Genesis: "Wind & Wuthering"

Genesis' eighth (8th) studio album,

this LP was released in 1976.

Great music, as always, of course.

I've not yet taken the time to rank

my "favorite" album covers

but I dare say this one would rank pretty high on the list.

Design by Hipgnosis

Paintings by Colin Elgie

Article about this LP HERE.

Special "shout out" to Chris Holmes at

The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit

for supplying the "lost" info I needed

regarding Art and Design for this LP.

Genesis: "...And Then There Were Three..."

When I first "discovered" Genesis,

they had already been around for many years.

But I instantly loved their music,

and I went about gathering earlier

recordings; i.e., earlier than 1980, which was when

a friend introduced me to them.

This LP was released in 1978,

after Steve Hackett had left the band.

Peter Gabriel had left in 1975.

The three left after Hackett's departure

were Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford.

Hence the name of this LP.

Article about Genesis HERE.

Article about this LP specifically HERE.

Album art by Hipgnosis.

Genesis: "Duke"

I hate to admit it, but this album was my introduction to Genesis.  "Duke" is the tenth (10th!) studio album by Genesis.  It was their first album to go Platinum, followed by four more that each went multi-Platinum.  The huge pop hit from this LP is "Misunderstanding," unquestionably a great song.  The rest of this album is also tremendously enjoyable.

"Duke" prompted me to investigate earlier Genesis recordings, several of which I subsequently purchased and nearly wore out.

 

My copy of "Duke" joined several others on an all-expenses paid one-way trip to Canada.

Genesis: "Abacab"

Trivia question: What the heck is "Abacab"? Answer below.

This was a truly creative album, highly enjoyable. "Man on the Corner," "No Reply at All" and some odd but entertaining cuts like "Dodo" and "Lurker." Still a great listen.

Took pics of the inner sleeve because of this great photo, and the track list, and the "torn paper" theme carried over from the cover art.

Trivia answer: "Abacab" is the chord progression for the song, or so I've been told, and I did not look this up on Wikipedia, thank you.

This LP joined a group of six (6) LPs on a trip to Canada.