A Trick of the Tail

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A Trick of the Tail is a 1976 progressive rock album by Genesis, notable as their first release after Peter Gabriel’s departure and for helping establish Phil Collins as the band’s lead vocalist.

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A Trick of the Tail canonical 1
Genesis – A Trick of the Tail 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf progressive rock album
studio album
artist Genesis NERFINISHED
bassGuitar Mike Rutherford NERFINISHED
chartPosition Billboard 200 number 31
UK Albums Chart number 3
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtBy Colin Elgie NERFINISHED
coverArtDesigner Hipgnosis NERFINISHED
criticalReception generally positive reviews
drums Phil Collins NERFINISHED
followedBy Wind & Wuthering NERFINISHED
follows The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway NERFINISHED
genre progressive rock
guitar Steve Hackett NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo A Trick of the Tail (promotional film) NERFINISHED
hasPart A Trick of the Tail (song) NERFINISHED
Dance on a Volcano NERFINISHED
Entangled NERFINISHED
Los Endos NERFINISHED
Mad Man Moon NERFINISHED
Ripples... NERFINISHED
Robbery, Assault and Battery
Squonk NERFINISHED
keyboards Tony Banks NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalist Phil Collins NERFINISHED
length 51:02
lyricsBy Mike Rutherford NERFINISHED
Tony Banks NERFINISHED
musicBy Mike Rutherford NERFINISHED
Phil Collins NERFINISHED
Steve Hackett NERFINISHED
Tony Banks NERFINISHED
notableFor first Genesis studio album after Peter Gabriel's departure
first Genesis studio album with Phil Collins as lead vocalist
partOf Genesis discography
performer Genesis NERFINISHED
producer David Hentschel NERFINISHED
Genesis NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1976
recordedAt London NERFINISHED
Trident Studios NERFINISHED
recordingEndDate 1975-12
recordingStartDate 1975-10
recordLabel Atco Records NERFINISHED
Charisma Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1976-02-02

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Genesis notableWork A Trick of the Tail
Storm Thorgerson designedCoverFor A Trick of the Tail
this entity surface form: Genesis – A Trick of the Tail