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Seconds Out

Seconds Out is the second live album by English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released as a double album on 14 October 1977 on Charisma Records, and was their first with touring drummer Chester Thompson and their last with guitarist Steve Hackett. The majority was recorded in June 1977 at the Palais des Sports in Paris during the Wind & Wuthering Tour. One track, "The Cinema Show", was recorded in 1976 at the Apollo in Glasgow during their A Trick of the Tail Tour.

Seconds Out

14 October 1977

9 July 1976 at Apollo, Glasgow ("The Cinema Show")
11–14 June 1977 at Palais des Sports, Paris

Progressive rock

95:31

Charisma, Atlantic

Seconds Out received average to positive reviews upon its release, and reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 47 in the US. Hackett left the group to pursue a solo career while the album was being mixed, reducing Genesis to a core trio of keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford, and drummer and singer Phil Collins. Seconds Out was reissued in 1994 and 2009, the latter as part of the Genesis Live 1973–2007 box set.

Release[edit]

Seconds Out was released on 14 October 1977.[3] Charisma Records organised an extensive promotional campaign for the album that included double page spreads in newspapers, window displays, colour posters, and commercials on national radio.[5] In the US, the album was released by Atlantic Records.[6] It peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 47 on the US Billboard 200.[7]

Reissues[edit]

In 1994, a digitally remastered version was released on CD by Virgin Records in Europe and by Atlantic Records in the US. Seconds Out was reissued with new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes completed by Nick Davis and released as part of the Genesis Live 1973–2007 box set in September 2009. On the original LP, "Dance on a Volcano" and "Los Endos" are banded as one track. This error was corrected on the box set. In November 2012, a 35th anniversary LP was pressed using the 2009 remaster.

Some CD copies of the album have an error on the last two songs "Dance on a Volcano" and "Los Endos". "Dance on a Volcano" is 8:26 long instead of 5:09. The last 3:17 that has been added to "Dance on a Volcano" is the first 3:17 of "Los Endos". This makes "Los Endos" only 3:14 long. This error is also on some services such as Apple Music,[14] Spotify (sometimes)[15] and YouTube Music[16] (sometimes).[17]

streaming

On this album, "The Carpet Crawlers" was originally titled "The Carpet Crawl". On Apple Music, it is listed as "The Carpet Crawler"; on Spotify it is listed as "The Carpet Crawlers"[19] and on YouTube Music it is listed as "The Carpet Crawl"[20] (sometimes "The Carpet Crawlers")[21] for unknown reasons.

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All tracks were recorded during the band's in support of the Wind & Wuthering album, except for "The Cinema Show" which was recorded during the 1976 tour in support of A Trick of the Tail as it was not performed on the 1977 tour.

1977 tour

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Notes:

– RMI Electra piano, Hammond T. organ, ARP Pro Soloist, Mellotron 400, Epiphone 12-string guitar, backing vocals

Tony Banks

– Shergold electric 12-string and bass guitar, 8-string bass guitar, Alvarez 12-string guitar, Moog Taurus bass pedals, backing vocals

Mike Rutherford

– Gibson Les Paul, Hokada 12-string guitar

Steve Hackett

– lead vocals, Premier and Gretsch drums

Phil Collins

Credits taken from the album's sleeve notes.[13]


Genesis


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Production