progressive rock band Genesis, released on 20 July 1973 by Charisma Records. Conceived by label owner Tony Stratton-Smith, the album was intended to bridge a scheduling gap and maintain public interest while the group experienced prolonged writing sessions for their fifth studio album, Selling England by the Pound (1973). The band initially resisted the release, but acquiesced on the condition that the record be sold at a bu