By the time Seconds Out was released, Banks, Rutherford and Collins had already recorded …And Then There Were Three… , the first Genesis album recorded as a trio, in September 1977 at Relight Studios with Hentschel as producer. It was then mixed at Trident Studios in London. In order to…
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In May 1977 Genesis released Spot the Pigeon , an extended play of three tracks left off Wind & Wuthering . It peaked at No. 14 on the UK singles chart. It was the final Genesis release before Hackett left the group.
The shows in Glasgow and Stafford were filmed for their concert film Genesis: In Concert , released in cinemas in February 1977 as a double bill with White Rock .
Prior to the 1977 tour, Bruford declined an offer to return as second drummer, leaving Collins searching for a replacement. He heard American drummer Chester Thompson , of Frank Zappa ‘s band and Weather Report , play a drum passage on ” More Trouble Every Day ” from Zappa’s live…
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Wind & Wuthering was released in December 1976 and reached No. 7 in the UK and No. 26 in the US.
Additional recording and production work was done at Trident Studios that October.
In September 1976, Genesis relocated to Relight Studios at Hilvarenbeek in the Netherlands with Hentschel to record Wind & Wuthering .
In June, the album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Institute for selling over 100,000 copies which helped the band clear the £400,000 of debt (equivalent to £2,700,000 in 2025) they owed when Gabriel left.
A Trick of the Tail was released in February 1976 and was a commercial and critical success for the band.
Recording began in October 1975 at Trident Studios with Hentschel as producer.