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Seconds Out |
| Produced by David Hentschel & Genesis | |
| Released on November 1977 | |
| UK CHART POSITION #4 . . . US CHART POSITION #47 | |
| Find it at GEMM | |
| 82689-2 cover high resolution scan |
G enesis never released a great live album, not for lack of trying but for lack of timing. Genesis Live was released too soon, Three Sides Live too late. And the magic had departed by the time The Way We Walk ambled across the dimming stage. Seconds Out stood the best chance of capturing Genesis at their artistic peak, yet it collapses on the reluctant shoulders of new frontman Phil Collins. Not only does Phil fail to fill the enormous shoes of Peter Gabriel (which is understandable), he doesn’t even rise to his own studio standards on tracks like “Robbery, Assault And Battery” or “Squonk.” By shrinking from the spotlight (audibly anyway), Phil’s humble delivery becomes the unwitting focal point. The rest of the band is brilliant, delivering all of the energy and color that imbued the originals, but the music obscures the vocals, and what you’re left with is a performance that sounds as shrouded as the album artwork looks. That was my impression when I heard this on an 8-track tape years ago, and it remains my impression today as I listen to the definitive edition remaster. The fact is, there is no definitive Genesis live album. In such poor company, Seconds Out wins by default. There is nothing on the other live albums that compares with hearing a complete version of “Supper’s Ready” or such sublime moments from their last two albums as “Afterglow” and “Dance On A Volcano.” With Phil at the mike much of the time, Genesis enlisted drummers Chester Thompson and Bill Bruford (briefly) to support the group, with Phil often playing alongside Chester for a double attack. Thompson is terrific, and I don’t need to sell anyone here on the merits of Bruford and Collins. This was the last album to feature Steve Hackett, so in many ways Seconds Out marked the end of an era. I would have liked to hear Phil come out swinging, wringing the dramatic possibilities from this material the way Peter would have, or at least with the energy of Trick and Wind, but you can’t always get what you want. As the joke goes, he got better. Unfortunately, the material didn’t.
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| 82689-2 gatefold sleeve | 82689-2 back sleeve |
TRACK LISTING
CREDITS
TONY BANKS -- EMI electric piano, Hammond T. organ, ARP Pro soloist, Melotron 400, Epiphone 12-string, backing voices
PHIL COLLINS -- voice, Premier and Gretsch drums, keyboard solos
STEVE HACKETT -- Gibson Les Paul, Hokada 12-string
MIKE RUTHERFORD -- Shergold electric 12-string & bass, 8-string bass, Alvarez 12-string, Moog Taurus bass pedals, backing voices
CHESTER THOMPSON -- Pearl drums and percussion
Bill Bruford -- Ludwig and Hayman drums and percussion
Armando Gallo, Robert Ellis, Graham Wood -- sleeve photos
A & D Design -- sleeve layout
Frank Sanson -- art direction
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| REGION | RELEASE DATE | LABEL | MEDIA | ID NUMBER | FEATURES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | November 1977 | Charisma | 2LP | GE2001 | gatefold cover, inner sleeves |
| US | November 1977 | Atlantic | 2LP/8T | SD2-9002 | gatefold cover, inner sleeves |
| CAN | 1977 | Atlantic | 2LP | 2SD-9002 | gatefold cover |
| FRA/GER | 1977 | Charisma | 2LP | 6641 697 | gatefold cover, inserts |
| JPN | Charisma | 2LP | 15PP-33/4 | ||
| NET | 1977 | Charisma | 2LP | 9199 263/4 | gatefold cover |
| US | November 1985 | Atlantic | 2CD/2CS | SD/CS2-9002 | |
| BRA | 1987 | Virgin | 2LP | 1228001 | |
| UK | 1994 | Virgin | 2CD | GECD2001 | |
| US | November 29, 1994 | Atlantic | 2CD/2CS | 82689 | definitive edition remaster |
| EUR | 1994 | EMI | 2CD | 839 887 |
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