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| Jan | Genesis forms (Banks, Gabriel, Rutherford, Phillips, Stewart) as a combination of two bands: The Garden Wall (Banks, Gabriel, Phillips, Stewart, [2 others]), and Anon (Phillips, Rutherford, [one other]) | |
| Dec | "The Silent Sun" single recorded |
| 2 | Feb | "The Silent Sun" b/w "That's Me" released (UK) |
| 10 | May | "A Winter's Tale" b/w "One Eyed Hound" released (UK) |
| Jun | Chris Stewart (drums) leaves, John Silver (drums) joins | |
| 8 | Sep | Ray Wilson born, Dumfries, Scotland |
| Mar | "From Genesis To Revelation" released | |
| 27 | Jun | "Where The Sour Turns To Sweet" b/w "In Hiding" released (UK) |
| Sep | John Silver (drums) leaves, John Mayhew (drums) joins |
| 25 | Feb | First "Trespass" show, London |
| Aug | John Mayhew (drums) leaves, Phil Collins (drums/vocals) joins | |
| Aug | Anthony Phillips (guitar/vocals) leaves, Steve Hackett (guitar) joins | |
| Oct | "Trespass" released | |
| 28 | Dec | Last "Trespass" show, London |
| "The Knife (part 1)" b/w "The Knife (part 2)" released | ||
| 24 | Jan | First "Nursery Cryme" show, London |
| 30 | Sep | Last "Nursery Cryme" show, London |
| Nov | "Nursery Cryme" released |
| 28 | Sep | First "Foxtrot" show |
| Oct | "Happy The Man" b/w "Seven Stones" released (UK) | |
| Oct | "Foxtrot" released |
| Feb | "Genesis Live" recorded, The DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; The Free Trade Hall, Manchester | |
| Apr | Richard MacPhail (stage technician) leaves | |
| Aug | "Genesis Live" released | |
| Aug | "Selling England By The Pound" recorded | |
| 26 | Aug | Last "Foxtrot" show, Reading |
| 9? | Sep | First "Selling England By The Pound" show, Paris |
| Nov | "Selling England By The Pound" released |
| Feb | "I Know What I Like" b/w "Twilight Alehouse" released | |
| 12 | Jun | Last "Selling England By The Pound" show, New York |
| Nov | "Counting Out Time" b/w "Riding The Scree" released (UK) | |
| 18 | Nov | "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" released |
| 22 | Nov | First "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" show, Indianapolis |
| Apr | "The Carpet Crawlers" b/w "Evil Jam" released (UK) | |
| Apr | "Genesis Collection Volume 1 ("Trespass" and "Nursery Cryme")" released | |
| Apr | "Genesis Collection Volume 2 ("Foxtrot" and "Selling England...")" released | |
| 27 | May | Last "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" show, St. Etienne |
| May | Peter Gabriel (vocals/flute/percussion/etc.) leaves | |
| Jun | (until July) "Voyage Of The Acolyte" recorded (Hackett) | |
| Oct | "Voyage Of The Acolyte" released (Hackett) | |
| Oct | (until November) "A Trick Of The Tail" recorded |