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1976
2 Feb "A Trick Of The Tail" released
Mar "A Trick Of The Tail" b/w "Ripples" released (UK)
Mar Bill Bruford (drums, percussion) joins for the "A Trick Of The Tail" tour
28 Mar First "A Trick Of The Tail" show, London, Ontario
9 Jul Last "A Trick Of The Tail" show, Glasgow
Nov Bill Bruford (drums, percussion) leaves
27 Dec "Wind & Wuthering" released
1977
1 Jan First "Wind & Wuthering" show, London
1 Jan Chester Thompson debuts as Genesis' live drummer
Feb "Your Own Special Way" b/w "It's Yourself" released (UK)
Feb "Peter Gabriel" (#1) released (Gabriel)
Mar "The Geese & The Ghost" released (Phillips)
May "Spot The Pigeon" EP released (UK)
Jul Steve Hackett (guitar) leaves
3 Jul Last "Wind & Wuthering" show, Munich
Nov "Seconds Out" released
Nov (until Feb 78) "Please Don't Touch" recorded (Hackett)
1978
Mar "Follow You Follow Me" b/w "Ballad Of Big" released (UK)
4? Mar First "...and then there were there..." show, Bloomington
4? Mar Daryl Stuermer debuts as Genesis' live second guitarist/bassist
23 Mar "...and then there were three..." released
May "Please Don't Touch" released (Hackett)
Jun "Many Too Many" b/w "The Day The Light Went Out"/"Vancouver" released (UK)
Jun "Wise After The Event" released (Phillips)
Jun "Peter Gabriel" (#2) released (Gabriel)
Oct "Sides" recorded (Phillips)
2 Dec Last "...and then there were three..." show, Tokyo
1979
May "Spectral Mornings" released (Hackett)
Jun "Private Parts & Pieces" released (Phillips)
Oct "A Curious Feeling" released (Banks)
1980
Jan "Smallcreep's Day" released (Rutherford)
Mar "Private Parts & Pieces II - Back To The Pavilion" released (Phillips)
Mar "Turn It On Again" b/w "Behind The Lines (Part 2)" released (UK)
17 Mar First "Duke" show, Paignton
31 Mar "Duke" released
May "Duchess" (edit) b/w "Open Door" released (UK)
May "Peter Gabriel" (#3) released (Gabriel)
Jun "Defector" released (Hackett)
30 Jun Last "Duke" show, Saratoga Springs
Jul "Ein Deutsches Album" released (Gabriel)
Aug "Misunderstanding" b/w "Evidence Of Autumn" released (UK)
Aug "Misunderstanding" b/w "Behind The Lines" released (US)
1981
Feb "Face Value" released (Collins)
Jun "1984" released (Phillips)
Aug "Cured" released (Hackett)
14 Sep "Abacab" released
25 Sep First "Abacab" show, Barcelona
Oct "Keep It Dark" b/w "Naminamu" released (UK)
Nov Some tracks to appear on "Time Lapse" recorded, Savoy Theater, New York (Hackett)
Dec "Abacab" b/w "Who Dunnit?" released
23 Dec Last "Abacab" show, Birmingham
1982
Feb (until November) "Highly Strung" recorded (Hackett)
Mar "Man On The Corner" (edit) b/w "Submarine" released (UK)
May "3x3" EP released (UK)
Jun "Three Sides Live" released
Jun "Paperlate" b/w "You Might Recall" released
1 Aug First "Abacab" (encore tour) show, Peoria
Sep "Peter Gabriel" (#4/Security) released (Gabriel)
Sep "Deutsches Album" released (Gabriel)
Sep "Acting Very Strange" released (Rutherford)
30 Sep Last "Abacab" (encore tour) show, London
2 Oct Milton Keynes Genesis reunion to benefit WOMAD
Nov "Hello, I Must Be Going!" released (Collins)
1983
Mar "Highly Strung" released (Hackett)
Apr "The Wicked Lady" released (Banks)
Jun "The Fugitive" released (Banks)
Jun "Plays Live" released (Gabriel)
Oct "Genesis" released
Nov "Bay Of Kings" released (Hackett)
7 Nov First "Genesis" (The Mama Tour) show, Normal, IL, USA
1984
Jan "Illegal Alien" b/w "Turn It On Again" (live edit) released (UK)
29 Feb Last "Genesis" (The Mama Tour) show, Birmingham
Jun "Invisible Men" released (Phillips)
Jul "Private Parts & Pieces IV - A Catch At The Tables" released (Phillips)
Sep "Till We Have Faces" released (Hackett)
Nov "Private Parts & Pieces V - Twelve" released (Phillips)
1985
Mar "No Jacket Required" released (Collins)
Mar "Birdy" released (Gabriel)
Jun "Plays Live" (1cd version) released (Gabriel)
Nov "Mike & The Mechanics" released (Mike & The Mechanics)