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Genesis Released "A Trick Of The Tail" 50 Years Ago Today
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After 400 audition tapes, Genesis realized that they already had a replacement for Peter Gabriel in their ranks. But Phil Collins’ promotion did not guarantee anything for the band, either in creative or commercial terms. Initially, they joined Trident Studios to record "A Trick of the Tail", which was released in February 1976, without having promoted Collins to singer. That left producer David Hentschel with no real sense of direction for the …
“We knew costumes wouldn’t be part of it. Phil wouldn’t have been good in a flower mask”: Peter Gabriel’s exit could have finished Genesis. Instead Phil Collins stepped up and they delivered prog classic A Trick Of The Tail
The quartet attempted to continue as an instrumental group, then sorted through hundreds of audition tapes, before realising they already had their new vocalist
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