GENESIS – 7th LP ‘ A TRICK OF THE TAIL’ By Prog Rock Giants Is 50 Today
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
13 February 2026
English prog-rock legends GENESIS released their 7th studio album,
today 50 years ago, on 13 February 1976. It was the first LP with their
drummer Phil Collins on vocals replacing face/voice Peter Gabriel
who had left the band.
It went to #3 in the UK and #31 in the US.
Upon release, critics were impressed by the improved sound quality
and the group’s ability to survive the loss of Gabriel without sacrificing
the quality of the music.
AllMusic said: “This album is not quite as memorable as Foxtrot or Selling England, largely because its songs aren’t as immediate or memorable: apart from “Dance on a Volcano,” this is about the sound of the band playing, not individual songs, and it succeeds on that level quite wildly — to the extent that it proved to longtime fans that Genesis could possibly thrive without its former leader in tow.”
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