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Description: Genesis
A Trick of the Tail
1975
FLAC - Lossless
Tracks:
A Trick of the Tail was the first Genesis album to credit specific band members to each track - previous albums had been credited entirely to "Genesis".
1. "Dance On A Volcano" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) – 5:54
2. "Entangled" (Steve Hackett/Tony Banks) – 6:27
3. "Squonk" (Mike Rutherford/Tony Banks) – 6:27
4. "Mad Man Moon" (Tony Banks) – 7:34
5. "Robbery, Assault And Battery" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins) – 6:16
6. "Ripples" (Mike Rutherford/Tony Banks) – 8:04
7. "A Trick Of The Tail" (Tony Banks) – 4:35
8. "Los Endos" (Phil Collins/Tony Banks/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) – 5:47
* Intro is taken from "It's Yourself", an A Trick of the Tail-era recording released as a B-Side to "Your Own Special Way" in 1977.
* A reprise of "Dance on a Volcano" is next, followed by a reprise of "Squonk"
* During the fade-out, Collins sings "There's an angel standing in the sun/Free to get back home". These are references to the final segment of "Supper's Ready" from Foxtrot.
Personnel:
* Phil Collins – vocals, background vocals, percussion, drums,
* Steve Hackett – electric guitar, 12-string guitars
* Tony Banks – organ, synthesizers, pianos, vocals, background vocals, 12-string guitar, mellotron
* Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, 12-string guitar, bass pedals, vocals, background vocals
A Trick of the Tail was the first studio album by progressive rock band Genesis following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel. It was released in February 1976.
Contents
After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, the remaining members held auditions for a permanent lead singer. Initially Phil Collins did not wish to take over from Gabriel, instead teaching the potential lead singers the songs. When the auditions failed to produce a suitable vocalist, Collins reluctantly went in the studio to sing "Squonk" and the band decided that Collins should be the new vocalist.
The album was recorded and mixed at Trident Studios in October / November 1975. It also marked the first album that the band would co-produce with David Hentschel. They would work with David for the next four years.
Three videos were shot for the album. The first was for the album's title cut which depicted the band playing to the track and a very miniature Phil Collins hopping around on a piano and a guitar (Collins later revealed this clip was the most embarrassing video of his career). The second was for Ripples which was a performance clip. The last was "Robbery, Assault and Battery" which depicted Phil as a bank robber who kills an elderly man (played by Mike Rutherford) after holding him up and then pursued by cops (played by Banks, Hackett and Rutherford).
A Trick of the Tail reached #3 in the UK and #31 in the US. Additionally, the album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA in March of 1990. Also according to Tony Banks in the essay that comes with The Genesis Platinum Collection, the album doubled the band's previous albums sales. This success proved crucial for Genesis whom were $400,000 in debt by the time Peter Gabriel left so it was good news financially as well as artistically.
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